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State board agrees to new ESA Parent Handbook

  • Mon, Jun 23 2025

PHOENIX – After more than a year of gathering input from parents, lawmakers and other interested stakeholders, the updated Arizona Department of Education Empowerment Scholarship Account Parent Handbook has been approved in an 8-1 vote by the State Board of Education. State Superintendent Tom Horne made the successful motion to approve.

CHILD FIND INFO: Certificate of Educational Convenience FAQ Now Available

  • Mon, Jun 23 2025  •
    • Updates

The ADE/ESS and School Finance sections have worked together to develop a resource for parents, counties, and public education agencies on certificates of educational convenience (CEC).

IDEA CONFERENCE INFO: You're Invited: Arizona's 2025 IDEA Preconference -- Leadership in Action

  • Mon, Jun 23 2025  •
    • IDEA Conference
    • Updates

We’re excited to invite you to an exclusive, invite-only event designed for Arizona’s special education leaders: the 2025 IDEA Director’s Preconference. This is your opportunity to collaborate, learn, and lead alongside peers who are shaping the future of special education across the state.

Horne says veto of antisemitism bill is terrible error

  • Mon, Jun 23 2025

PHOENIX – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne says Governor Hobbs’ veto of bipartisan legislation addressing antisemitism in public school classrooms is a terrible error that does not take into account the growing amount of antisemitism nationwide.

Supt. Tom Horne calls for Arizona law implementing new SCOTUS decision that state prohibition of gender affirming care for minors is constitutional

  • Thu, Jun 19 2025

PHOENIX-   Supt Tom Horne is calling for an Arizona law implementing the new United States Supreme Court decision that upheld a Tennessee law banning youth gender affirming care.

FY2025 June State Aid Payment

  • Thu, Jun 19 2025  •
    • Hot Topics
    • Payment Hot Topics

Important update for the FY2025 June State Aid Payment.

ADE Approves Retroactive Alternative School Status for Primavera

  • Wed, Jun 18 2025

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) today announced that it is approving retroactive alternative school status for Primavera for the year 2024. 

PUBLIC NOTICE INFO: Notice of Public Participation Period for Significant Disproportionality Calculation Cell Size Change Proposal

  • Wed, Jun 18 2025  •
    • Program Support and Monitoring
    • Updates

Please see the following public participation information for an ADE/ESS proposal to change the Significant Disproportionality calculation cell size, available on the ADE/ESS webpage.

PUBLIC NOTICE INFO: Notice of Public Participation Period for Proposed Special Education Dispute Resolution Policies and Procedures

  • Wed, Jun 18 2025  •
    • Program Support and Monitoring
    • Updates

Please see the following public participation information for proposed ADE/ESS Special Education Dispute Resolution Policies and Procedures, available on the main ADE/ESS webpage.https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/wBgQthgBSoSZ1HKzYA7g3Q

MONITORING INFO: SY 2025-2026 Programmatic Monitoring Guide Steps Now Available!

  • Tue, Jun 17 2025  •
    • Program Support and Monitoring
    • Updates

ESS/Program Support & Monitoring is pleased to announce the release of the SY 2025–2026 Programmatic Monitoring Guide Steps. Attached is the release memo that indicates some of the recent updates.