HB 5 Update Video:

• Video-HB 5 Updates September 2020 
•  HB5 Power-Point Presentation Document

• The Eleanor and Charles Garrett Teacher Education Center

Find helpful online documents to assist you with learning and sharing information about Transition. 

• Texas Transition - Student-Centered Transitions Network

• SCTN Transition Resources for Teachers

• National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT)

•  TEA Secondary Transition Guidance

• TEA State Graduation Requirements

•  TEA Special Education

•  Difference Between High School and College

Self-Advocacy and Self- Declaring A Disability in Higher Education

Students with disabilities attending college, trade or vocational school, or other types of post-secondary education settings can request accommodations.

This resource page provides information to assist you in understanding your rights, how to get accommodations, and other information.

If you need legal assistance because you are not able to get the accommodations you need in a post-secondary education setting, please see our How to Apply for Services page for more information.

• Disability Rights Texas Link

• Student Disability Services Link

Who can I contact for accommodations at South Texas College?

Each campus has a Counseling and Disability Student Services office contact person and you can contact them at the following phone numbers.

• Pecan Campus: 956-872-2173
• Mid-Valley Campus: 956-872-1229
• Starr County Campus: 956-488-5853
• Nursing and Allied Health Campus: 956-872-3077
• Technology Campus: 956-872-6125

• UTRGV Accommodations

Who can I contact at UTRGV for accommodations?

Workforce Solutions Contacts- Meet Your Student HireAbility Navigators:

Hidalgo County: (Vacancy)

Hidalgo County: Jasmine Hernandez jasmine@wfsolutions.org  (956) 683.3762 

Cameron County: Maria Roussett maria.roussett@wfscameron.org (956) 346-7538

Jim Hogg, Webb, Zapata County: Patricia Rincon  patricia.rincon@southtexasworkforce.org  (956) 794-6500 Ext. 6562 

Brooks County / Coastal Bend: Imelda M. Trevino   Imelda.trevino@workforcesolutionscb.org 1-885-3059 ext 106

Writing Goals in Transition- Examples: (Click on the links below)

The transition plan is based on a student's individual preferences, interests, needs, and strengths.  A transition plan identifies opportunities for the student to gain knowledge and skills needed for continuing education, work, and community participation, in preparation for adult life. 

• Transition IEP Goals Examples

• IEP Goal Bank

• IEP Goals Checklist

• Examples of Post Secondary Goals with Functional IEP Goals

• Writing Transition Goals and Objectives

COMING SOON FROM THE STUDENT-CENTERED TRANSITIONS NETWORK!

Writing Appropriate Measureable post-Secondary Goals Trainer of Trainers!  (TBA)