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INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Developing Fluency with Whole Numbers

  • Sun, Sep 12 2021  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

What does it mean to be fluent in mathematics? In this webinar, we will examine the key components of fluency and make connections across mathematics standards that specify fluency as the intended end-of-year outcome in each grade level from K–6. Additionally, we will explore instructional routines, strategies, and games that will help all students develop flexibility to solve contextual and mathematical problems involving whole numbers.

School and Behavioral Health Partnerships Guide

  • Thu, Sep 9 2021
Behavioral Health Guide

School and Behavioral Health Partnerships Guide

ADE's Social-Emotional and Mental Health Resource Guide

  • Wed, Sep 8 2021

ADE's Social-Emotional and Mental Health Resource Guide

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

  • Wed, Sep 1 2021
Suicide Prevention Month 2021

Some 1,400 Arizonans die by suicide annually; it is the eighth leading cause of death in the state. And yet, we can all play a role in helping to decrease this number in our communities.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Reporting of Primary/Secondary Needs in AzEDS

  • Tue, Aug 31 2021  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

This notice serves as a reminder that the most accurate disability representation should be reported for all students with disabilities throughout the school year.

When reporting needs (disability categories) to AzEDS for students, all eligible needs listed on a student’s IEP should be reported for all special education placements in Arizona. If a student has only one need, that need is reported as the primary need. For students with multiple needs, only one can be reported as the primary need and the other need(s) would be reported as secondary. The primary need is defined as the one that most adversely affects the student’s ability to access the general curriculum.

RECRUITMENT & RETENTION INFORMATION: Call for AASP Professional Practice Award Nominations

  • Tue, Aug 31 2021  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

At their annual state conference, the Arizona Association of School Psychologists (AASP) recognizes an outstanding school psychologist and administrator (principal or director) of the year, and they encourage your district or charter to nominate someone who provides excellent support and advocacy for students with disabilities in our state. Nomination forms can be located on the AASP website and should be submitted to Jamie Timmerman and Cathy Herring at AASP. Additional information is included in the attached flyer. It is recommended to submit at least three letters of support with each nomination. Nominations open on September 1, 2021 and close on September 30, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. The awards ceremony will be held Friday, November 5, 2021 in the morning at Desert Willow Conference Center. 

INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: September Math Office Hours

  • Tue, Aug 31 2021  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

The ADE Math Team has scheduled office hours to allow educators to meet together to network, problem-solve, and develop solutions to allow all Arizona teachers and students to continue to feel supported and to be successful.

Grade-band meetings are provided for all math teachers, including special education teachers! These grade-band meetings will include opportunities for networking, problem solving, and sharing different implementation models. Office hours are one hour long with an additional 30 minutes at the end for a Q & A session.  Participants can earn one hour of professional development credit for each session attended.

INTERNAL PD UPDATE: Related Service Provider Strand at Arizona's 2021 IDEA Virtual Conference

  • Tue, Aug 31 2021  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

ADE/ESS is excited to share updated information for our  3-day virtual event which will feature over 75 professional learning opportunities addressing legal issues, special education compliance, preschool and secondary transition, social/emotional learning, and new this year, a content strand for school-based OTs, PTs, and SLPs featuring Michelle Bradshaw, Chris Bugaj, Michelle Curcio, Lisa DeWitt, Irma Gomez, Jessica Hartrich, Amy Hill, Rebecca Lopez, Mike Marotta, Jeff Meeks, Fe Murray, Beth Poss, Linda Rudd, Judith Schoonover, Sarah Ward and Elisa Wern.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY 2022 October 1 Data Collection

  • Fri, Aug 27 2021  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The ESS ODC application will open on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. PEAs must login to the application to submit the October 1 verification and personnel counts. All technical assistance documents and FAQs will be available by accessing the “Help tab” on the home page of the ESS ODC application.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: New AzEDS Portal Report: SPED50 – SPED Concurrency Report

  • Thu, Aug 26 2021  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The ESS Data Management team is pleased to announce that a new report is now available in the AzEDS Portal, SPED50 – SPED Concurrency Report. This report will help PEAs find concurrent SPED data in AzEDS along with the concurrent PEA, Site, and dates reported to aid in determining the accurate reporting for the student. This report will only show Primary SPED LRE data reported by your PEA that overlaps with Primary SPED LRE data reported by another PEA (Concurrency).