TEA Special Education Webinars and Newsletters

The Division of Special Education Programs hosts webinars on a regular basis to provide the most current information regarding special education in Texas. For those unable to attend, the webinars will be recorded and posted to the website and questions can be submitted to sped@tea.texas.gov. In addition, monthly special education newsletters are archived in the drop-down below and contain timely announcements, important upcoming dates, and recently posted resources from across TEA related to special education in Texas. Sign up here to receive these newsletters every month.

Newsletters

The Special Education Monthly Newsletters are listed by date issued.

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: June 2025
6/24/2025

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: May 2025
5/27/2025

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: April 2025
4/29/2025

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: March 2025
3/25/2025

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: February 2025
2/25/2025

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: January 2025
1/28/2025

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: November and December 2024
12/3/2024

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: October 2024
10/29/2024

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: September 2024
09/24/2024

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: August 2024
08/27/2024

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: July 2024
07/30/2024

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: June 2024
06/25/2024

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: May 2024
05/28/2024

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: April 2024
04/30/2024

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: March 2024
03/26/2024

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: February 2024
02/27/2024

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: January 2024
01/30/2024

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: November 2023
11/28/2023

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: October 2023
10/31/2023

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: September 2023
9/25/2023

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: August 2023
8/29/2023

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: July 2023
07/25/2023

Correction to the June 2023 TEA SPED NEWSLETTER - HB 3928
06/28/2023

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: June 2023
06/27/2023

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: May 2023
05/30/2023

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: April 2023
04/25/2023

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: March 2023  03/28/2023

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: February 2023
02/28/2023

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: January 2023
01/31/2023

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: November 2022
11/29/2022

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: October 2022
10/26/2022 07:00 AM CDT

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: September 2022
09/27/2022 07:00 AM CDT

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: August 2022
08/30/2022 07:00 AM CDT

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: July 2022
07/25/2022 05:10 PM CDT

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: July 2022
07/25/2022 04:56 PM CDT

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: June 2022
06/28/2022 07:00 AM CDT

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: May 2022
05/31/2022 10:14 AM CDT

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: April 2022
04/26/2022 07:00 AM CDT

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER: March 2022
03/29/2022 01:09 PM CDT

SPED NEWSLETTER: February 2022
02/22/2022 12:17 PM CST

SPED NEWSLETTER: January 2022
01/25/2022 07:00 AM CST

Survey: Local School Board Member Training
12/06/2021 03:00 PM CST

TEA SPED NEWSLETTER (November 2021)
11/30/2021 07:00 AM CST

October 2021 Special Education Newletter
10/26/2021 07:00 AM CDT

September 2021 Special Education Newsletter
09/28/2021 07:00 AM CDT

August 2021 Special Education Newsletter
08/31/2021 07:00 AM CDT

July 2021 Special Education Newsletter
07/27/2021 07:00 AM CDT

June 2021 Special Education Newsletter
06/28/2021 05:09 PM CDT

May 2021 Special Education Newsletter
05/25/2021 07:00 AM CDT

April Special Education Newsletter
04/27/2021 07:00 AM CDT

Webinars

Recent/Upcoming TEA Special Education Webinars

Day and Time Title/Presenter Webinar Links

August 28, 2025

2:00-3:00

Coming Soon Join 8-28-25 Webinar

August 14, 2025

2:00-3:00

Coming Soon Join 8-14-25 Webinar

July 24, 2025

2:00-3:00

Monitoring, Review and Support : Dyslexia Screening Exception Descriptor Data: Reporting, Review and Strategic Supports/ Lori Merrell and Clarissa Talbert

State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report – Donna Holmes

Autism Circuit Academy – Kim Brannan and Nathan Pullen

Join 7-24-25 Webinar

July 10, 2025

2:00-3:00

24-25 SY SPPI Clarification Process and Resources / Lori Merrell

Join 7-10-25 Webinar

7-10-25 Agenda

June 26, 2025

2:00-3:00

Special Education Data Systems (SPEDS) Submission/ Donna Holmes, Naomi Davis, Shabana Momin

View 6-26-25 Webinar

6-26-25 Agenda

June 12, 2025

2:00-3:00

Updated Chapter 231 Special Education Personnel Assignment Rules/ Kelly Torrey TEA

