Special Programs

Welcome to the Special Programs Department

The purpose of the Special Programs Department is to  support the needs of allTPHS students through collaboration with parents, teachers, and school leaders in the following programs:

  • Special Education
  • Section 504
  • Emergent Bilingual (English as a Second Language)
  • Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)
  • Dyslexia
  • Gifted & Talented (GT)
  • Highly Mobile & At Risk

      – Foster Care

      – Military Connected

      – Pregnancy Related Services

      – Homeless Children and Youth (McKinney-Vento)

Special Education Notices from the Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Senate Bill 139 provides Texas families with information regarding the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA).

TEA Updates in Special Education (English) – PDF

TEA Updates in Special Education (Spanish) – PDF

It is required to post the below TEA-developed document  to assist parents whose children may have been previously delayed or denied an evaluation under the IDEA in requesting compensatory services for their child. The document is linked below and in both English and Spanish.  

TEA Comp Services One Pager Sept 2021 (texas.gov)

TEA Comp Services One Pager Sept 2021 SPANISH (texas.gov)

TEA Fact Sheet for Families on IDEA:

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Ley de Educación para Personas con Discapacida

The Special Education Information Center (SPEDTex)

SPEDTex provide information and resources that can help families understand your child’s disability, your rights, and responsibilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and facilitate collaboration that supports the development and delivery of services to children with disabilities in our state.

 

Contact information

Phone: 1-855-773-3839

Email: inquire@spedtex.org

Live Chat: www.spedtex.org

The Texas Transition and Employment Guide provides youth, young adults, parents and professionals with secondary transition resources to facilitate a young person’s progress towards post-secondary goals to education, employment, and community living.

The Texas Transition and Employment Guide

Transition and Employment Guide

English – Download PDF

 

Transition and Employment Guide - Spanish

Spanish – Download PDF


 
Please visit the TEA Texas Transition and Employment Guide Web Page for more information.

Ms. Debbie Constable is the Transition and Employment Designee (TED) for all TPHS Districts:

  • Triumph Public High Schools – West Texas – 071-803
  • Triumph Public High Schools – Central Texas- 240-801
  • Triumph Public High Schools – Lubbock – 152-803
  • Triumph Public High Schools – Rio Grande Valley -108-804

      – Foster Care

      – Military Connected

      – Pregnancy Related Services

      – Homeless Children and Youth (McKinney-Vento)

Ms. Debbie Constable
Debbie Constable, M.Ed.
Special Programs Director
Eliza Castillo
Special Programs