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COVID-19 UPDATE

Below are today’s updates regarding COVID-19 and its impact on Texas public schools.  For additional resources, please visit our COVID-19 page. Attorney General Claims Local Orders Closing Schools Are Invalid. Tarrant County Abandoning Order? Holly James, Senior Associate Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an opinion today regarding the legality of local public health orders that […]

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FAPE and Transportation

In these ever-changing times during the pandemic, some districts are discussing staggering students’ arrival and departure times during the 2020-21 school year to prevent the spread of COVID-19. If your district is considering this option, you should be mindful of how this may affect students with disabilities. The law is clear that a district cannot […]

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TEA Special Education and Special Populations Updates for the Week of June 1, 2020

Updates to the Texas Education Agency’s Special Education and Special Population sections of the COVID-19 Support webpage last week were limited to the release of a single, if thorough, Guidance and FAQ regarding Continuity of Learning for Secondary Transition.  The nine-page document walks through the following topics: Transition Services During COVID-19; Guiding Questions for Secondary […]

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TEA Special Education and Special Populations Updates for the Week of May 25, 2020

The Texas Education Agency updated its COVID-19 Special Education Q&A last week to address questions related to Dyslexia screening and coding.  The first question reminded districts that Governor Abbot has waived the required kindergarten dyslexia screening for the 2019-2020 school year. Details regarding the requirements of the waiver are set out in Emergency Commissioner’s Rule […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE

Below are today’s updates regarding COVID-19 and its impact on Texas public schools.  For additional resources, please visit our COVID-19 page. Title IX: Questions and Answers Regarding the Final Rule Dean Micknal, Partner and Victoria Elliott, Associate On May 6, 2020, the US Department of Education issued an extensive update to the Title IX regulations […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE

Below are today’s updates regarding COVID-19 and its impact on Texas public schools.  For additional resources, please visit our COVID-19 page. Don’t Forget About FERPA Victoria Elliott, Associate The Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office has sent out information informing districts of the importance of updating FERPA/PPRA policies and notifications, as applicable, during online […]

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TEA Special Education and Special Populations Updates for the Week of April 20, 2020

The Texas Education Agency reorganized its COVID-19 Support: Special Education webpage last week.  The revised site, which can be accessed here, now includes a direct link to the COVID19 Special Education Q&A, as well as links to four areas dedicated to: General Guidance Instructional Supports Parent Resources Instructional Continuity Framework As of April 23rd the […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE

Below are today’s updates regarding COVID-19 and its impact on Texas public schools.  For additional resources, please visit our COVID-19 page. TEA Special Education and Special Populations Updates for the Week of April 20, 2020 Dean Micknal, Partner The Texas Education Agency reorganized its COVID-19 Support: Special Education webpage last week.  The revised site, which […]

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PIAs & The Holidays

A number of clients have reached out regarding Public Information Act requests that have come in this week and whose deadlines may be impacted by the upcoming holidays. We wanted to send out a quick reminder to our clients that for the purposes of the Texas Public Information Act, “business days” includes days the district […]

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