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Program Area: Special Education
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
Program Area: Special Education
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
Program Area: Special Education
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
Program Area: Special Education
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.
Program Area: Special Education
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
Program Area: Special Education
Click on the links below to access useful information and guidance regarding the regulations that implement the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), corresponding Arizona State Board
Program Area: Special Education
Do IEP teams have the authority to retain a student to repeat a grade level, or promote a student eligible for special education to the next grade level?Arizona law invests in teachers the
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When and how often does a school need to provide parents with PSN (procedural safeguards notice)?The regulations that implement the IDEA require that a school provide parents with PSN at l
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Program Area: Special Education
Why does Arizona have an Exceptional Student Services (ESS) unit?Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), states are required to monitor the implementation of the IDEA
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When does a manifestation determination meeting need to occur?Within 10 school days of any decision to change the placement of a child with a disability because of a violation of a code of
Program Area: Special Education
Can medical doctors prescribe special education?No.
Program Area: Special Education
How is “parent” defined in the IDEA regulations, and who can legally act as a parent?According to the regulations that implement the IDEA, “[p]arent means — (1) A biological or adoptive pa
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Has the definition of “specially designed instruction” changed?The IDEA regulations define special education as “specially designed instruction, at no cost to parents, to meet the unique n
Program Area: Special Education
What is the timeline for an evaluation in Arizona?The federal regulations are clear that an evaluation must be completed within 60 days of the date the school received informed written con
