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5 Tex. Tech. J. Tex. Admin. L. 153 (2004)
Meeting the Texas Education Agency's Demands for Special Education Students: Is Your Texas School District Perfoming Adequate ARDs

handle is hein.journals/ttalr5 and id is 163 raw text is: MEETING THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY'S DEMANDS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS: IS YOUR TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT PERFORMING ADEQUATE ARDS? I. INTRODUCTION ........................................ 153 II. THE COMPOSITION OF THE ARD COMMITTEE ................ 155 A. The Role of the Special Education Member of the ARD Com m ittee ....................................... 156 B. The General Education Representative of the ARD Com m ittee ....................................... 157 C. The Campus Administrator's Functions in the ARD Com m ittee ....................................... 158 D. The Educational Diagnostician ....................... 159 E. The Parent's Duties in the ARD Committee ............. 159 III. NOTICE REQUIRED FOR AN ARD MEETING .................. 161 IV. SCOPE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ARD COMMITTEE ....... 163 A. The Admission Function ............................ 163 B. The Review Function ............................... 165 1. Individualized Educational Program (IEP) .......... 167 2. Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) .............. 167 3. Positive Benefits ............................... 168 4. Coordinated and Collaborative Services ............ 169 5. ARD Committee Collaboration ................... 169 C. The Dismissal Function ............................. 170 V. RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES BETWEEN PARENTS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS ............................................. 171 A. Proper Procedure for Resolving Disagreements .......... 172 1. Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies ............ 172 2. Due Process Hearings .......................... 172 B. Civil Actions Appealing the Administrative Decision ...... 173 1. Appellate Procedure ........................... 173 2. Standard of Review ............................ 173 3. Evidentiary Burdens ............................ 174 V I. CONCLUSION ......................................... 175 I. INTRODUCTION The face of education in the State of Texas is changing for the better. Although Texas school children with disabilities once faced a substandard educational future, within the past few decades our national and state governments have recognized a vital need to provide a free appropriate public