Raising Special Kids

Posted Nov 21, 2019

Since 1979, Raising Special Kids has served Arizona families with individual assistance, parent mentoring, training, connection to community resources, and provided critical information tailored to their child’s specific diagnosis or...

Posted Oct 29, 2019

In her presentation at the Third Annual Raising Special Kids Symposium: Systems and Strategies for Managing Behavior, Stacey Gordon, whose alter ego is Julia, the lovable Sesame Street-dwelling Muppet with autism, shared some of many times...

Posted Oct 15, 2019

Susan Voirol has been named the 2019 Families First Award recipient by Raising Special Kids. This award is presented to an individual who has shown exemplary support for Arizona families raising children of all ages who have...

Posted Oct 3, 2019

The DES Division of Developmental Disabilities, Raising Special Kids and the Northern Arizona University Institute for Human Development would like to thank all members, families, community stakeholders and...

Posted Jan 24, 2019

SUMBITTED ELECTRONICALLY January 24, 2019 Audra Ahumada, Deputy Associate Superintendent of Assessments Arizona Department of EducationAssessment Section1535 W. Jefferson, Bin 6Phoenix, Arizona 85007 RE: Raising Special Kids public...

Posted Jan 14, 2019

The decision to give Arizona public schools a menu of assessment options to choose from was made in 2016 by the Arizona legislature with the passage of ARS 15-742. To adhere to the new Arizona law, the Arizona State Board of Education then...

Posted Apr 20, 2018

All school districts and charter schools are required to annually administer the nine-question State Performance Plan, Indicator 8: Parent Involvement Survey to all parents of students with an Individualized Education Program...

Posted Dec 20, 2017

This year marks the 10th visit that Mitchell Owens, CEO of Arizona-based landscape company, CareScape, Inc., has made to Raising Special Kids to present the organization with the funds raised at their annual Dandelion Golf Classic. Arizona...