Standards-Based IEP Process: Training of Trainers Opportunity Survey Link: Region 4 is pleased to offer a Standards-Based IEP Process: Training of Trainers opportunity. Each district, cooperative, or charter may send up to one participant to one of two Training of Trainer sessions on Standards-Based IEPs. Participants will receive: 1 Standards-Based IEP Process: Presenter Training Manual (Valued at $495) Standards-Based IEP Process: Participant Manual (Pack of 10) (Valued at $250) 3 days of Standards Based IEP Training of Trainers Professional Development (Valued at $350). Participants are not to register they receive the Promo Code. Completing the survey to nominate the participant does not register the participant for the session. Districts, cooperatives, or charters may register additional participants online through the Region 4 Professional Development website at For additional information, contact Kirsten Omelan, Ph.D. at 713.744.6361 or Amy Doolan at 713.744.6337 or . Special Education Directors may nominate up to one participant from each district, cooperative, or charter by completing the survey. The participant will be provided a Promo Code and will need to register online through the Region 4 Professional Development website to attend one of the following dates: Session on October 29, 30, and 31, 2014. Complete survey by no later than October 1, 2014 Session on April 14, 15, or 16, 2015. Complete survey by no later than March 1, 2015. Community Resource Coordination Groups of Texas District/Charter contact updates on each table* Community Resource Coordination Groups as CRCGs) are local interagency groups, comprised of public and private providers who come together to develop individual services plans for children, youth, and sometimes adults whose needs can be met only through interagency coordination and cooperation.
planning group and should not make the decision regarding services. Parents wishing to access services may not directly apply for these funds to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) or Region 4 Education Service Center (Region 4). Parents should contact their LEA and request a meeting to discuss the need for noned services for their student. Once it has been determined what services are needed, the LEA contacts the regional to obtain directions and procedures for applying. Requests for noned funds must be submitted to Region 4. As these funds are for short-term, intermittent services, preference will be given to first year applications. Once the LEA has been notified of application approval and the allocation amount, reimbursement will be made after noned services have been provided to the student through an invoice process to Region 4 with documentation of LEA payment to provider. Students with autism can only be approved for respite care or attendant care. In-home training or viable alternatives and parent training that support the student’s individualized education program (IEP) must be paid for with educational funds as required by 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §89.1055(e). Region 4 Contacts: Linda De Zell Hall, Ph.D. at 713.744.6399 or or Jerry Klekotta at 713.744.6393 or Family Support Family Dynamics Training Respite Care Transportation to access approved noneducational services Generalization Training For a more detailed explanation of the various allowable support services, please to the Noneducational Community-Based Support Services Questions and Answers document. Accountability/Compliance
Dyslexia Website Virginia Gonzalez, M.Ed., LDT, CALT Email: 972-348-1410 or (in Texas) 800-232-3030 ext. 1410 Fax: 972-348-1411 Region 4 contact: Windy Clark, Education Specialist Reading/Language Arts and Social Studies Solutions at 713.744.8124 or Regional Plan for Orientation and Mobility Services to Students with Visual Impairments Memo to Directors of Special Education* Budget Appropriation Form* As part of the Regional Plan for Services to Students with Visual Impairments, Region 4 provides as reimbursement to supplement salary/benefits or contracted hourly instruction for Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Specialists. The supplements for the 2014-2015 school year are as follows: $10,000 for full-time O&M specialists with a minimum caseload of 12 students $5,000 for half-time O&M specialists with a minimum caseload of 6 students $36.50/hour for contract O&M specialists Reimbursement for districts and O&M co-operatives may not exceed $20,000.00 Please complete and submit the Budget Appropriation Form to Region 4 by October 1. No later than October 15, a letter will be sent indicating the amount that the district or co-operative will receive. Region 4 Contact: Cecilia Robinson at 713.744.6379 or Super Tools for Teachers Super Tools for Teachers A new resource is available on the Region 4 website to support educators with accommodations. The training videos:
Parent Coordination Network Weblink: Click on Statewide Parent Coordination The Parent Coordination Network, led by Region 9 ESC, is a leadership function of TEA and provides statewide leadership to address identified areas of need in special education. Links are provided to Parent Resources. For additional information, contact: Karen Pepkin, Education Specialist, Region 4 Parent Coordination Network Representative 713.744.4470 or Parent Coordination Network: Parent Survey Weblink: The Parent Survey is completed annually. The 2014 results will be available this fall. Large districts are surveyed every year (different campuses). Smaller districts are surveyed on a rotating basis. The districts to be surveyed will be announced by January 2015. For additional information, contact: Karen Pepkin, Education Specialist, Region 4 Parent Coordination Network Representative 713.744.4470 or Parent Coordination Network: Parent Organizations Academy The Parent Organizations Academy will be held in January 2015 and is by invitation only. If there are any representatives in your area from parent organizations that you would recommend attend, please send their names and contact information to Karen Pepkin to be considered for attendance at the Parent Organizations Academy. For additional information, contact: Karen Pepkin, Education Specialist, Region 4 Parent Coordination Network Representative 713.744.4470 or