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INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: The Neurosequential Model Training for Educators and School Counselors/Social Workers/School Psychologists

  • Tue, May 11 2021  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

ADE/ESS is pleased to announce additional training opportunities for Arizona’s schools with The Neurosequential Model Network led by Dr. Bruce Perry. The trainings will assist schools in dealing with trauma and its effects on students. There are two training programs available to schools.

EXTERNAL PD INFO: Zoom Panel for Educators, "It's Really About Safety: A Panel Discussion on Sexual Abuse in Schools"

  • Tue, May 11 2021  •
    • Transition News
    • Updates

Please see the following stakeholder communication opportunity from the Arizona Response to Sexual Violence & Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Collaborative:

The Arizona Response to Sexual Violence & Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Collaborative recently released, Preventing Sexual Abuse in Arizona Schools: Suggested Protocols for Students with Intellectual, Developmental and Other Disabilities.

INTERNAL PD INFO: 2021 IDEA Conference: September 13-15 in Virtual Format

  • Fri, May 7 2021  •
    • Updates

ADE/ESS is so excited to announce that the 2021 IDEA Conference is scheduled for September 13—15, 2021:

  • September 13 and 14, 8:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.
  • September 15, 8:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.

OPERATIONS INFO: ED-P Application to Open on May 17, 2021 for 2021-2022 SY

  • Fri, May 7 2021  •
    • Updates

The opening of the ESS Special Education Program Approval System for the 2021–2022 school year will open on May 17, 2021. ESS plans to have all ED-P programs that wish to operate for fiscal year 2021 to 2022 reviewed and approved by the end of June. Failure to apply to the application may cause integrity failures for public education agencies (PEAs) toward the end of the upcoming school year, which may affect state payments.

INTERNAL PD INFO: IDEA Fiscal Year Wrap-Up Webinar

  • Thu, May 6 2021  •
    • Program Management
    • Updates

Join the ESS Program Management team for a 60-minute webinar to highlight items Directors and Business Managers need to know to close out the 2021 fiscal year.

Indigenous Arizona #1

  • Wed, May 5 2021
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 Indigenous Arizona: Blog from the Office of Indian Education 

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY 2021 Special Education Year-End Data Checklist

  • Tue, May 4 2021  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

AzEDS is considered the system of record for the 2020-2021 school year and will close for current year data submissions at 5:00 PM on July 15, 2021. Data for all public education agencies (PEAs) must be complete and accurate in AzEDS for FY 2021. Data found to be inaccurate after the statewide data recalculation is subject to a data correction process (this may also meet the criteria of A.R.S. § 15-915) and must be corrected with the assistance of ADE School Finance personnel. ESS Data Management encourages our customers to strive for complete and accurate AzEDS data entry. Please see below for some helpful tips when submitting your data.

SPED DATA UPDATE: Teaching Strategies Gold (TSG) Child Outcomes Data Corrections Needed

  • Mon, May 3 2021  •
    • Updates

Please review this memo regarding the need to correct the use of “Not Observed Due to School Closure” for Child Outcomes reporting in Teaching Strategies Gold.

Feel free to email the Early Childhood Special Education Unit with any questions.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: ESS Annual Data Collection application is now open.

  • Mon, May 3 2021  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

We are pleased to announce the ESS Annual Data Collection (ADC) application is open and available to all public education agencies (PEAs). PEAs are expected to complete this data collection requirement electronically, utilizing ADEConnect to access the online application via the ESS Portal for FY 2021. 

INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: May IDEA Virtual Conference Sessions

  • Mon, May 3 2021  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Please see below for the IDEA Conference offerings in May