- Grand Prairie Independent School District
- Resources for Parents
Special Education
- Overview
- Special Education and Section 504 Reopening Plan
- Resources for Parents
- Events
- Child Find
- Assessment & Related Services
- Compliance and Instructional Support
- Specialized Programs
- Transition Services
- Special Olympics
- Special Services
- Special Education Transportation Manual/ Manual de transporte de eduación especial
- Special Education Department Organization Chart
- Services to Students with Autism Grant
Resources for Parents
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Region 10: Information for Parents of Children with Special Needs
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OnPoint Parent
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TEA SpEd Dispute Resolution Systems Handbook
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Mental Health Resources
Everyone needs someone to talk to. DialCare is standing by.
DialCare’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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General Resources for Parents
- Special Education Operating Procedures
- Region 13/SPED_Parent Handbook
- Folleto informativo para padres de famila de Region 13/SPED
- Navigate Life Texas
- Records Request Form
- Transportation Manual in Special Education
- Manual de Transporte en Education EspecialDaily Vroom
- Horario de Talleres Para Familias Especiales de GPISD
- Who to Call
- ¿Con quién comunicarse en caso de tener alguna pregunta?
- Learning Ally
- Think Inclusive
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Resources for Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
ESC-6 has agreed to share as we all work to support families through the challenges of distance learning and life in these times. These four modules are designed for families of children with autism spectrum disorders.
The following are the links for each module. You must have the actual link to access the youtube channel for each video.
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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