AZ FIND Info for Families

 

Child Find is a component of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA ’04) that requires Public Education Agencies (PEAs) to locate, identify, and evaluate all children with disabilities, aged birth through 21. PEAs are school districts and charter schools.

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.

Statutes and Technical Assistance

ADE Resources

External Agency Resources

  • Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP)
  • Raising Special Kids  RSK is a parent organization that provides support and information for parents of children with a full range of disabilities and health care needs from birth to age 26. Programs are offered at no cost to families and are available in English and Spanish.

Contact Us

AZ FIND Coordinator

Becky Raabe

(928) 637-1871

 

Page revised 3/7/23

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