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Plano ISD Special Education MISSION
We will ADVOCATE and COLLABORATE to help ALL students and staff ACHIEVE their full POTENTIAL, meet INDIVIDUAL needs, and promote GROWTH of the WHOLE CHILD!
This is a site to support parents with students in Special Education.
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Parent Conference Opportunity
Special Education Hero Expo:
Every parent is a HERO, and every HERO needs their resources!
Thank you for joining our 1st Special Education Parent Conference!!
Recordings will be avalible on the Special Education Hero Expo website (linked below).
For more information about the Expo, please visit our webpage at:
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Video Recordings from March 24, 2021
Resolving Issues with Your Child’s School
Dispute Resolution Tips for ParentsJoin us as we discuss strategies for resolving conflicts with your child’s school including which school or district personnel you can contact for information to help resolve or address various issues. Keith Swink and Michelle Rosales from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) will provide tips on special education dispute resolution processes, including what issues State Written Complaints can be used to resolve and what some of those resolutions might look like.
Resolviendo problemas con la escuela de su hijo
Consejos para padres de resolución de disputasÚnase a nosotros el mientras discutimos estrategias para resolver conflictos con la escuela de su hijo, incluyendo a qué escuela o personal del distrito puede comunicarse para obtener información que ayude a resolver o abordar varios problemas. Keith Swink y Michelle Rosales de la Agencia de Educación de Texas (TEA, por sus siglas en inglés) brindarán consejos sobre los procesos de resolución de disputas de educación especial, incluidos los problemas que se pueden usar para resolver las quejas escritas del estado y cómo podrían verse algunas de esas resoluciones.
Video Recordings from April 21, 2021
Understanding The Transition Process
Transition planning can be overwhelming for students and families. This session will outline the requirements of transition planning and how to make sure it is a meaningful process. Link to Presentation
- Transition Requirements/Process
- Student Involvement
- Family Involvement
ZoomLink: https://Region10.zoom.us/j/89999247843
If joining via telephone dial: 408-638-0968 or 646-876-9923 or 669-900-6833 and enter the meeting ID when prompted.
Meeting ID: 899 9924 7843For the Fall Lunch Hour Lunch Topic recordings see the resource section of the Parent Navigator.
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Important for all Families
This section includes important resources that are considered to be "top of the list things do to."
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General Information
The sections below provide information regarding special education contact lists, acronyms, evaluations, IDEA, and more. There are also sections that include information you may need in regard to a particular time of year.
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Resources
The resource section provides links for special education, program, and community resources.
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Lunch Hour Lunch Topic Recordings 2021
Click the image above to view the video recording.
Link to presentation in the video above: Google Classrooms for Parents
Click the image above to view the video recording in English.
Link to presentation for the above training: English or Spanish
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General Resources
Center for Parent Information & Resources
Contacts for College Programs for Students with Disabilities 2021
Council of Learning Disabilities
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Special Education Rules & Regulations
Specially Designed Instruction (SDI)
Special Education Resource Center
SPED TEX- Special Education Information Center
Special Education in Texas A-Z Index
The Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Special Education Process
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Community Resource Guide
Community Resource Guide: This document is updated annually and not endorsed by PISD, rather a document of resources for parents to consider.
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Deaf and Hard of Hearing Resources
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Down Syndrome
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ECI/ECSE
Early Childhood Intervention Services
PISD Early Childhood Resources
Information for Early Childhood intervention (Collin County ECI 972-562-0331)
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Learning Disabilities
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ARD Process
In the Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) Process sections you will find links to provide further information about the ARD and Individualized Education Plan (IEP) processes such as the ARD guide and procedural safeguards.
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Transition Support
Transition Support is for all ages (pre-k to adult). Additional information regarding these transitions by age level are linked below.
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PISD Transition Programs
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Transition Resources
Transition Texas (Texas Transition and Employment Guide (English and Spanish) can be found on this website)
Texas Workforce Commission and Legal Framework- Transition
The National Parent Center on Transition and Employment provides information on Middle and High school planning, postsecondary education, employment, benefit programs and support, independent and community living, Laws and Rights, Health and Transition and Assistive Technology.
Got Transition aims to improve transition from pediatric to adult health care through the use of new and innovative strategies for health and professionals and youth an family.
Family Voices National Center for Family/Professional Partnerships is an organization of families and friends of children and youth with special health care needs and disabilities.
Great Schools.org provides information on school quality, supporting advocacy and parenting information.
Texas Youth 2 Adult provides information specific to the individual diagnosis and age of the student.
Next Steps provides a multimedia reference tool about transition IEP process.
I’m Determined focuses on providing direct instruction models and opportunities to practice skills associated with self-determination and transition.
Bridging Apps is a website that searched for apps that are reviewed using standards-based assessment tools. Learn to use mobile devices to effectively target skill development.
Charting the Life Course is a framework that was developed to help individuals with disabilities and families at any age or stage of life think about what they need to know, identify how to find or develop supports, and discover what it takes to live the lives they want to live. Individuals and families may focus on their current situation and stage of life but may also find it helpful to look ahead to start thinking about what they can do or learn now that will help build an inclusive productive life in the future.
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Transition and the Law
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Overview and Trajectory
Transition is a process and a journey; not an event. Transition planning leads to interdependence, allowing the person to recognize strengths, interests and needs. According to the American’s with Disability Act of 1990, “Independence is not measured by the number of tasks a person can do without assistance but the quality of life a person can lead with assistance. Past experiences influence and support future outcomes. Envisioning what you and your child want to see in the future, and what you want to avoid can create a trajectory for planning. This vision will change based on life experiences. Parents can create opportunities to support future learning and students can learn by experiencing success and perceived failures (Dignity of Risk Document).”
Charting the LifeCourse provides tools to support your child’s transition. http://www.lifecoursetools.com/principles/
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Educational Planning
Checklist for Transition Planning
Resources for Educational Planning:
Pacer’s National Parent Center on Transition and Employment
Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education from the US Office of Civil Rights
Lexile levels for postsecondary education
Tips for Maiking and Following Study Schedules
Develop Good Habits (Study Schedule)
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Self Determination and Self-Advocacy
Self Determination and Self-Advocacy
Self-advocacy is the ability to speak up for yourself and the things that are important to you. It includes asking for the things you want and need and express your feelings and ideas. Self-determination means that the person recognizes their strengths and needs in order to determine a goal, create and evaluate a plan of action while using identified supports. Self-determination can be expressed at all ages and in many ways. A young child shows self-determination by choosing a toy, a shirt to wear, or a snack. This can be expressed by crying and throwing themselves on the floor or by having a choice presented. The parent can help the child by teaching self-determination and decreasing the emotional outbursts.
Skills associated with self-determination include choice making, self-advocacy and self-management and having self-awareness and self-knowledge.
Click HERE to view skills associated with Self Determination and Self-Advocacy.
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Agency Supports
Agency Supports List
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Healthcare Transition
Healthcare Transition
Healthcare transition is the process of getting ready for healthcare as an adult. During childhood, parents usually help with medical needs—they call for appointments, fill out forms, and keep track of medications. As youth get older, managing medical needs becomes their own responsibility. Achieving this independence requires an organized transition process to gain independent healthcare skills, prepare for an adult model of care, and transfer to new providers. There are several steps you can take to make sure the transition to adult healthcare goes smoothly. Be sure to also check out our resource section for additional information.
Link to Got Transition
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Maximizing Supplemental Security Income
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Planning for the Future with Medicaid Waivers
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Sample Trajectories
Secondary College Outcome Trajectory
Sample Trajectories (Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary, Secondary/College) HTML version
