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AZ FIND Info for Schools

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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 migrants 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.

Child Find Resources

  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 34 CFR § 300.11
  • 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 Referral Form
  • Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP)
  • Early Childhood AZ FIND - English
  • Early Childhood AZ FIND - Spanish

 

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

AZ Find Email

Phone: 520-770-3175

 

Page revised 04/2025

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