is Exceptional Student Services.
ESS ensures that public education agencies in Arizona have special education programs, policies, and procedures that comply with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and its implementing regulations, and that eligible children and youth with disabilities receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE). ESS provides professional learning opportunities, provides technical assistance to schools, supports the needs of families of students with disabilities, monitors schools for compliance with the regulations that implement the IDEA, and administers the IDEA Entitlement grant.
Child 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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December 5th 2024December 4, 2024 - 12:00 amNOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF FIT KIDS, INC. *This agenda was posted on www.championschools.org on December 4, 2024 Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) § 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of Fit Kids, Inc. and to the general public that the Governing Board will hold a meeting, […]
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF FIT KIDS, INC. FOR THE PURPOSE OF RATIFYING PAST ACTION TAKEN IN VIOLATION OF OPEN MEETING LAW* *This agenda was posted on www.championschools.org on October 8, 2024 Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.02 and A.R.S. § 38-431.05(8), notice is hereby given to the members of Fit Kids, […]