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INTERNAL PD INFO: Reserve Your Spots for Teach Camp today!

  • Wed, Apr 17 2024  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Teach Camp registration is filling up fast! It is hard to believe that this summer, we will launch Teach Camp for the fifth year! Teach Camp provides professional learning and supports that are specifically designed for beginning special education teachers.

FY 2024 April Expenditure Report (BUDG-25)

  • Tue, Apr 16 2024  •
    • Budget Hot Topics

School Finance has posted the BUDG-25 reports for all school districts to the School Finance website. The FY 2024 April BUDG-25 reports have been calculated using the FY 2024 April BSA-55 information.

Horne criticizes Governor’s classroom cell phone ban veto

  • Fri, Apr 12 2024  •
    • News

State schools chief Tom Horne criticized Governor Katie Hobbs’ veto of a bill he supported that would allow local districts and charters to set a policy restricting the use of mobile devices while students are in class. He pointed out that under the bill, local school authorities would set policies to accomplish that goal.

INTERNAL PD INFO: Autism Summer Professional Learning Opportunity

  • Fri, Apr 12 2024  •
    • Updates

ADE/ESS and STAR Autism Support are collaborating to offer PEAs free resources, in-person and virtual professional learning, and additional coaching and technical assistance this summer.

Horne corrects false information about federal funds in letter from legislators

  • Tue, Apr 9 2024  •
    • News

State schools chief Tom Horne is responding to state legislators who made inaccurate assertions in a letter about the Department of Education’s disbursement of federal education dollars.

INTERNAL PD INFO: Free Professional Learning: How Leaders Lead to Impact Success

  • Mon, Apr 8 2024  •
    • Updates

The ADE/ESS is offering a free, one-day Professional Learning for district leadership and school-site leadership to facilitate using tools and evidence-based practices to lead successful impact on school-wide systems, collective accountability, and inclusivity for the teaching and learning of students with specific learning disabilities. 

ESS OPERATIONS INFO: FY 25 ESS Special Education Program Approvals Updates

  • Fri, Apr 5 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

Please see the following updates for Emotional Disabilities-Public (ED-P) programs in FY 25.

DATA UPDATE: Responses Needed for the Indicator 8 Parent Involvement Survey

  • Wed, Apr 3 2024  •
    • Parent Involvement Survey
    • Updates

All school districts, charter schools, secure care schools, and the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB) are required to annually administer the State Performance Plan Indicator 8 Parent Involvement Survey to parents of students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP).

INTERNAL FREE PD OPPORTUNITY: “Artificial Sweeteners: AI for Teachers and Everyone Else, Too!”

  • Tue, Apr 2 2024  •
    • Updates

The ADE/ESS/Assistive Technology team is excited to announce the last in our series of 2023–24 National Presenters: “Artificial Sweeteners: AI for Teachers and Everyone Else, Too!” with Tony Vincent. This presentation is designed for general and special education teachers and related service providers.

ADE PD INFO: Arizona Literacy Road Show Registration Open

  • Mon, Apr 1 2024  •
    • Updates

The Arizona Department of Education English Language Arts team invites you to attend the Arizona Literacy Road Show coming to a location near you!