Region 17 ESC

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About Us...

Region 17 Education Service Center is dedicated to raising awareness of the limitless potential of students with significant cognitive disabilities. It’s all about presuming competence and finding the most appropriate supports to provide connection, access, and increased opportunities. Our goal is to provide effective, evidence-based tools and strategies to educators and families.

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Jamie Canales

Education Specialist

EM: jcanales@esc17.net
PN: (806) 281-5737

Important Links...

Texas SPED Support

Services We Offer...

Provide/coordinate professional development for Region 17 school districts.
Provide technical assistance and professional development on curriculum and strategies for working with students who have Complex Access Needs
Provide technical assistance and professional development on STAAR Alternate
Provide technical assistance and professional development to improve student performance
Serve as an information and referral source to districts, educators, and families
Support to school personnel on implementation of inclusive strategies for students with complex needs
Support to understand and create individualized and evidence-based documents of the IEP for students with complex needs
Training and support for selecting and using appropriate assistive technology that supports students with complex needs in accessing the general curriculum

CAN Resources...

Texas SPED Support

IEP Quality and Rigor Rubric

Rubric of Effective Practices

Resources for Serving Students with Complex Needs...

Accommodation Central
Active Learning - Changing the environment so a student becomes an active learner
Adaptive Literature
BUDS - Better Understanding of Down Syndrome
Can Connection - Newsletter with resources to support those who serve students with complex needs
Communication - Matrix & Modes
Forms & Rubrics - Approved by Texas SPED Support and TEA
- Administrator Companion Document to the Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Complex Access Needs
- Fidelity Checklist and Reflection Tool: The Fundamentals of Inclusive Education
- Fidelity Checklist and Reflection Tool: Presuming and Constructing Competence

Lubbock Challenger Little League, Inc.
Milestones Park - An indoor development and play part, the 1st of its kind in Texas, located in Lubbock!
NoodleNook - Tips, Techniques, & Tools for the sped classroom from Ayo Jones
Special Olympics Texas
Texas Assistive Technology Support
Texas SPED Support
The Autism Helper
Watson Institute Teacher Resources

TEKS-Supporting Curriculum Products...

Curriculum - Supporting Products for Educating Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Attainment Company
Building Wings - K-12, TEKS-aligned products (formerly Don Johnston Inc.)
TeachTown – K-12, standards-based, adapted curriculum, aligned with TEKS

Unique Learning System (ULS) – K-12 aligned lessons for ELA, Math, Social Studies, Science, & Transition from N2Y
Vizzle – Aligned with TEKS; a curriculum designed by Texas educators for Texas students; interactive online activities – a RethinkEd product

TxCAN Videos...

SPED Specialized Support - (Videos)

Free Self-paced Online Courses - for supporting Significant Cognitive Disabilities

https://txcan.tea.texas.gov/video-library

STAAR Alternate Resources...

We are passionately committed to developing and nurturing healthy, thriving learning communities across Region 17 by guiding and supporting schools in their quest for excellence.

Get In Touch

Region 17 Education Service Center
1111 West Loop 289 | Lubbock, TX 79416
Voice: 806-792-4000 | Fax: 806-792-1523
Hours: Mon - Fri | 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Per HB 462, resources and services provided by Region 17 ESC are solely aligned with, and designed to support, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) adopted by the State Board of Education.

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