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ESS Data Management is pleased to share a new guidance document that addresses full-time equivalency (FTE) enrollment reporting for preschool students with disabilities in the AzEDS SPED Reporting section of the ESS Data Management website.
Program Area: Special Education
The final regulations for the reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) were published in the Federal Register on August 14, 2006, and became effective on October 13, 2006.
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The Arizona Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services (ADE/ESS), does not oversee the Medicaid School-Based Claiming program, but does assist in facilitating communication between publi
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The suggestions below are practical advice, not requirements.
Program Area: Special Education
It’s Not Jumping through HoopsWhen reduced to basics, the IEP is a communication tool used so that everyone understands what is expected will happen.
Program Area: Special Education
Include the DateOften the prior written notice (PWN) form will have a date at the top when it is provided to the parent, but the date of the decision referenced in the PWN is often not inc
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ESS ensures that public education agencies in Arizona have special education programs, policies, and procedures that comply with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and i
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What is the FAPE standard under the IDEA?In March 2017, the US Supreme Court, in Endrew F. v.
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Can a student who has good grades and who is advancing from grade to grade still be eligible to receive special education instruction and services?Yes.
Program Area: Special Education
What happens at an IEP meeting if the parties cannot reach consensus?“The IEP Team meeting serves as a communication vehicle between parents and school personnel and enables them, as equal
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When providing consent for an evaluation or reevaluation, can parents attach conditions to their consent, such as the specific assessment tools to be used, the evaluator, or other conditions?
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Who determines eligibility for special education instruction and services?No single individual determines eligibility – not a medical doctor, a school psychologist, a teacher, a related se
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What is the difference between an evaluation and a reevaluation?Evaluation is defined as procedures that are used to determine whether a student has a disability and, if so, the n
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What are Extended School Year (ESY) services?Extended school year services are special education and related services that are provided to a child with a disability beyond the normal schoo
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What is a functional behavioral assessment (FBA), when is one required, and who conducts it?There is nothing in the IDEA regulations that specifically spells out how a FBA is to be conduct
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What is an independent educational evaluation (IEE) and when is a parent entitled to one?Basically an IEE is a second opinion.
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What are the required components of an Individualized Education Program (IEP)?An IEP is a written statement for a child with a disability that is developed, reviewed, and revised in a meet
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Are related service providers required to attend IEP meetings?When assembling an IEP team, a school is required by the regulations that implement the IDEA to include, at a minimum, a regul
