This section of the PartnersTx web site contains a list of Department of Education (DOE) Parent Guides, Texas Education Agency Parent Guides, and other publications covering topics such as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), IDEA, IDEA Federal Regulations, Procedural Safeguards, Due Process, Discipline, and Part C.

• A Guide to the Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Process*
  
  
• Alignment with the No Child Left Behind Act (Highly Qualified Teachers - MS Word**
  
  
• Alternate Achievement for Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities
  
  
• Changes in Initial Evaluation and Reevaluation (Statute)*
  
  
• Changes in Initial Evaluation and Reevaluation (Final Evaluation)*
  
  
• Discipline - MS Word**or PDF*
  
  
• Discipline (Final Regulations)*
  
  
• Disproportionality and Overidentification*
  
  
• Early Intervening Services (Statute)*
  
  
• Early Intervening Services (Final Regulations)*
  
  
• Final IDEA Federal Regulations*
  
  
• Highly Qualified Teachers (Statute)
  
  
• Highly Qualified Teachers (Final Regulations)*
  
  
• Homework Tips for Parents
  
  
• Individualized Education Plan (IEP) Model - MS Word**or PDF*
  
  
• Individualized Education Program (IEP) - Statute - MS Word** or PDF*
  
  
• Individualized Education Program (IEP) - Final Regulations*
  
  
• Individualized Education Program (IEP) Team Meetings and Changes to the IEP (Statute) - MS Word** or PDF*
  
  
• Individualized Education Program (IEP) Team Meetings and Changes to the IEP (Final Regulations)*
  
  
• Identification of Specific Learning Disabilities (Final Regulations)*
  
  
• No Child Left Behind - A Parent's Guide*
  
  
• Part C Amendments in IDEA 2004 - MS Word** or PDF*
  
  
• Part C Option: Age 3 to Kindergarten Age - MS Word** or PDF*
  
  
• Prior Written Notice Model - MS Word** or PDF*
  
  
• Procedural Safeguards: Due Process Hearings - MS Word** or PDF*
  
  
• Procedural Safeguards: Mediation (Final Regulations)*
  
  
• Procedural Safeguards: Mediation and Resolution Sessions*
  
  
• Procedural Safeguards: Resolution Meetings and Due Process Hearings (Final Regulations)*
  
  
• Procedural Safeguards: Surrogates, Notice and Consent - MS Word** or PDF*
  
  
• Secondary Transition - MS Word** or PDF*