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Formerly known as TACHO, the Council of Educators (or CESD) is dedicated to providing information and training to assist educators in complying with federal laws protecting students with disabilities. We are assisted in our efforts by a Board of Advisors. The advisory board is made up of seasoned educators and professionals who have demonstrated a commitment to serving the needs of disabled students. Our board keeps us focused on educators’ concerns, identifies issues that need to be addressed, and provides ideas for our conferences. We provide information to our members in a variety of ways. We host three conferences in Austin each year, together with numerous customized inservices and presentations at education service centers, school districts, campuses, and for entire states (Hawaii, New Mexico & Arkansas)! It’s easy to become a member of CESD. Simply attend any of our conferences and you are a member for the next year. If you can’t attend a conference, click here to learn how to join. We’re always eager to respond to good ideas on improving the organization, please feel free to leave us a message with any suggestions you might have. So what happened to TACHO? The Texas Association of Section 504 Coordinators & Hearing Officers —TACHO, for short—was a professional association founded by Texas educators
in 1992 to provide a statewide structure for gathering and disseminating information on current issues related to children with disabilities under Section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Over time, the organization focused more on practitioners (Section 504 Coordinators, campus and district administrators,
teachers, counselors, nurses, etc.) and less on Hearing Officers. The organization also began to reach beyond the borders of Texas, with conference participants coming from all over the country.
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