AZ FIND Info for Families
Child Find is a component of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA ’04) that requires Public Education Agencies (PEAs) to locate, identify, and evaluate all children with disabilities, aged birth through 21. PEAs are school districts and charter 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 the 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.
Statutes and Technical Assistance
Resources
ADE Resources
- AZ FIND Brochure
- AZ Buscar Folleto
- AZ School Report Cards
- Procedural Safeguards
- Aviso de las Salvaguardias Procesales
- Traveling the Special Education Highway: A Parent's Guide to a Successful Journey
- Viaje por la Autopista de Educación Especial Guía de Viaje Exitoso para Padres de Familia
External Agency Resources
- Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP)
- Encircle Families is a parent organization that provides support and information for parents of children with a full range of disabilities and health care needs from birth to age 26. Programs are offered at no cost to families and are available in English and Spanish.