Parent Coordination Leadership
May 07, 2007
This initiative is a result of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) decentralization. Region 9 ESC is the designated site for the Statewide Leadership for Parent Coordination. Region 9 is responsible for establishing and coordinating a 20-region network. The purpose of the network is to ensure ongoing communication between Education Service Centers about state-level needs assessment processes, planning, and implementing and evaluating statewide activities.
Region 9’s vision for the ESC Statewide network is to increase collaboration among TEA, the ESCs, the programs within the ESCs, and other parent organizations serving parents of students receiving special education services. It is our intent to provide ESC parent contacts with opportunities for networking and training. This vision includes providing consistency of services among ESCs to meet regional needs and priorities.
The Parent Coordination Network is committed to ensuring that parents of students with disabilities receive accurate and timely information to assist them in making informed choices in their child’s education. The Network has identified the following priorities: joint training opportunities for parents and educators, collaboration with other parent training entities, and technical assistance to parents and school district personnel in the area of special education.
Region 9 ESC coordinates the statewide Texas Parent Involvement Survey of Parents of Student Receiving Special Education Services as part of the State Performance Plan. Network members provide technical assistance to parents and district personnel in their regions.
As a collaborative effort TEA, Region 9 ESC, and Family to Family Network established Texas Project FIRST. Texas Project FIRST is a website www.texasprojectfirst.org which provides parents with information about the special education process in Texas. This website is maintained by Family to Family Network, a non-profit parent organization assisting parents of students with disabilities. Two members of the Parent Coordination Network serve on Texas Project FIRST Advisory Council.
Regional Parent Involvement Contacts
Surrogate Parent Brochure - English
Surrogate Parent Brochure - Spanish
Pam
Humphrey,
Education Specialist
Linda Glasgow,
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