AZ FIND Info for Schools

Requirements

Child find applies to children who are:

• Suspected of having a disability even though they are advancing from grade to grade
• Highly mobile, such as migrant and homeless
• Wards of the state
• Private school students
• Homeschool students

Note: Charter schools identify, locate, and evaluate all children with disabilities within their population served who are in need of special education and related services.

Child Find Resources

• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 34 CFR § 300.11
• Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) § R7-2-401 C & D
• Child Find Policies and Procedures
• Q&A: Child Find
• School District Considerations for Parentally-Placed Private School Children with Disabilities
• QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON SERVING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES PLACED BY THEIR PARENTS IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Screening Information

Screening Resources

• Flowchart: Special Education Process
• 45-day Screening Form

Birth to Five

• ADE Early Childhood Special Education
• Child Find Intergovernmental Agreement
• Child Find Referral Form
• Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP)
• Early Childhood AZ FIND - English
• Early Childhood AZ FIND - Spanish

Unorganized Territories

• Unorganized Territory Child Find Referral Form
• AZ Unorganized Territory Map

PEA Resources

Training

• Child Find Requirements for Public Education Agencies

Posters

8" x 11" Posters

• Early Childhood
• Primera infancia
• We Help All Children Succeed - English
• Ayudamos a todos los niños
• It's Never Too Late
• Nunca es demasiado tarde

Public Awareness

• AZ FIND Brochure
• AZ Buscar Folleto
• AZ FIND Flyer
• AZ Buscar Volantes
• Traveling the Special Education Highway
• Viaje por la Autopista de Educación Especial
• Public Awareness Ideas
• Memo for health care providers, day care centers, and community organizations
• Press Release

Sample Forms

• 45-day Screening Form
• Parent Letter for Pre-screening
• Carta de padres para el pre-screening
• Parent Letter for Screening Results
• Carta de padres para el cribado
• Parent Letter for Screening Results with Concerns
• Carta de Padres para Proyección de Resultados con Preocupaciones
• School-Age Tracking Log