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FY 2013 Annual Special Education Data Collection Workshops & Webinars

April 17, 2013 By

All public education agencies (PEAs) that have served special education students during the 2012-2013 school year are required to submit Annual Special Education Data information to the Arizona Department of Education (ADE).

ADE/ESS is pleased to announce that training for this data collection requirement will be offered in May and June 2013 via webinars and regional workshops. Webinars provide the convenience of attending a training session right from your own desk. However, for participants who prefer in-person trainings, four regional workshops will also be offered.

If you would like to attend one of the scheduled trainings, registration is required. Please review the 2013 ADC Flyer for dates, times, and descriptions of the various webinars and workshops, as well as registration information.

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Common Core State Standards Webinar May 3, 2013

April 12, 2013 By

ADE/ESS is pleased to announce an upcoming webinar related to Common Core State Standards. In this webinar, Common Core Differences, Sandra Albertie from achievethecore.org will discuss what makes the Common Core State Standards different than the typical state standards that preceeded them. These differences have significant implications on both what and how we teach. She will discuss the major shifts called for by the Standards and explain the rational behind these changes in the classroom. She will also discuss how the work of Common Core State Standards implementation integrates into a system of improving education. Finally, Sandra will share tools and resources that are helpful for understanding and implementing the Standards.

Please send this invitation to all educators who will benefit from learning more about Common Core. The webinar is free and has no participation limitation. The presenter does an effective job of showing participants relevant information to better understand Common Core Standards. Additionally, participants will see how these standards are effectively implemented.

Join us for a Webinar on May 3 from 3:30 – 5:00 PM MST.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/159631654

If you have any questions, please email Lisa Aaroe at lisa.aaroe@azed.gov.

To be added to a list of interested participants for our next round of training, please provide your contact information here.

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Guidance from Office of Civil Rights

May 3, 2013 By

Office for Civil Rights

Today, the Office for Civil Rights has released guidance to remind school districts, postsecondary institutions, and other Federal funding recipients of the legal prohibition against retaliation with regard to civil rights complaints and to describe OCR’s methods of enforcement. The DCL does not contain any new policy or new interpretations of law and is supported by well-established caselaw. However, OCR has never before issued any public guidance describing its enforcement of recipients’ non-retaliation obligations.
Please take a moment to read this important guidance at:

If you have any questions, requests for technical assistance, or outreach opportunities where OCR can play a role please contact one of our regional offices. You can always find our list of offices and the regions they support at https://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/CFAPPS/OCR/contactus.cfm.

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U.S. Department of Education Allocation of IDEA Part B Funds

May 3, 2013 By

Arizona’s Grant for IDEA Part B (611)

Arizona received the state allocation tables for IDEA Part B this past week. The short and sweet of it is that our allocation was reduced by 5.6% due to sequestration. Which is about what we thought the reduction would be based on earlier communication from USDoE. However, what was a surprise was that the LEA allocations were reduced by 6.6% or about $11 million dollars. The reduction was taken in the “population and poverty” portion of the allocation formula. Individual LEA allocation reduction may vary due to increases and decreases to the overall student enrollment and number of students living in poverty as reported to the ADE through October enrollment and SAIS during the current fiscal year.

State Administration and State Set-Aside funding had a very slight increase of 2.2%. These set-aside funds cover grants to LEAs for Capacity Building, IDEA and Preschool Emergency, High Cost Child, Secure Care, ESS sponsored professional development activities, program and fiscal monitoring activities overseen by the ESS section.
Arizona’s grant for IDEA Preschool (619) was reduced by 6.6% due to sequestration. In the case of 619 funds, the poverty and population portion of the formula was not funded at all. LEA allocations will be reduced by just less than 3% or $115,568.
Below are links to the Fiscal Year Allocation for Grants to States IDEA Part B Sections 611 and 619.

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WEBINAR: PARCC Accommodations Manual

May 1, 2013 By

Arizona Education Leaders and Teachers,

PARCC has released the Accommodations Manual for public comment through May 13, 2013. Representatives from Arizona’s Department of Education have been intimately involved and influential in the development of this document and would like to invite questions and feedback from the field.

In order to facilitate this, a webinar has been scheduled for Thursday, May 2, 2013, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. It is critical that district leadership and EL specialists, as well as general education and special education teachers understand the accommodation proposals contained in the manual. Many of the accessibility features of the new PARCC assessment will impact general education students as well as those with special needs. The PowerPoint presentation will highlight features of the document as well as provide opportunities for questions and feedback.

Please plan to join us for this informative presentation.  Registration is available through the following link: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/449310806.

Please direct questions to Pat Reynolds at Patricia.Reynolds@azed.gov or via phone, 602-364-1296.

Reminder, the period for public comments on the PARCC Accommodations Manual ends on May 13, 2013.  Please visit the announcement from ADE Assessment here.

