Resolving Special Education Issues with Your Child’s School
Resolving Special Education Issues with Your Child’s School - Spanish
School, Family, and Community Engagement Statewide Leadership Network
If your child is having difficulty in school or you think a change to your child’s Individualized Educational Program (IEP) is needed, communicating with the appropriate school or district personnel is often the quickest, simplest way to resolve or address an issue.
Who Has the Information You Need?
Teacher
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Principal
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Evaluation Personnel
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Special Education Director
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Can provide information on:
• IEP Implementation • Behavioral Challenges • Classroom Schedule • Grade Level Expectations
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• School Policies and Procedures
• Transportation
• School Records
• Staff Availability
• Discipline Procedures
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• Evaluations • Disabilities • Interventions • Accommodations
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• Special Education Policies and Procedures • District Resources • Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE)
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Who Do You Contact for Assistance in Your Region?
The list provides the contact information for the Texas Parent Training & Information (PTI) center staff assisting parents and professionals in each region as well as the Parent Engagement contact for the ESC. In Texas, Partners Resource Network, a non-profit agency, operates the statewide network of PTIs. PTIs are funded by the US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs.
For assistance finding your ESC region, please call SPEDTex, 1.855.773.3839, or visit
Special Education Information Center (SPEDTex)
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REGION 1
Maria Cordero
Partners Resource Network 956.477.9526 Elizabeth Alvarez
Region 1 ESC
956.984.6176
REGION 2
Natalie Parker
Partners Resource Network 361.445.2381 Maricela Garza
Region 2 ESC
361.561.8539
REGION 3
TEAM Project
Partners Resource Network 979.383.4044 Amy Shedd
Region 3 ESC
361.573.0731 ext. 240
REGION 4
Ana Esparza
Partners Resource Network 832.720.2152 Nicole Price
Region 4 ESC
713.744.6809
REGION 5
Marion Campbell
Partners Resource Network
409.790.0741 David Ochoa
Region 5 ESC
409.951.1704
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REGION 6
Gail Wright
Partners Resource Network 936.348.0013 Pam Bumpass
Region 6 ESC
936.435.8249
REGION 7
Dee Lower
Partners Resource Network 903.541.1134 Cheryl Schulik
Region 7 ESC
903.988.6903
REGION 8
Patricia Reedy
Partners Resource Network 903.747.0010 Vickie Brantley
Region 8 ESC
903.575.2759
REGION 9
PATH Project
Partners Resource Network 940.435.1222 Paula Perkins
Region 9 ESC
940.397.8215
REGION 10
Jim Wright
Partners Resource Network 469.388.8662 Pamela Baker
Region 10 ESC
972.348.1654
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REGION 11
Shannon Rosson
Partners Resource Network 817.757.3572 Danielle Battle
Region 11 ESC
817.740.7530
REGION 12
Valarie Estrada
Partners Resource Network 254.275.1362 Teresa Chavez
Region 12 ESC
254.297.1134
REGION 13
Veronica Alvarez
Partners Resource Network 512.969.1848 Paul Freeman
Region 13 ESC
512.919.5242
REGION 14
Jamie Thomas
Partners Resource Network 325.450.2774 Suzanne McGuire
Region 14 ESC
325.675.8614
REGION 15
Jamie Thomas
Partners Resource Network 325.450.2774 Debbie Martin
Region 15 ESC
325.658.6571
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REGION 16
PEN Project
Partners Resource Network 806.281.3495 Alli Moore
Region 16 ESC
806.677.5199
REGION 17
PEN Project
Partners Resource Network 806.281.3495 L’Rae Watson
Region 17 ESC
806.281.5870
REGION 18
Lacye Martinez
Partners Resource Network 432.530.4382 Desiree Caddell
Region 18 ESC
432.563.2380
REGION 19
PEN Project
Partners Resource Network 915.494.3925 Daniely Gutierrez
Region 19 ESC
915.780.5356
REGION 20
Magaly Diaz
Partners Resource Network 210.632.4045 Claudia Vargas
Region 20 ESC
210.370.5286
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