Special Education Blog

FY25 SEDD Training Video Now Available

  • Thu, May 22 2025  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

FY25 SEDD Training Video Now Available 

INTERNAL PD INFO: Don’t miss the bus to Teach Camp—registration is pulling away soon!

  • Tue, May 20 2025  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Training
    • Updates

It's hard being a new teacher. It's hard being a special education teacher. It's really hard being a new special education teacher. That’s where Teach Camp comes in!

GRADUATION INFO: Arizona State Board of Education Rule Change

  • Tue, May 20 2025  •
    • Transition News
    • Transition Training
    • Updates

In line with the end of the 24-25 school year, ADE/ESS would like to offer a reminder of the Arizona State Board of Education’s (SBE) rule changes related to secondary transition planning and graduation.

INTERNAL PD INFO: Summer Professional Learning Opportunity) STAR Autism Support

  • Fri, May 16 2025  •
    • Autism
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Training
    • Updates

Are you looking for specific targeted support for students with Autism?

SPED DATA UPDATE: Post School Outcomes Survey Opens June 1 & New Automated Email Notifications

  • Thu, May 15 2025  •
    • PSO Updates
    • Updates

Arizona’s 2025 Post School Outcomes (PSO) data collection season starts on June 1, 2025, and runs through September 30, 2025.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Four-week Reminder: FY26 Statement of Assurances is due June 11, 2025

  • Wed, May 14 2025  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

FY26 Statement of Assurances (SOA) due June 11, 2025

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY25 Parentally Placed Private School Student Survey required by all Public-School Districts

  • Wed, May 14 2025  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

FY25 Parentally Placed Private School Student Survey (PPPSS) is now open and due August 13th, 2025 

RECRUITMENT & RETENTION INFO: Registration for the 2025–2026 Special Education New Director Symposium (SENDS) is now open!

  • Mon, May 12 2025  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

ADE/ESS is pleased to announce that registration for the 2025–2026 Special Education New Director Symposium (SENDS) is now open!

 

IDEA CONFERENCE INFO: Deadlines for Artwork, Awards, and Scholarships Approaching

  • Fri, May 9 2025  •
    • IDEA Conference
    • Updates

Don't miss out on three exciting opportunities at the 2025 IDEA Conference: Access Cultivates Opportunity, August 21–22, 2025, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, Arizona.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Dashboard is Now Open: Wednesday, May 7, 2025

  • Wed, May 7 2025  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

Special Education Data Dashboard is Now Open: Wednesday, May 7, 2025