Local Public Information Meeting
Aimed at Improving Special Education in Texas to be
Held October 13
WACO, TEXAS--Education Service Center
(ESC) Region 12 and the Texas Education Agency (TEA)
are holding a public meeting for parents, teachers,
administrators, and others involved in special education,
to gather input on specific topic areas related
to special education in Texas.
The meeting will be held from 3:30 p.m.
– 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13 at ESC Region
12 in Waco, with onsite registration beginning at
3 p.m.
This public meeting is being held as
part of the Texas Continuous Improvement Process (TCIP)
for special education in Texas. Input from the meeting
will be used to identify both strengths and improvement
areas related to Texas’ Special Education System,
both statewide and regionally. Persons with individual
or specific concerns, comments, or complaints regarding
services you have received, should contact his/her
local school district’s Director of Special
Education.
During the meeting, attendees will
have the opportunity to provide input on how specific
aspects of the Special Education System is working,
hear others’ ideas and perspectives, ask questions
and obtain special education-related information and
resource materials, and to help improve special education
in Texas.
Please note that the meeting will center
around four specific issues:
The meeting will use a focus group format
with an initial general session followed by multiple
focus groups. This meeting is free and open to anyone
interested in improving special education services
for children with disabilities.
For more information, please contact
ESC Region 12 Director of Special Education Services
Judy Hicks at 254/ 297- 1154 or
jhicks@esc12.net. Onsite registration is available
but online registration is encouraged. Register online
by choosing the link below.
Information about Special Education
Services provided by ESC Region 12 is available at
www.esc12.net/programs
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