Special Education Required Postings & Parent Information

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:

SpedTex website

Phone: 1-855-773-3839

Email: inquire@spedtex.org

Live Chat: www.spedtex.org

If your child is lives within Muenster ISD boundaries and you are concerned that they are not able to make age and grade level appropriate progress, please complete the form below to begin the referral process for special education evaluation.

Special Education Parent Referral Form

Overview of Special Education for Parents

Texas Educational Agency has created an overview of special education to help. This document will be provided when a parent requests a full and individual initial evaluation for a student. Districts are asked to have the parent sign the form and add it to the student's file.

Overview of Special Education for Parents (English) - updated July 2026

Overview of Special Education for Parents (Spanish) - updated July 2026

Overview of Special Education for Parents in additional languages - updated July 2026

Delayed or Denied Evaluations and Compensatory Services

Compensatory services are used to help students make up for progress or skills they lost when their special education services were not provided. This includes situations where a child does not get special education services because he or she was denied a timely initial evaluation, but later found eligible. If an initial evaluation was denied when it should not have been, compensatory services may be needed to make up for the delay in your child getting special education services.

Delayed or Denied Evaluations and Compensatory Services Fact Sheet in English (PDF) - updated July 2026

Delayed or Denied Evaluations and Compensatory Services Fact Sheet in Spanish (PDF) - updated July 2026

Dyslexia

Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge (International Dyslexia Association, 2002).

Dyslexia Informational Links:

Muenster ISD Dyslexia Procedures

Dyslexia Fact Sheet in English (PDF) - updated July 2026

Dyslexia Fact Sheet in Spanish (PDF) - updated July 2026

Th e Dyslexia Handb ook - English

EL MANU AL SOBRE LA DISLEXIA

Dyslexia Handbook 2021 Update Important Changes

Actualización del manual de dislexia 2021

Early Childhood Intervention (Child Find)

Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) agencies provide services to children ages from birth to their third birthday for learning, speech, behavior, or other delays. Your child’s school and ECI agencies provide services for children who are deaf or hard or hearing, have visual impairments, and/or have deaf blindness.

Child Find flyer (English) - updated July 2026

Child Find Flyer (Spanish) - updated July 2026

Special Education Parent Referral Form If your child is lives within Muenster ISD boundaries and you are concerned that they are not able to make age and grade level appropriate progress, please complete this form to begin the referral process for special education evaluation.

Parent's Guide to ARD Process

Family Special Education Resources

TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY - Special Education Family Resources

TEA recognizes families’ vital role in education and is committed to providing clear information so parents can engage meaningfully with schools. This webpage is managed by the Texas Education Agency and provides families with information regarding the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Dyslexia, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

SPEDTEX - Helping Families Navigate Special Education in Texas

TEA’s one stop shop for all the information and supports for families of students with disabilities. SPEDTex provides information and resources that can help parents understand their child’s disability, rights, and responsibilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and facilitate collaboration that supports the development and delivery of services to students served through special education in our state.

Partners Resource Network

Provides resources and training for families of students with disabilities.

Procedural Safeguards

Significant Disproportionality

Under 20 U.S.C 1418 (d) and 34 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §300.646, states must provide for the collection and examination of data to annually determine whether significant disproportionality based on race or ethnicity is occurring in the State and local education agencies (LEAs) with respect to three areas:

The identification of students with disabilities, including identification of students with particular impairments. (ages 3-21)
The placement of students in particular educational settings. (ages 6-21)
The incidence, duration, and type of disciplinary actions, including suspensions and expulsions. (ages 3-21)

Links for Additional Information:

Significant Disproportionality State and Federal Activity Updates

Disproportionality (texas.gov)

Student Handbook Statement

Texas Transition and Employment Guide

WHAT IS TRANSITION SERVICES?

Transition Services means a coordinated set of activities for a student with a disability that is designed to be within a results oriented process that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the student with a disability to facilitate the student's movement from school to post-school activities, including: Postsecondary education, vocational education, integrated employment (including supported employment), continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation. It is based on the individual student's needs, taking into account the student's strengths, preferences and interests and includes: instruction, related services, community experiences, development of employment and other post-school adult living objectives and if appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and provision of a functional vocational assessment. [300.43(a)(2)]

TRANSITION INFORMATION LINK:

Muenster ISD Roadmap to Texas Transition Resources (pdf) - updated July 2026

Texas Transition and Employment Guide English (pdf) - updated July 2026

Trayectorias Texas Transition and Employment Guide Spanish (pdf) - updated July 2026

Texas Transition and Employment Guides & Information (additional languages available) - updated July 2026 - accessible website

Updates in Special Education SB 139

In 2019, the 86th Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 139 (SB 139), which requires Texas local education agencies (LEAs) to distribute the following notice to parents:

These notices contain the following information:

Changes made from 2016 to 2017 in reporting requirements for LEAs regarding special education enrollment in the Performance Based Monitoring Analysis System
The rights of a child regarding the provision of special education services under both state and federal law
The process and procedures for initiating a referral for evaluation for special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and TEC Sec. 29.004.
Where to find local policies and procedures related to initiating a referral for evaluation under IDEA

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