Special Education

Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports

Post School Outcomes

Each public education agency (PEA) that serves transition-aged students with disabilities is required to participate in the Post School Outcomes (PSO) Survey every year. Students who exited high school are contacted and administered a 14-question survey designed to capture student engagement in post-secondary education/training or employment. Data obtained from the PSO Survey facilitates results-driven analysis and improvement to secondary transition programs at the state and local levels.

Medicaid Resources

Arizona's Medicaid Agency – AHCCCS

Public Consulting Group– Arizona Medicaid School-Based Claiming Program

Medicaid Memos and Communications

The Arizona Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services (ADE/ESS), does not oversee the Medicaid School-Based Claiming program, but does assist in facilitating communication between public education agencies (PEAs) and AHCCCS related to the DSC and MAC programs.

Medicaid School-Based Claiming

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.

Merging Two Worlds

The Merging Two Worlds Transition/Career Planning curriculum was developed by Pima Special Programs, Department of Pima County School Superintendent's Office, Tucson Arizona.

Graduation and Students With Disabilities

High School Graduation Requirements

State Board of Education administrative rule on graduation as outlined in R7-2-302.02.

FAQ: Graduation of Students with Disabilities in Arizona’s Schools

FAQ: El documento AZ-TAS de graduación

Program Management

The Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Program Management team distributes Individuals with Disability Act grant monies to eligible Public Education Agencies (PEA) throughout Arizona. The grant application process is facilitated through the grants management system. Grants are approved, amended, and financially monitored through this system. Programmatic monitoring for IDEA grants is facilitated between the program management team and the program support and monitoring specialist in ESS.

IDEA Entitlement Grant

 

Summary of Performance

The final regulations for the reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) were published in the Federal Register on August 14, 2006, and became effective on October 13, 2006. The law requires that "the public agency provide a summary of academic and functional performance, including recommendations to assist the student in meeting postsecondary goals, for students whose eligibility terminates because of graduation with a regular high school diploma or because of exceeding the age eligibility for FAPE under State law" (§300.305[e][3]).

Employment First

AZ Employment First is a philosophy and movement supporting our mission of competitive integrated employment being the expectation for all Arizonans who have a disability. Employment First is not a program or agency, and we do not provide a service to individuals. The AZ Employment First Initiative is working with stakeholder groups across the state to redefine and rethink how we work with and for individuals with disabilities to increase successful employment outcomes. We believe everyone has a stake in making this possible.