View 6-12-25 Webinar

6-12-25 Agenda

Day and Time
Title/Presenter
Webinar Links

May 22, 2025

2:00-3:00

State Performance Plan Indicator Announcement / Donna Holmes

Legal Framework Updates/ Laura Briones

View 5-22-25 Webinar

5-22-25 Agenda

May 8, 2025

2:00-3:00

CANCELLED CANCELLED

April 24, 2025

2:00-3:00

SPP Indicator Reports in the TEAL Accountability Application –      Donna Holmes

Special Education Leadership Resource -ESC SPED Liaisons

View 4-24-25 Webinar

4-24-25 Agenda

April 10, 2025

2:00-3:00

Special Education Leadership Resource / ESC SPED Liaisons

View 4-10-25 Webinar

4-10-25 Agenda

March 27, 2025

2:00-3:00

Statewide Survey Response- Jam Page and Pam Yarbrough

Guide to the ARD Process and Notice of Procedural Safeguards Update – Laura Briones

LEA/ESC Feedback: Nonpublic/Off Campus – Julia Ross

https://tea.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bdel2E3YvirruQe (Due by April 15, 2025)

View 3-27-25 Webinar

3-27-25 Agenda

Student Intense Needs Survey 

ARD Guide Procedural Safeguards Communication

March 13, 2025

2:00-3:00

Developmental Delay Quick Guide – Mandy Young & Dawne Jewell

MOE TAA Letter – Trishia Murray

View 3-13-25 Webinar

3-13-25 Agenda

Developmental Delay Guidance

Specific Learning Disabilities Guidance

February 27, 2025

2:00-3:00

SPPI 18 One Pager-Donna Holmes & Jeremy McCaig;

Statewide Non-Educational Community-Based (NECB) Support Services-ESC Region 10

View 2-27-25 Webinar

2-27-25 Agenda

February 13, 2025

2:30-3:30

New Resources & Resource Updates - Nathan Pullen, Lindsey Krumrine, Mandy Young, Dawne Jewell

View 2-13-25 Webinar

2-13-25 Agenda

Complex Needs Updates

TA Updates and new Deliverables

January 23, 2025

2:00-3:00

Learning Ally – Updates – Jennifer Huff and Terrie Noland

TSDS Child Find Collection - Jeremy McCaig-Data Analyst and Donna Holmes-Program Specialist,

TEA PDSES Update – Kelly Goodman-Director TEA

New Inclusive Practices Resources-Kari Hibdon-Director TEA

View 1-23-25 Webinar

1-23-25 Agenda

January 9, 2025

2:00-3:00

Transition Planning-Sarah Beede

Collaborative and Flexible Grouping-Kari Hibdon

Empowering ECSE Educators Grant-TEA

SPPI 7 Preschool Outcomes 2024-25 – Terrie Breeden & Donna Holmes

View 1-9-25 Webinar

1-9-25 Agenda

 

 

