- Grand Prairie Independent School District
- Resources for Parents
Special Education
Resources for Parents
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Child Find Resources
- Child Find Brochure
- SB 139 Notice to Families
- Delayed or Denied Evaluations and Compensatory Services
- Student Handbook
- Dyslexia
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General Resources for Parents
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Informational Websites
- 10 Self-Advocacy Tips for Young People with Disabilities (video)
- 10 Tools for Taking Care of Your Mental Health
- American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
- Care for Caregivers: Tips for Families and Educators
- Department of Assistive & Rehabilitation Services (DARS)
- Dyslexia/Dysgraphia - US Department of Education
- Helping Teens and Young Adults from NAMI
- I'm determined Parent Resources
- Learning Ally
- Legal Framework for the Child Centered Process: Child Find Framework
- Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute: Texas State Of Mind Newsletter
- Mental Health America of Greater Dallas
- Metrocare Services
- National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
- Navigate Life Texas
- Onpoint Parent Newsletter
- Parent Companion
- Parent Coordination Network
- Parents Teaching Self-Advocacy Skills: Helping Your Child Toward Self-Determination from The Utah Parent Center (video)
- The PATH Project
- Power in Numbers: Children's Mental Health Awareness Day
- Region 10
- Region 13 Special Education Parent Handbook
- SPEDTex
- TEA Curriculum Standards
- Texas Education Agency (TEA)
- Texas Education Agency (TEA) Child Find in Texas
- Texas Education Agency: Mental Health and Behavioral Health
- Texas Project First
- Texas Speech-Language Hearing Association (TSHA)
- Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism Training
- Think College
- Think Inclusive
- Together, We Can Stop The Stigma
- VI - Texas Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
- VI - Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Wellness Resources from Region 10
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Mental Health Resources
Everyone needs someone to talk to. Dialogue is standing by.
Dialogue’s virtual counseling sessions are designed to provide students with a safe, secure and private means of seeking assistance from licensed mental health professionals via virtual or telephonic counseling sessions. Read more information here.
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Procedural Safeguards
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Records Request
Parents/guardians or eligible (adult) students may request a copy of their records in writing using the link below or in person at the following address:
Grand Prairie ISD - Special Education Services
Attention: Records Request
Ana Osornio, Special Education Records
2602 South Beltline Rd
Grand Prairie, TX 75052
(phone: 972-237-5491)
(fax: 972-237-4033)Note: a copying fee may be attached to record requests
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Special Education in Texas
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Special Education Operating Procedures
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SPEDTex
The Special Education Information Center (SPEDTex) provides resources and interactive features for increasing family awareness of disabilities and special education processes, with the goal of improving partnerships between schools and families.
Contact information:
Phone: 855-773-3839
Email: inquire@spedtex.org
Live Chat: www.spedtex.org
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TEA SpEd Dispute Resolution Systems Handbook
Special Education Dispute Resolution Handbook. (English)
特殊教育爭議解決手冊 (Chinese)
Sổ tay Giải quyết Tranh chấp Giáo dục Đặc biệt (Vietnamese)
كتيب حل نزاعات التعليم الخاص (Arabic)