 

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Writing a Secondary IEP for Transition Using Best Practice Workshop

April 18, 2013 By

This training applies information from previous Secondary Transition training (s) conducted by our ADE/ESS transition specialists. The expectation is that participants attending this training come with a foundation of Indicator 13 knowledge. It is geared for those that are looking to evaluate their IEPs and increase the potential success of the transition plan, for individuals with disabilities, by answering four essential evaluative questions. You will receive clarification on the differences between interest, preferences, and strengths assessment information, how to approach the development of activities, as well as course work documentation related to the measurable postsecondary goals. After a quick review of Indicator 13 information, each IEP will be reviewed to answer the four essential evaluative questions that are designed to write better ‘transition plans’.

May 1, 2013
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Pueblo Magnet High School
3500 S. 12th Ave.
Tucson, AZ

Register for this event here.

Visit the Secondary Transition page.

Please contact Jeannette Zemeida if you have any questions about this program.

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Significant Intellectual Disabilites/Meeting Secondary Transition IEP Requirements Workshop

April 18, 2013 By

This interactive workshop is especially designed for special educators responsible for developing and implementing IEPs that include transition planning for students with significant intellectual disabilities. Examples of age-appropriate transition assessments and interagency collaboration will be provided.

May 1, 2013
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Pueblo Magnet High School
3500 S. 12th Ave.
Tucson, AZ

Register for this event here.

Visit the Secondary Transition page.

Please contact Jeannette Zemeida if you have questions about this program.

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Great Arizona Teach-In

November 27, 2012 By

SAVE THE DATE

Great Arizona Teach-In

Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Conference Center

April 27, 2013

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

The Great Arizona Teach-In is an annual recruitment event that is held exclusively for Arizona schools. This job fair is designed to bring candidates and recruiters together in one central location and typically attracts over 90 recruiters and 800 candidates each year. The Great Arizona Teach-In is a one-stop career fair where education professional can take care of fingerprint requirements, ask questions of university representatives, have résumés reviewed by administrators and finalize certification and highly-qualified requirements by ADE specialists.

Please visit www.teachinaz.com for more information about education employment opportunities in Arizona!  Updates about the Teach-In will be posted in January 2013.

For more information, please contact Tracy Faulkner by email tracy.faulkner@azed.gov or telephone 602-364-2195.

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Talk with ADE – April 26, 2013

April 23, 2013 By

Talk with ADE Meeting

April 26, 2013
9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

New Location – Map http://goo.gl/maps/0amUl
3300 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85012
16th Floor, Room 100/101

Parking at the new building:

Please carefully read and print the attached parking pass and directions that show where/how to park.
Make sure to bring your parking ticket stub with you to the meeting to have it validated!

Agenda

Parking Pass

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Post School Outcomes (PSO) Survey Trainings

April 12, 2013 By

PSO Webinar Trainings Flyer

These webinars will be of greatest benefit to public education agencies (PEAs) that:

  • Participated in last year’s (2012) survey;
  • Are required to participate this year (2013) or next year (2014); and
  • Are not required, but choose to voluntarily participate for local programmatic planning purposes.
PEAs reporting data during the July—September 2013 collection period will need to conduct the PSO Survey with any student who graduated, aged out, or dropped out during the 2011—2012
school year.
PSO Survey data must be entered into the PSO Survey application between July 1, 2013 and September 30, 2013.

Scheduled Webinars

Results of the 2012 PSO Survey & How to Access Local PSO Data

Do you know what Arizona students are doing one year after leaving school? This webinar will share state results and demonstrate how to locate local results.

April 23, 2013            1:30 p.m.—3:00 p.m.

April 25, 2013             9:00 a.m.—10:30 a.m.

Getting Ready for the PSO Survey: Tips, Tools & Resources

The online application doesn’t open until July 1, 2013, but there are tips and tools you can use now to ensure an easy and meaningful process.

April 29, 2013            1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.

May 1, 2013                9:00 a.m.—10:00 a.m.

May 13, 2013              11:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

Essentials for Participation in the 2013 PSO Survey

This webinar will identify requirements for participation in this year’s PSO Survey and outline the data collection systems that will measure and profile the post-school experiences of youth with disabilities. A demonstration of the online application used for data entry will also be provided.

June 10, 2013             1:00 p.m.—2:30 p.m.

June 11, 2013             9:00 a.m.—10:30 a.m.

June 12, 2013             10:30 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

June 26, 2013             1:30 p.m.—3:00 p.m.

Additional webinars may be scheduled, dates and times TBD.

Check http://tinyurl.com/PSO2013 for updates.

If you wish to attend a PSO Survey webinar training, registration is required!

To register, click on the date you wish to attend.

For more information on Arizona Post School Outcome (PSO) Survey trainings,  please contact Lorrie Sheehy at Lorrie.Sheehy@azed.gov; PSOInbox@azed.gov or call 520-542-9412.

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