The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Vertical Alignment documents provide a complete listing of the TEKS curriculum from pre-kindergarten through end-of-course. These documents provide a total overview of the knowledge and skills statements and align student expectations across the grades... But how can these documents be helpful as a teacher of students in a Life Skills setting? In this session, we will discuss: - What? (What is the vertical alignment document?) - Where? (Where you can easily access the documents?) - How? (How do these documents directly relate to classroom instruction and IEP development?) - Why? (Why does this impact student success for students in LID classrooms?)