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Register Below: Finally! Developmental Delay Eligibility in Texas!
Wednesday, October 16th
10 AM PT | 12 PM CT | 1 PM ET
About the Session:
As of August 2024, the Texas Administrative Code introduced the eligibility category of Developmental Delay to include ages 3-9. School districts are not required to use the new Developmental Delay disability designation but may, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year. Noncategorical Early Childhood (NCEC) must no longer be used beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.
This webinar will provide an overview of IDEA Policy on Developmental Delay as an eligibility category for special education services as well as an overview of the new Texas Policy on Developmental Delay. Participants will gain an understanding of policy in other states that have been using this disability category before Texas and how some of this guidance may help evaluators as they begin to implement this disability category in their districts. Practices for determining eligibility will be discussed, including selecting appropriate norm-referenced measures and collecting additional evidence that supports the eligibility determination.
Instructor Credentials:
April Crutcher, M.Ed. - April is an Instructor of Special Education at Midwestern State University. With a Masters degree in Education focusing on Early Childhood Special Education and 18 years experience in education, 16 of those years as an Educational Diagnostician. She is working on her Ph.D. in Special Education at Texas Women's University.
Additional Information:
All attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance and Recording following the presentation. This session is free of cost.
Riverside Insights is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Riverside Insights maintains responsibility for this program and its content.