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Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual differences, disabilities, and special needs. This involves the individually planned and systematically ...
The IEP team includes the student, the student's parent(s) or legal guardian(s), a special education teacher, at least one general-education teacher, a representative of the school or of the school district who is knowledgeable about the availability of school resources, and an individual who can interpret the instructional implications of the ...
The Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study (SEELS) was a study of school-age students funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in the U.S. Department of Education and was part of the national assessment of the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 97). From 2000 to 2006, SEELS documented the school ...
Students and staff; Students: 381 (2010-11) [1] Teachers: 36.17 (2009-10) [2] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis) Student–teacher ratio: 10.73 (2009-10) [2] Athletic conference: UIL Class 1A Football Division II [3] District mascot: Bulldogs [4] Colors Royal Blue, White [4] Other information; TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011 ...
The Supreme Court decided that EHA would be the exclusive remedy for disabled students asserting their right to equal access to public education in Smith v. Robinson , 468 U.S. 992 (1984). The petitioner, Tommy Smith, was an eight-year-old student who had cerebral palsy .
As leaders of some of the highest-performing community public charter schools in Texas and the country, collectively serving more than 150,000 Texas children, we are proud of our graduates’ 100% ...
For many families, including students whose parents are undocumented immigrants, it’s an even bigger headache. ‘We’re like dust to them’: FAFSA glitches put Texas students’ college ...
Harris County Department of Education (HCDE) is an agency of the government of Harris County, Texas, in the Houston metropolitan area; it is headquartered in Northside district in Houston. As of 2018 it handles the enrollment of around 200 students with special needs. [1] Under Texas law it is not a school district. [1]