Websites
http://www.georgetownisd.org/ghs/transition/
(HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
Join GISD Transition Coordinator, Susan Upshaw, as she shares tools and insights
to our district's Transition goals for students receiving Special Education
Services. The
coordinated set of activities that take you from PPCD to Life.
http://www5.esc13.net/
Region XIII is the Service Center for
Central Texas, including Williamson County and GISD. There are many staff
trainings at Region XIII, but there is also training for parents. Region
XIII is also a good resource if you have questions or concerns about your
district and have already gone through the "chain of command" (teacher,
Principal, Director, Superintendent) without resolution.
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/
Special Education Services according
to the Texas Education Agency. This is the top agency concerning Public
Education in the state of Texas.
http://www.texasprojectfirst.org/
(HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
Created by parents, for parents...this web site
is a project of the Texas Education Agency and is committed to providing
accurate and consistent information to parents & families of students with
disabilities.
http://www.texasprojectfirst.org/escDecentral.html
Instead of wading through the old
bureaucratic organization that was TEA, you now have a smaller and more
specialized starting place for your questions. Includes: Assistive
Technology, Behavior and Discipline Management, Transition, Visually and Hearing
Impaired, plus many other subjects parents concerning our students with
disabilities.
http://fw.esc18.net/frameworkdisplayportlet/
(HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
The Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Process is a
template in an electronic format that summarizes state and federal requirements
for special education by topic.
http://txp2p.org/
(HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
Texas Parent to Parent
is a nonprofit organization created by parents for
families of children with disabilities, chronic illness and other special needs
throughout the state of Texas. The majority of our staff, Board of Directors,
and volunteers are parents of children with disabilities or chronic illness and
have many years experience providing parent to parent support.
http://www.governor.state.tx.us/disabilities/
Welcome to the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities. Here
you will find resources and information on disabilities including
committee members and law,
publications,
ADA,
key laws,
goals and recommendations,
disability history,
parking,
and
statistics. You can also learn about
local committees around the state. The
Disabilities Committee presents numerous
awards each year for outstanding
achievements made by and for Texans with disabilities.
http://www.exceptionalgeorgetown.org/
(HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
Exceptional Georgetown Alliance (EGA) is a group of family and community
members dedicated to enriching the lives of individuals with developmental and
cognitive disabilities. Along with
Chisholm Trail Communities Foundation, the EGA
is working to secure funding needed to reach our common goal of supporting
children and families of Georgetown.
