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AZ FIND - Schools

 

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Child find is a component of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA ’04) that requires Public Education Agencies (PEA) to locate, identify, and evaluate all children with disabilities, aged birth through 21, located within their boundaries of responsibility who are in need of early intervention or special education services.

 

Special Education Guidance ESS COVID-19

 

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
  • Q&A: Private Schools

Screening Resources

  • Flowchart: Special Education Process
  • Screening Guidance which includes:
    • Hearing & Vision
    • Child Find 45-day Screening
    • Screening vs. Evaluation Guidance
  • 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)

Unorganized Territories

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

News

 

Training

  • Child Find Requirements for Public Education Agencies

Posters

8" x 11" Posters

  • Early Childhood - Giraffe / Primera infancia - jirafa
  • We Help All Children Succeed / 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

AZ FIND Contact Information

Coordinator Becky Raabe

(928) 637-1871

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Contact

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  • (602) 542-4013
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From the Exceptional Student Services Blog

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY22 Update: Integrity Rules Upgrading from Warning to Failure Wed, Apr 7 2021 Data Management, Updates

Effective Fiscal Year 2022, two Integrity Rules will be upgrading from a warning to a failure.

Please be aware you can identify students receiving these warnings in FY21 to prepare for your reporting in FY22.  Please check your INTEG15 report in the AzEDS Portal to determine if your entity is failing any Integrity Rules. The INTEG15 report can filter by warnings only.

PD INFO: Students with Chronic Health Conditions: A Proactive Approach to Transition Webinar on April 28 Tue, Apr 6 2021 Professional Learning and Sustainability, Updates

The ADE School Safety and Social Wellness and ADE/ESS Secondary Transition teams, in partnership with the Mayo Clinic, are excited to announce a virtual professional learning opportunity on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 from 2:30–3:30 p.m. for school nurses, school social workers, school psychologists, and school counselors. Although the focus will be specific to students in grades 6–12, please share with any other stakeholder who is interested in this topic. 

Students with Chronic Health Conditions: A Proactive Approach to Transition 

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