Day and Time Title Presenters Webinar Links

December 12, 2024

2:00-3:00

Texas TA Support

Special Education Leadership Resource

Kari Hibdon

ESC SPED Liaisons

View 12-12-24 Webinar

Agenda

November 14, 2024

2:00-3:00

RDA Overview for Federal Programs

Jennifer Patterson

Lori Merrell

Raul Alvarado

Julia Ramirez

David Mapps

Zane Wubbena

View 11-14-2024 Webinar

Agenda

October 24, 2024

2:00-3:00

PDSES Outreach and Updates

97.1071 Area of Concern

Kelly Goodman

Dr. Denise Magallanez

View 10-24-2024 Webinar

 Agenda

October 10, 2024

2:00-3:00

Special Education Leadership Resource

89.1094

SPED Liaisons

Michelle Salinas

View 10-10-2024 Webinar

Agenda

September 26, 2024

2:00-3:00

Special Education Leadership Resource

IEP Sentiment Survey and FAQ

Mandy Young

Dawne Jewell

Kristin McGuire

ESC SPED Liaisons

View 9-26-2024 Webinar

LEA Webinar PDF

Agenda

Digital IEP Platform Requesting Feedback

Sentiment Survey Flyer English

Sentiment Survey Flyer Spanish

September 19, 2024

2:00-3:00

RDA Overview for Federal Programs

Jennifer Patterson

Lori Merrell

Raul Alvarado

Julia Ramirez

David Mapps

Zane Wubbena

View 9-19-2024 Webinar

Agenda

September 12, 2024

2:00-3:00

Legal Framework Update

 SPED Leadership Resource

Laura Briones

SPED Liaisons

View 9-12-2024 Webinar

Agenda

2024-2025 Legal Framework Deadlines

August 29, 2024

2:00-3:00

SPPI Clarification Process and Resources

SPED Commissioner Rules
effective 8-22-2024

Lori Merrell

Kristin McGuire

View 8-29-2024 Webinar

Back to School Updates Special Educators 2024 - Volume 2

Agenda

August 15, 2024

2:00-3:00

Back to School Updates for Special Educators, Administrators, and Other Professionals Kristin McGuire

View 8-15-24 Webinar

Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Updates -August 2024

Back to School Updates Special Educators 2024

Agenda

July 25, 2024

2:00-3:00

Child Find | State Performance Plan Indicator (SPPI) 7 and 13 Application Closing Dates Susan Bineham

View 7-25-24 Webinar

Agenda

July 11, 2024

2:00-3:00

Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled

June 27, 2024

2:00-3:00

PDSES/SSES Name Change

LEA Cyclical Schedule

Kelly Goodman

Ed O'Neill

View 6-27-24 Webinar Recording

Agenda

PDSES/SSES Updates

June 13, 2024

2:00-3:00

Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled

May 23, 2024

2:00-3:00

Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled

May 9, 2024

2:00-3:00

Targeted Monitoring Public Posting; Cyclical Monitoring Release Dates & Site Navigation

 2024 District Profile of SPPI Reports

Ed O’Neill, Lori Merrell

 

 Susan Bineham, Donna Holmes

View 5-9-24 Webinar

Agenda

April 25, 2024

2:00-3:00

SPED Contracted Services Grant Dana Garza

View 4-25-24 Webinar Recording

Agenda

April 11, 2024

2:00-3:00

Small & Rural Centralized Support Programs

TEDs

Charles Cuccia, Jam Page, Pam Yarbrough

Elizabeth Danner

View 4-11-24 Webinar

Agenda

March 28, 2024

2:00-3:00

23-24 SPPI 7 & 13 Data Collections

SHARS

Susan Bineham

Donna Holmes

Angela Foote

View 3/28/2024 Webinar Recording

Agenda

March 14, 2024

2:00-3:00

Next Gen Monitoring

SPPI 8 Parent Survey

Dyslexia Update

Ed O'Neill

Huck Spear

Michelle Reeves

View 3/14/2024 Webinar Recording

Agenda

SPPI-8 Survey

February 22, 2024

2:00-3:00

CANCELLED CANCELLED CANCELLED

January 25, 2024

2:00-3:00

State Performance Plan Indicators Data Collection; Source and Schedule

Innovative Services for Students with Autism Grant-Cycle 2

Jeremy McCaig

Nathan Pullen

View 1/25/2024 Webinar

Agenda

2024-2026 Innovative Services for Students with Autism, Cycle 2-Grant

January 11, 2024

2:00 - 3:00

CTE FAQ Review

RDA Determination Levels, Public Reports, SD Notifications, Resources

SD 3 Letters & Completing Assurance Statements in the Legal Framework

New RDA Resource

Elizabeth Danner

Jennifer Patterson, Zane Wubbena, Jeremy McCaig, Lori Merrell, Susie Coultress

Susan Bineham

Jeremy McCaig

View 1/11/2024 Webinar

Agenda

Contact Information
SpedTex Special Education Information Center

Families: Special Education or IEP-Related Questions?

Phone: 1-855-SPEDTEX (1-855-773-3839)

View Resources for Families


Texas SPED Support

Educators: Special Education Resources

View Resources for Educators


Office of Special Populations and Student Supports

Department of Special Education:
Email: sped@tea.texas.gov

Department of Review and Support:
Email: ReviewandSupport@tea.texas.gov