Lamar CISD brought together more than 30 local nonprofits Nov. 11 for its annual Transition Fair, an event designed to help students with disabilities and their families navigate life after public school.

As the school districts surpasses 15% special education enrollment , LCISD Transition Specialist Marquettia Lewis said early planning is important given state-funded programs serving individuals with disabilities have yearslong waitlists

“If there's a waiting list or if there's something they need to get on that, we're doing that early enough so that when they finish their school time with us, they already have connections to those resources,” Lewis said.

The gist

Under Texas law, transition planning must begin at a student’s Admission, Review and Dismissal, or ARD, meeting as soon

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