PHOENIX – State schools superintendent Tom Horne is urging the Governor and state lawmakers to add more staff to the growing Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program. The current budget agreement does not include much-needed personnel increases to serve ESA parents and students.
Effective June 8, 2026, integrity error -40105: Preschool exit outcomes may not be entered until the last day of the student's program, will now be a FED SPED warning instead of a FED SPED failure.
Horne announces $300K in grant funds to help recruit, train more teachers
Tue, Jun 9 2026 •
Statements from the Superintendent
Apprenticeships help address chronic shortage
PHOENIX – A new $300,000 grant will be used by the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) to expand its existing teacher apprenticeship and mentoring program to address the ongoing teacher shortage crisis, according to Superintendent Tom Horne.
MONITORING INFO: SY 2026-2027 Programmatic Monitoring Guide Steps Now Available!
Thu, Jun 4 2026 •
Updates
Program Support and Monitoring
ESS/Program Support & Monitoring is pleased to announce the release of the SY 2026–2027 Programmatic Monitoring Guide Steps. Attached is the release memo that indicates some of the recent updates.
