Early Childhood Special Education Child Find

Child Find is a component of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA ’04) that requires Public Education Agencies 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. Schools meet their obligations for Child Find in several ways as represented by the Child Find Policy and Procedures Checklist. For children transitioning to preschool from Early Intervention, Arizona Department of Education and DES Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP) have a Child Find and Transition Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) that defines the responsibilities for establishing and operating this statewide comprehenisve, coordinated sytstem.

Review written procedures every year with appropriate school-based personnel to ensure that school teams have awareness of services that are available to families and how to obtain them. This training offers an overview of Federal and State child find requirements as well as practical suggestions to coordinate child find activities in school districts and charter schools.

     

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    INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: 2022–2023 Project EASEL Professional Learning Series: Exploring Strategies for Social Emotional Learning Mon, Aug 15 2022 Professional Learning and Sustainability, Updates

    Special Education Administrators,

    Project EASEL, in partnership with ADE, would like to invite you to tune into the Exploring Strategies for Social Emotional Learning fall and spring professional learning series. We plan to share a variety of information and strategies that will support your understanding and implementation of assertiveness, self-efficacy, and self-regulation. 

    Registration is required for each session. Please view the this flyer with details of upcoming sessions and registration links. Sessions will be held on Tuesdays at 3:00 p.m.
    INTERNAL PD INFO: Assistive Technology: Just One Thing (JOT) Fall Series Mon, Aug 15 2022 Updates, Assistive Technology Upcoming Events, Assistive Technology

    Dear Educators and Therapists,

    Are you overwhelmed by PD? Don’t have time for a 90-minute webinar? We got you! Please join the Arizona Department of Education/Exceptional Student Services/Assistive Technology Team for our fall series titled “Assistive Technology: Just One Thing (JOT).”

    These fast, 30-minute sessions will showcase just one organizational or assistive technology tool or strategy that you can use in your classroom or teacher/therapist life. Are mornings or afternoons better for you? No worries; each JOT will be presented on Wednesdays at lunchtime and after school. Choose the time that works for you. The first sessions will take place on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, from 11:30 a.m.−12:00 p.m. and again from 3:00−3:30 p.m. The topic will be Get GO-ing with Graphic Organizers.