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PHOENIX — Some Arizona school districts say they are spending money on students who don’t attend their schools.
Public school districts receive funding per pupil attending their schools. Tighe said districts are losing out on money when ESA students, who come to them for these evaluations, do not attend their schools. The Phoenix Elementary School District said ESA evaluations cost them nearly $10,000 in the last school year. Costs include the time and money for personnel who would conduct these evaluations. That ranges from school psychologists, speech language pathologists and other professionals that could help identify any disabilities.
“Outside of our obligation for Child Find… We have seen quite a large increase up to and around half $1 million,” said Melissa McCusker, the director of student support services with DVUSD. “When you look at the number of hours that these experts are devoting to this process for a family that has no intent to enroll in our school district, we're looking at an accumulation of quite a bit of money.
“I myself have had four students evaluated in the public school system among two different school districts as potential students with a disability,” she said. “Four of my kids qualify for special education services.” “Since this is a requirement under federal law, changes would have to be considered by Congress,” an ADE spokesperson told ABC15.
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