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AZFIND '22

 

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.

 

 

 

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 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

News

 

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

AZ FIND Contact Information

Coordinator Becky Raabe

(928) 637-1871

Page revised September 3, 2022

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From the Exceptional Student Services Blog

INTERNAL PD INFO: Arizona’s 2023 IDEA Conference: Creating Connections and Strengthening Systems—Save the Date and Call for Papers Thu, Feb 2 2023 Updates

Special Education Stakeholders,

ADE/ESS is excited to share that Arizona’s 2023 IDEA Conference will be held in person from August 21–23, 2023, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix.

This year’s theme is Creating Connections and Strengthening Systems. This cross-stakeholder event is intended for special education administrative staff, youth and young adults with disabilities, family members and caregivers, state agency staff, educators, service providers, and community members committed to student success. The event will feature over 75 professional learning opportunities, including IDEA legal issues, instructional practices, national trends and hot topics, special education compliance, preschool and secondary transition, and content for related service providers.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar Wednesday, February 15th Thu, Jan 26 2023 Data Management, Updates

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT       

Special Education Data Updates Webinar Wednesday, February 15th 

   The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next Special Education Data Updates live webinar on Wednesday, February 15th, from 2pm – 3pm. This session will cover a variety of data topics that will include (subject to change):   

  • Reminders 
  • Trending topics 
  • Top 3 Integrity Errors 
  • Q&A        

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