Bridge City Independent School District

Links and Family Resources

Special Education Department of the Texas Education Agency
The mission of the Texas Education Agency is to provide leadership, guidance and resources to help schools meet the educational needs of all students and prepare them for success in the global economy
Texas Education Agency Resources on Special Education in Texas
Updates in Special Education
The document linked here from TEA's webpage has been created as general resource for families on the topic.
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
The document linked here from TEA's webpage has been created as general resource for families on the topic.
Spanish -Individuals with Disabilitities Education Act (IDEA)
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
The document linked here from TEA's webpage has been created as general resource for families on the topic.
Spanish-Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Resources
Section 504
The document linked here from TEA's webpage has been created as general resource for families on the topic.

The logo for the Special Education Instructional Services Center, known as SPEDTEX. The Special Education Information Center (SPEDTex) provides resources and interactive features for increasing family awareness of disabilities and special education processes, with the goal of improving partnerships between schools and families. Contact information: Phone: 1-855-773-3839 Email: inquire@spedtex.org Live Chat: www.spedtex.org

The Dyslexia Handbook, 2021 update

The Dyslexia Handbook, 2003 Update, with a black box highlighting 'Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders'.

Contains guidelines for school districts to follow as they identify and provide services for students with dyslexia.

English-Dyslexia Change Document

Dyslexia Q&A Document

The Dyslexia Handbook, 2021 update Spanish

The cover of a manual titled 'El Manual Sobre La Dislexia' (The Manual About Dyslexia) with the year 2021 and a black box with text about dyslexia and related disorders.

Contains guidelines for school districts to follow as they identify and provide services for students with dyslexia.

Spanish-The Dyslexia Handbook, 2021 update

Spanish-Dyslexia Change Document

Spanish-Dyslexia Q&A Document

Dyslexia Parent Training
Training guide to understand dyslexia, dyslexia characteristics, and dyslexia district procedures
Dyslexia Parent Information Flyer
Quick reference guide to understand dyslexia and dyslexia characteristics. Additional resources for audio books and materials:
Bookshare
Learning Ally
Texas Talking Book Programs
The Legal Framework
The legal framework includes frameworks, publications, and resources helpful in the special education process. There is a glossary of terms and acronyms, links to laws, rules and guidance; and a search feature
Parent Coordination Network
The parent network is a resource for parents of children receiving special education services
Texas Transition and Employment Guide
The Texas Transition and Employment Guide provides youth, young adults, parents and professionals with secondary transition resources to facilitate a young person's progress towards post-secondary goals to education, employment, and community living.
Texas Transition and Employment Guide-(English) –
Texas Transition and Employment Guide- (Spanish)
Texas Transition and Employmnet Guide in Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese, and Chinese
The Arc
The Arc promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.
Special Olympics of Texas
Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community