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- Dal-Metro
TEDA Chapter serving Region 10, the Dallas Metro area. - Hou-Met
Hou-Met, a local chapter of the Texas Educational Diagnosticians’ Association, promotes professionalism, excellence, and continuing growth for diagnosticians to provide individuals with disabilities quality educational services in the Houston-Metropolitan area. - National Certification of Educational Diagnosticians
The premier national credential for special education assessment professionals who hold high standards of practice - TEA Special Education Listserv
Keep up with state special education changes. - The Child Centered Legal Framework
Another resource on line to help you keep up with current legal information related to the Commissioner’s Rules, state regulations and the District Effectiveness and Compliance (DEC) Reference Guide - TPED
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Important Bills
TEA has updated their “Guidance for the Comprehensive Evaluation of a Specific Learning Disability”. (January 2025)
https://spedsupport.tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/guidance-for-a-comprehensive-evaluation-of-sld.pdf
TEA Press Release
TEA posted a press release titled "Reinforcing National Trends and State Assessment Data, Texas 2024 NAEP Results Highlight Need for Academic Improvement." (1/29/25) This press release addresses the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on test scores....
Texas Education Agency’s Special Education Newsletter for January has been posted.
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/TXTEA/bulletins/3cd2392
89th Texas Legislative Session
The 89th Texas legislative session began today (1/14/25) and runs through 6/2/25. There are already proposed bills dealing with school funding, increasing the student allotment, moving to average attendance from the current average daily attendance, providing...
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