- Resources
- Instructional Issues
- Budgets
- Meeting Minutes
- Financial Statements
- Policies & Procedures
- External Links
Resources for Legal topics
Students eligible for special education supports and services are also afforded certain protections under the Individuals with Disabilities Improved Education Act, School Board Policy, the Texas Administrative Code and the Texas Educational Code. These regulations and interpretations shaped by case law impact the day to day implementation of instructional programming, discipline, personnel issues and due process. GCASE has collected information that may prove helpful to teachers, parents and administrators.
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Lessons Learned from Recent Due Process Hearings |
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Hot Topics: What You Need To Know Right Now |
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Students With Food Allergies |
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Student Discipline 2012 |
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Hot Topics In Special Education Fall 2012 |
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Cases Of Note Fall 2012 |
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504 Update fall 2012 |
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Medically Fragile Children: Understanding the School District’s Duties |
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Review of Cases on Autism December 2010 |
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Discipline of Special Education Students |
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RTI Legal Update |
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Making the ARD Process Work |
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act |
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Updating Cases Involving Students with Autism |
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Transition Services in the IEP |
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Special Education Discipline Under the Revised IDEA |
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Bullying and Discipline: Impact on Special Education Students |
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Implementation of the IEP in General Education Settings |
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The Expanded Reach of Section 504 |
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LRE and Placement Under IDEA |
Resources for Budgets
One of the main responsibilities special education administrators have is managing federal and local funds to implement programming for students with disabilities. This section hopes to provide members with tools, ideas and updates on effective budget management.
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Pearland Demo Chart Ratios |
Archived resources of the Meeting Minutes
This section provides members with the minutes of the GCASE meetings.
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GCASE Board meeting 3-27-13 |
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GCASE Board Meeting 2-22-13 |
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GCASE Board meeting 11-15-12 |
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GCASE Board Meeting 7-16-12 |
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GCASE Board meeting 6-14-12 |
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GCASE Board Meeting 3-1-12 |
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GCASE Board meeting 12-12-11 |
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GCASE Board Meeting 11-17-11 |
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GCASE Board Meeting 09-16-10 |
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GCASE Board Meeting 9-2-10 |
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GCASE Board Meeting 8-12-10 |
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GCASE Board Meeting 11-17-11 |
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GCASE Board Meeting 7-28-10 |
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GCASE Board Meeting 5-20-10 |
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GCASE Board Meeting 5-3-10 |
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GCASE Board Meeting 11-19-09 |
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GCASE Camp Allen Business Meeting 10-23-09 |
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GCASE Business Meeting 9-29-09 |
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GCASE Business Meeting 9-17-09 |
Resources for Financial Statements
Updated GCASE Treasurer reports and bank statements are available to Executive Board members.
If you have documents that you would like to share, please submit them to Peg Sherwood, Operations Manager.
Resources for Policies and Procedures
Each special education department has developed guidelines and procedures for implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Improved Education Act, School Board Policy, the Texas Administrative Code and the Texas Educational Code. Sample guidelines, tools and ideas for what these procedures look like and how they might be effectively and efficiently implemented and monitored are contained in this section. Training tools that can be modified to fit your district’s needs are included as well.
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General Notice Home Schooled Private Schools |
Links to our affiliations.
This section provides members with links to a wide variety of agencies, associations and other information that may assist in gathering relevant information and problem solving.
TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
TEA Special Education Division
Due Process Hearing Decisions
Accountability
Complaints Management
Legal Services
Services for the Deaf
Staff Directories
ESCs (Special Education Directors)
Region 4 Education Service Center
State Plan
OTHER TEXAS AGENCIES/STATE GOVERNMENT
State Board for Educator Certification
Governor Rick Perry
Texas Department of Health
Texas Department of Health and Mental Retardation
Texas House of Representatives
Texas Senate
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
STATE ASSOCIATIONS
Association of Texas Professional Educators
Career and Technology Administrators of Texas
Science Teachers Association of Texas
Texas Association for Bilingual Education
Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Rec. and Dance
Texas Association of Partners in Education
Texas Association of School Administrators
Texas Association of School Boards
Texas Association of School Business Officials
Texas Association of School Psychologists
Texas Association of Secondary School Principals
Texas Business and Education Coalition
Texas Center for Educational Research
Texas Classroom Teachers Association
Texas Computer Education Association
Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association
Texas Federation of Teachers
Texas Middle School Association
Texas Music Teachers Association
Texas Parent Teacher Association
Texas Professional Educational Diagnosticians
Texas School Public Relations Association
Texas State Teachers Assocation
Vocational Agricultural Teachers of Texas
NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/RESOURCES
American Association of School Administrators
American Educational Research Association
American Federation of Teachers
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Council for Exceptional Children
Council of Great City Schools
National Association of Secondary School Principals
National Association of State Boards of Education
National Education Association
National PTA
National School Boards Association
Phi Delta Kappa
Special Education Resources on the Internet The Educator’s Reference Desk
National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
U.S. Federal Judiciary
House Education and the Workforce Committee
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
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