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Jeff Rhodes JeffRhodesazedgov vouchersunitazedgov Types of Vouchers Institutional Vouchers Arizona Schools for the Deaf and Blind ASDB Residential Vouchers Residential Treatment Centers RTC ID: 760046

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Slide1

ESS Vouchers

Education Program Specialist Jeff Rhodes

Jeff.Rhodes@azed.gov

vouchersunit@azed.gov

Slide2

Types of Vouchers

Institutional Vouchers-

Arizona Schools for the Deaf and Blind (ASDB)

Residential Vouchers-

Residential Treatment Centers (RTC)

Slide3

Institutional Vouchers

By approving/validating the voucher you are:

Confirming that you are the HSD for the ASDB student

Are aware that the student is receiving services from ASDB through an institutional voucher

Slide4

Process for Residential Vouchers (RTC)

SPA RTC HSD ADEState Placing Agency (SPA)Residential Treatment Center (RTC)Home School District (HSD)Arizona Department of Education (ADE) Vouchers Unit

Slide5

The Process (continued)

A State Placing Agency (SPA) places a student in a Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for care purposes.

The RTC sends an Initial application to the Home

School District (HSD)

within 5 days of entry.

The HSD approves the Initial application. The HSD has 60 days from the student’s date of entry to the RTC to complete a Home School District Education Application with the required statutory documents uploaded within the application.

ADE (ESS Vouchers Unit) has two reviewers evaluate the application/documents. If approved, the student’s funding is authorized for the remainder of the fiscal year (6/30/19).

Slide6

Slide7

Role Assignments

Slide8

Required Documents

Slide9

FAQs Determining the HSD

Slide10

FAQs Vouchers

Slide11

2018-19 Approved RTCs

Slide12

ADE Connect/ESS Vouchers Home Page

Slide13

Numbers in Vouchers

90% of students are not actively enrolled

70% of students are NSE (Non-Special Education)

30% of students are SPED

Less than 1% are RSE (Residential Special Education), which is an IEP driven placement

40% of students are wards of the state

(Placed by DCS, parents may still have educational rights)

Slide14

Entities that cannot be Vouchered

Accommodation schools

Juvenile detention centers

(except AZ Dept. of Juvenile Corrections)

Bureau of Indian Affair Education schools

Private schools

Parochial schools

Slide15

Why did the flowchart change and “last school attended” no longer applies?

Slide16

Home School District is defined under A.R.S. 15-761(9):

Home School District is defined under A.R.S. § 15-761(9):

"Home school district" means the

school district

in which the person resides who has legal custody of the child, as provided in section 15-824, subsection B. If the child is a ward of the state and a specific person does not have legal custody of the child or is a ward of this state and the child is enrolled in an accommodation school pursuant to section 15-913, the home school district is the

district

that the child last attended or, if the child has not previously attended a public school in this state, the

school district

within which the child currently resides.

Slide17

Actively Enrolled/Recently Enrolled

Students currently attending any public education agency (PEA) in the state of Arizona. This also includes students who have

not been enrolled in a PEA for ten days or less

aligning with similar attendance guidelines from A.R.S. § 15-901.

Charters can only be an HSD if the student falls within the category of actively/recently enrolled.

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Slide19

Relevant Statutes

A.R.S. 15-761

(Definitions)

A.R.S. 15-765

(SPED in institutions/rehabilitation facilities)

A.R.S. 15-1181 to 15-1185

(Residential Vouchers)

A.R.S. 15-1201 to 15-1205

(Institutional Vouchers)

A.A.C. R7-2-401

(SPED standards

/definitions)

A.A.C. R7-2-402

(RTC approval process)

A.A.C. R7-2-404

(Describes the voucher process)

34 C.F.R. 300

(IDEA)

Slide20

7 Questions

Slide21

In referring to the placement category in vouchers, the acronym NSE means?

Slide22

In referring to the placement category in vouchers, the acronym NSE means?

Non-Special Education

Slide23

Who is responsible for monitoring the educational services while a student is in a residential treatment center?

Slide24

Who is responsible for monitoring the educational services while a student is in a residential treatment center?

Home School District

A.R.S. §15-1183. “Responsibility for monitoring the educational services during the time a child is placed in the residential facility and for planning for transition from the private residential facility to a public school remains with the

home school district.”

Slide25

By law, how many days does the Home School District have to submit a Home School District Education application?

Slide26

By law, how many days does the Home School District have to submit a Home School District Education application?

60 days

from date of entry to the RTC

(unless an extension is approved, in which case it would be 120 days)

Slide27

Can a school district be responsible for a voucher if the student has never attended that district?

Slide28

Can a school district be responsible for a voucher if the student has never attended that district?

Yes

(If the parent/legal guardian resides in district’s boundaries)

Slide29

Is the RTC representative a part of the MET (Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team)?

Slide30

Is the RTC representative a part of the MET (Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team)?

Yes

The RTC representative is part of the team and needs to provide input into the evaluation as per A.R.S. §15-765 (see above).

Although a RTC representative must provide information for the MET report either in person or by phone,

a writing section of the report is not required.

Slide31

Can ESS assist in identifying a legal guardian or home address for a student?

Slide32

Can ESS assist in identifying a legal guardian or home address for a student?

No

ESS does not have any information pertaining to legal guardianship or any addresses for students in the educational voucher system. This information must be gathered through the appropriate state placing agency.

Slide33

An 18-year-old student has obtained his/her GED. Does the HSD have educational obligations?

Slide34

An 18-year-old student has obtained his/her GED. Does the HSD have educational obligations?

Yes

A GED is not considered a recognized high school diploma. If a student with a GED up to 21 years old wants to continue his/her education at the RTC, the student is eligible for funding.

Slide35

Thank you

Jeff Rhodes

Jeff.Rhodes@azed.gov

(602) 542-4387

or

VouchersUnit@azed.gov