Texas Project FIRST Update 2.1.18

[Kim Cunningham]

 

TEA Opens Online Survey on Special Education Corrective Action Draft Plan

 

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has made available an online survey to solicit feedback on its draft corrective action plan for special education.  The online survey, which is available on the TEA website (https://tea.texas.gov/TexasSPED), is open to anyone wishing to provide input on the draft plan.

 

The online survey is one part of TEA’s ongoing outreach effort to hear from special education students, families, educators, advocacy groups, district and school officials, and all others seeking to provide input on the plan. To fully understand and effectively respond to the questions in the survey, participants are encouraged to first read TEA’s proposed corrective action plan, which is available at https://tea.texas.gov/TexasSPED.

 

TEA will be accepting an initial round of public comments on the draft plan through Feb. 18. A revised draft plan will be available on or around March 1. Additional public comment will be accepted through March 31

Request for Information 

on Strategies for Youth receiving SSI

 

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is seeking public input on strategies for improving the adult economic outcomes of youth ages 14 to 25 with disabilities receiving SSI. The input received will be considered in SSA's deliberations about potential policy changes and the design of future demonstration projects for transition-age SSI recipients.

 

The SSA asks respondents to address any or all of the 12 questions found in the Federal Register Notice that relate to your expertise or perspectives. Comments must be received by February 2, 2018.

 

 

Upcoming Conferences and Training Events

 

Inclusion Works Conference

Feb. 4-6, 2018, Wyndham Hotel Marriott, San Antonio

 https://www.thearcoftexas.org/events/inclusion-works/

 

TAPPestry Conference

 Feb. 17, 2018, Region 20 ESC, San Antonio
http://www.esc20.net/page/ci_se.TAPPestry

  

Attention Deficit Disorders Association – SR Annual Conference

Feb. 17, 2018, Monarch School, Houston

http://www.adda-sr.org/ 

 

Texas Transition Conference

 Feb. 21-23, 2018, Westin Galleria Houston

http://ttc.tamu.edu/ 

 

Texas Speech Language & Hearing Assoc. Annual Conference

March 1-3, 2018,  George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston
http://www.txsha.org/ 

 

TxABA Regional Conference 

March 8-11, 2018, Hyatt Regency Houston

http://www.txaba.org/conference/conference.php

 

Texas Assn. for Education & Rehabilitation of Blind & Visual Impaired (TAER) Annual Conference

April 12-14, 2018, Marriott Fort Worth, Fort Worth 
http://www.txaer.org/conference.html

 

 

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