Parent Resources & Transition
McAllen ISD encourages parents to use the following links to access additional information for parent training opportunities, links to specific topics in special education, and additional resources and guides.
Parent’s Guide to the Admission, Review, and Dismissal Process - English
Parent’s Guide to the Admission, Review, and Dismissal Process - Spanish
Guardianship and Alternatives to Guardianship - Disability Rights Texas
Texas Health and Human Services / Texas Workforce Commission (Formerly DARS)
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
The Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Special Education Process
Transition
Region 11 has Transition and Person-Centered Thinking online courses or webinars view. These courses are FREE!!!!
This is an excellent resource for you or parents. Feel free to share with your parents or any educator.
Registration through Region 11 is required. www.esc11.net
The courses can be found by following the steps below:
Go to the “Professional Learning” tab
Go to “Browse Catalog”
Go to “Online and Webinar”
The titles are listed alphabetically.
T.E.A. Special Education Links
If you need information about special education issues, you may call the Special Education Information Center at 1-855-773-3839 (1-855-SPEDTEX)
Or visit the T.E.A. Special Education website:
http://tea.texas.gov/Curriculum_and_Instructional_Programs/Special_Education/
Learning At Home (During COVID19)
About McAllen ISD Special Education
Organizational Chart & Vertical Alignment
Retention, Distribution, and Destruction of Records / FERPA
Supplemental Aids / Graphic Organizers for the Classroom
Regional School for the Deaf (RSD)