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AZ Find/Child Find

Az Find logoChild 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.

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AZ FIND Contact Information

AZ FIND Coordinator Becky Raabe (928) 637-1871


Dispute Resolution

Although the spirit of the federal special education regulations is that parents and schools will arrive at a consensus, sometimes conflict arises. The Office of Dispute Resolution, a unit under Exceptional Student Services (ESS), offers several options for parents and schools to address and resolve these special education conflicts: Facilitated IEP, mediation, a state administrative complaint system through which ADE can investigate alleged procedural violations of the IDEA, and a due process hearing system.

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Medicaid

Medicaid School-Based Claiming (MSBC) is a joint federal and state program that offers reimbursement for both the provision of covered medically necessary school-based services and for the costs of administrative activities, such as outreach activities to identify eligible students and enroll them in the program, that support the Medicaid school-based program. Schools may provide a wide range of health care and related services to their students, which may or may not be reimbursable under the Medicaid program. For more information, visit the Medicaid School-Based Claiming page. 

 


Parent Involvement Survey

Parent SurveyAll school districts and charter schools are required to annually administer the nine-question State Performance Plan, Indicator 8: Parent Involvement Survey to all parents of students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP).

 

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Parent Involvement Survey Contact Information

Parent Involvement Survey Coordinator Becky Raabe (928) 637-1871


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Secure Care LogoSecure Care is the education students receive in schools and instructional programs in juvenile detention centers, The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections, county jails, and the Arizona Department of Corrections. The Secure Care team works with facilities to support and monitor the successful reentry of students in secure care facilities to public schools and post-secondary opportunities.

 

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Secure Care Contact Information

Program Specialist Kelsey De La Rosa (602) 542-5084


Surrogate Parents

 Parents play an integral role in the special education process. When, for any number of reasons, a parent is not available to participate in this process, the IDEA has procedures in place to ensure a child’s rights are represented. These procedures involve the appointment of a “surrogate parent." For more information, visit the Surrogate Parents page.

 

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From the Exceptional Student Services Blog

DATA MANAGMENT ALERT: New FY23 Integrity Rule -40086 – New SPED14 Exit Code for Preschool Fri, Jul 1 2022 Data Management, Updates

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT

New Integrity Rule -40086 – New SPED14 Exit Code for Preschool

A new Special Education integrity rule -40086, will be introduced into the integrity process on FY23 SPED data. This update is a continuation of our effort to ensure clean data for the state. A new one-sheet Integrity Tool is now available on our AzEDS SPED Reporting webpage for troubleshooting tips for Integrity Rule -40086.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT RE: SEDD Update: Preschool Transition and Students without Disabilities Data Entry Now Open Thu, Jun 30 2022 Data Management, Updates

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT

Special Education Data Dashboard Update:

Preschool Transition and Students without Disabilities Data Entry Now Open

Two new data entry components are added to the Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) as of today:

  • Preschool Transition: required for PEAs that provide special education and related services to preschoolers. Data entry involves information on students who transferred from Part C (Arizona Early Intervention Program) to Part B (PEA preschool program).
  • Students without Disabilities: data entry is required for PEAs to identify whether or not educational services were provided to students without disabilities reported as long-term suspended or expelled in AzEDS.

These data collection requirements are due by August 3, 2022, by 5:00 pm. If your PEA does not serve preschoolers and/or does not have any students without disabilities reported as long-term suspended or expelled, these components will not be accessible and are not applicable.

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