Special Education Blog

ADE PD INFO: Announcing Keynote Speakers for Arizona’s 2024 IDEA Conference

  • Wed, Jul 3 2024  •
    • IDEA Conference
    • Updates

ADE/ESS is excited to announce keynote speakers for Arizona’s 2024 IDEA Conference: Expect, Engage, Achieve.

Data Management Alert: Special Education Data Dashboard: Review and Certification Process

  • Mon, Jun 24 2024  •
    • Data Management

The Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) is open and accessible for your review. The SEDD application displays student data reported to the Arizona Education Data Standards (AzEDS), fitting the module requirements below. Any necessary updates should be made in your Student Information System (SIS) promptly to sync to AzEDS and will reflect in SEDD the following day.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: INVITATION: ESS Data Management Office Hours for Special Education Data Dashboard

  • Thu, Jun 13 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The ESS Data Management Team is pleased to offer virtual Office Hours to our Public Education Agencies (PEAs) to further assist in meeting the Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) data requirements.

OPERATIONS UPDATE: English Learner Requirements for Students with Disabilities in Special Education Programs

  • Fri, Jun 7 2024  •
    • Updates

Please see the attached memo regarding English Learner (EL) requirements for students with disabilities.

INTERNAL PD INFO: Summer 2024 ADE/ESS Virtual Math Professional Learning Offerings

  • Fri, Jun 7 2024  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Please see the attached flyer for information about ADE/ESS virtual math professional learning offerings that are available this summer. Questions can be directed to the contacts listed in the flyer.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY24 Parentally Placed Private School Student Survey required by all Public School Districts only opened on 5/15/24

  • Thu, May 30 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

FY24 Parentally Placed Private School Student Survey (PPPSS) required by all Public School Districts only (charter schools are excluded), opened on 5/15/24.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004 requires that each public education agency (PEA) maintain its records and provide to the State information related to parentally placed private elementary and secondary school students covered under §§ 300.130 through 300.144.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar: Wednesday, June 19, 2024

  • Wed, May 29 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.

MONITORING INFO: SY 2024-2025 Programmatic Monitoring Guide Steps Now Available!

  • Tue, May 28 2024  •
    • Program Support and Monitoring
    • Updates

ESS/Program Support &  Monitoring is pleased to announce the release of the SY 2024–2025 Programmatic Monitoring Guide Steps. Attached is the release memo that indicates some of the recent updates.

EXTERNAL PD INFO: NDSC Educators Conference in Phoenix July 26, 2024

  • Thu, May 23 2024  •
    • Updates

Please see the attached information on a training opportunity the National Down Syndrome Congress is offering locally.

INTERNAL PD INFO: Multi-Tier Behavior Supports (MTBS) Year 1, Apply Now!

  • Wed, May 22 2024  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Multi-Tier Behavior Supports (MTBS) is a three-year training series that will assist district, charter, or school teams in developing a school-wide approach to positive behavior management practices.