Special Education

The following links provided will connect to the Arizona Department of Education website to assist with questions regarding state compliance for special education programs and procedural safeguards.

State Compliances

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Students, their parents and employees of the Glendale Elementary School District are hereby notified that this school district does not discriminate and is required by Title VI, VII, Title IX, Section 504, and the Americans with Disabilities Act not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in admission or access to, treatment, or employment in its services and activities. 

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and its regulations prohibits discrimination against students with disabilities. This means that public schools must provide services to meet the individual needs of students with disabilities as adequately as the schools meet the needs of students without disabilities. Section 504 focuses on ensuring equal access for students with disabilities to the program offered by the public school. 

Under 34 CFR 104.34 of the Section 504 regulations, equal access includes serving students with disabilities in settings (academic and nonacademic) with students without disabilities. Equal access to the school program includes equal access to field trips. 

The District is prohibited in providing any aid, benefit, or service directly or through contractual, licensing, or other arrangements, from denying a student with a disability the opportunity to participate in or benefit from the aid, benefit, or service on the basis of the student’s disability. 

The District has an obligation to provide non-academic and extracurricular services and activities, including fieldtrips, in such manner as is necessary to afford students with disabilities an equal opportunity for participation in such services and activities. 

The District has an obligation to conduct an individualized inquiry to determine whether reasonable modifications or necessary aids and services would provide a student with a disability with an equal opportunity to participate in non-academic and extracurricular activities, including field trips. 

The District has an obligation to include students with disabilities in self-contained settings in all grade level field trips and to provide those student with the necessary accommodations so at to permit participation. 

If there are any questions concerning this protocol, please contact the Director of Student and Family Support Services at 623-237-7133.

Home-School Special Education Services

Attention all residents of Glendale Elementary School District with students who are home-schooled: If you have concerns that your child requires special education or your child has a current Individualized Education Program (IEP), please contact the Special Education department at (623) 237-7148 for information.