Special Education
- Special Education
- Assistive Technology
- Autism
- Behavior and Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports
- Child Find
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Disproportionate Representation in Special Education
- Early Childhood Special Education
- Evaluation/Assessment
- Legal Framework
- Low Incidence Disabilities
- Non-Educational Community Based Services
- Parent Coordination
- PBMAS/SPP
- Inclusion in Texas Support Team
- Residential Care Services
- Section 504
- Transition
- Visual Impairment
- Liaisons
- Multiple Exceptionalities Multiple Needs
- Texas Complex Access Network - TX CAN
- Region III Education Service Center
- Transition
- ECI to Early Childhood Special Education
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“There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children.” - Kofi Annan
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If a child is receiving services for a disability through Early Childhood Intervention programs, ECI staff may discuss with the parents the need to refer the child for a special education evaluation conducted by the local school district prior to the child's third birthday.
Just as with any transition, the transition from ECI to special education in the public school setting takes time and planning. Referrals for evaluations by a Texas public school may take place no more than 9 months prior to a child's third birthday, and no less then 90 days prior to the third birthday to ensure that services can be in place for the child (if eligible) at the time the child turns three.
Resources
ECI Transition Flowchart - TEA
Texas Project First
Parent Companion
For information contact:
Dr. Elyse Lieberman
Education Specialist
361-573-0731 Ext 328
