Draft State Plan for Every Student Succeeds Act Now Available
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), signed into law in December of 2015, is the successor to No Child Left Behind (NCLB), making it the newest installment of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965. This new law restores the authority in education … [Read More...]
Online Certification Portal Now Available
The Arizona Department of Education is pleased to announce the release of a public certification portal, which will allow members of the public to verify the certificate information of Arizona educators. OACIS, the Online Arizona Certification and Information System, … [Read More...]
AzMERIT: Arizona’s Measurement of Educational Readiness to Inform Teaching
In November 2014, the Arizona State Board of Education adopted a new statewide achievement test, AzMERIT, for Arizona students. In order to help communicate the purpose of the new test and several important aspects of the upcoming implementation process, the Arizona … [Read More...]
ADEConnect
ADEConnect helps school districts and charter schools gain access to Arizona Department of Education (ADE) systems such as Student Accountability Information System (SAIS), longitudinal dashboards, state district reporting systems and others. … [click here.]
ADE Responds to School Safety Concerns
The Department has resources available to school districts across the state to help them develop emergency response plans and threat assessment protocols. We also have a School Safety Resource webpage available for schools, parents and the … [click here.]
