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SY 20-21 Title IV-A Sub-Category Report

  • Tue, Mar 1 2022

The Title IV-A team is excited to share the Sub-Category Report for the 2020-2021 school year!

2022 IDEA Conference Call for Proposals Due March 31, 2022

  • Fri, Feb 25 2022  •
    • IDEA Conference

ADE/ESS is pleased to request proposals for Arizona’s 2022 IDEA Conference, Rise Up: Reimagining and Transforming Educational Practices.

2022 Integrity process has experienced an issue

  • Fri, Feb 25 2022

Please note: 

The 2022 Integrity process experienced a problem and has been restarted.

The process is running now and is expected to finish by 1pm MST.

CONFERENCE INFO: 2022 IDEA Conference Call for Proposals Due March 31, 2022

  • Thu, Feb 24 2022  •
    • Updates

Special Education Stakeholders,

ADE/ESS is pleased to request proposals for Arizona’s 2022 IDEA Conference, Rise Up: Reimagining and Transforming Educational Practices.

This year’s conference will be held in person at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix and will feature over 75 professional learning opportunities, including IDEA legal issues, instructional practices, national trends and hot topics, special education compliance, preschool and secondary transition, and social/emotional learning.

Final SDER Reminder

  • Thu, Feb 24 2022  •
    • Data Hot Topics

Modifications to this year's SDER data must be submitted by midnight on 3/1/22. Please review full post for additional details. Charter districts are not required to submit SDER data at this time. 

INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Digital Learning Construction: Tools with Tony Vincent

  • Thu, Feb 24 2022  •
    • Updates
    • Assistive Technology Upcoming Events
    • Assistive Technology

Special Education Directors,

The ADE/ESS Assistive Technology (AT) team is excited to offer a free virtual professional learning opportunity by nationally known presenter Tony Vincent.  Registration information is available below:

STUDY INFO: OSEP-Funded Study Opportunity: Self-, College-, and Career Awareness Curriculum for Elementary Students

  • Wed, Feb 23 2022  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Special Education Directors, please see the following information:

Research Opportunity: Elementary Self- and Career-Awareness Study

Future Quest Island-Explorations (FQI-E) is a free online game-based curriculum that promotes college and career awareness, SEL, and self-concept for 3rd to 5th graders. FQI-E is universally designed and accessible to students with disabilities; it uses the evidence-based possible selves framework to help all students understand themselves, set goals, and plan expansive futures.

PD OPPORTUNITY: Universal Tools in the 2022 State Assessments Platform

  • Tue, Feb 22 2022  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Special Education Directors,

ADE ESS and Assessment are excited to announce a new professional learning opportunity for educators.

Empower Students to Use Universal Tools in the 2022 State Assessments Platform (Grades 3–8)

Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 4:00–5:30 p.m.

RECRUITMENT & RETENTION INFO: GETSET and SETTA Tuition Assistance Programs

  • Tue, Feb 22 2022  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • AZ FIND

The ADE/ESS Professional Learning and Sustainability unit is pleased to announce two “grow your own” opportunities for educators in Arizona public schools.

  • The General Education Teacher to Special Education Teacher (GETSET) program provides tuition reimbursement to certified general education teachers who want to pursue a career change to become certified in an area of special education. 
  • The Special Education Teacher Tuition Assistance (SETTA) program provides tuition reimbursement to paraprofessionals and educational interpreters that leads to special education teaching certification.

INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: The Power of Strengths-Based IEPs

  • Wed, Feb 16 2022  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Special Education Directors,

The following is a free professional learning opportunity available to you and your staff.

The Power of Strengths-Based IEPs with Carol Kosnitsky

Thursday, March 3, 2022, 3:30–4:30 p.m.