Special Education

Section 504 Information

Section 504 regulations are under the jurisdiction of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

Resources

Professional Learning & Sustainability (PLS) serves the educational community by increasing the recruitment, retention, knowledge, and skills of professionals serving students with disabilities so that students achieve higher academic and functional outcomes.

PLS offers professional learning opportunities, resources, and technical assistance to:

Transition Planning Requirements

Learn best practices for completing secondary transition planning requirements. Refer to the Program Support & Monitoring Guide Steps guidance document for compliance requirements in the Individualized Education Program (IEP).

In addition, PEAs may have additional or more restrictive requirements so check with your special education director for guidance.

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.

Arizona's Medicaid Agency – AHCCCS

• AHCCCS Fee Schedule with code updates effective January 1, 2017

Public Consulting Group– Arizona Medicaid School-Based Claiming Program

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.