Special Education

Special Education Information for Schools

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FAQ: State Complaints and Corrective Action

The information below is intended to provide guidance about requirements under IDEA Part B. It does not address every requirement contained in A.A.C. R7-2-405.01, and it is not legal advice. The intent is to support and not replace careful study of the IDEA and its implementing regulations, or Arizona Revised Statutes and the Arizona State Board of Education rules pertaining to special education.

Facilitated IEP Training Information

 

Laws, Regulations, and Guidance

IDEA Statute & Regulations

IDEA Information

 

Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 15 - Education

Dispute Resolution Forms

Facilitated IEP

*Online* FIEP Request Form

*En linea* Solicitud para la Facilitacion del IEP Coordinado

FIEP Request Form

State-Coordinated Facilitated IEP

This is a free early resolution option available to both IEP teams and parents of children with disabilities.  Participation is voluntary and both parties must agree to have a neutral, independent facilitator attend the IEP meeting.  The facilitator is tasked with keeping the meeting focused on developing an IEP that is reasonably calculated to provide the student with a FAPE.

 

FIEP Request Form

FIEP Training Resources

Facilitated IEP

State-coordinated Facilitated IEP is a free early resolution option available to public school districts/ charter schools and parents of children with disabilities to ensure that a student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) is developed by a collaborative team in a structured meeting.

State Complaint

The State Complaint falls under the State’s general supervisory authority and is a process through which members of the community can alert the state education agency (SEA) of potential noncompliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in the public schools. The SEA is only authorized to investigate those allegations pertinent to special education procedures as referenced in the IDEA, its implementing regulations, the Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.), and Title 7 of the Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.).