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IDEA CONFERENCE INFO: Youth and Family Scholarship Opportunity for Arizona’s 2024 IDEA Conference

  • Mon, Apr 1 2024  •
    • IDEA Conference
    • Updates

In partnership with the Arizona Department of Health Services, Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program, ADE/ESS is excited to be able to offer scholarships for Arizona youth and their families. Scholarships are available so that youth and young adults with disabilities and/or their family member/personal assistant can attend Arizona’s 2024 IDEA Conference: Expect, Engage, Achieve.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY25 Statement of Assurances, required for all Public Education Agencies, opens April 3, 2024

  • Wed, Mar 27 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the representative body for Special Education for Arizona, Exceptional Student Services (ESS), is required to annually obtain assurances from Public Education Agencies (PEAs) attesting that they are meeting the requirements under state and federal statutes. This requirement is completed via the Statement of Assurances application.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar: Wednesday, April 17, 2024

  • Mon, Mar 25 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.

PUBLIC NOTICE INFO: Notice of Public Comment Period for FFY 2024 IDEA Part B State Application

  • Mon, Mar 25 2024  •
    • Updates

The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) will soon apply for federal funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. This application document serves as the basis for the operation and administration of activities to carry out the requirements of Part B of the IDEA. As part of the public participation process set forth in the IDEA Part B regulations at 34 CFR § 300.165 and in Section 427 of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) (20 U.S.C. 1228a), the State must publish its Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2023 IDEA Part B Application and allow public comment.

RECRUITMENT & RETENTION INFO: Recruiting at the Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention Soon!

  • Mon, Mar 25 2024  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

The Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ArSHA) will hold its annual convention in Tucson on Friday, April 12, and Saturday, April 13. There will be hundreds of speech-language pathologists (SLPs), speech-language technicians (SLTs), and speech-language pathology assistants (SLPAs) attending this event. 

FY 2024 March Expenditure Report (BUDG-25)

  • Wed, Mar 20 2024  •
    • Budget Hot Topics
    • Hot Topics
    • Payment Hot Topics

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

Parent files lawsuit defending English as language of the classroom

  • Tue, Mar 19 2024  •
    • News

PHOENIX – A Phoenix-area parent of a public-school student has filed a lawsuit challenging the Creighton Elementary School District’s use of dual language instruction in violation of a voter approved law requiring English Learners to be taught in English the entire school day.

RECRUITMENT & RETENTION INFO: Registration for Teach Camp is Now Open!

  • Mon, Mar 18 2024  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Training
    • Updates

The ADE/ESS is pleased to announce that registration for Teach Camp is now open!  

RECRUITMENT & RETENTION INFO: Registration is Now Open for Summer 2024 NAU SELECT Courses!

  • Mon, Mar 18 2024  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Looking for self-paced professional learning on current special education topics of interest?

Register today for Summer 2024 NAU SELECT courses!

INTERNAL PD INFO: Special Education Check-In Meeting - Thursday, March 21 - 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.

  • Mon, Mar 18 2024  •
    • Updates

Please join ADE/ESS for the next Special Education Professionals Check-In on Thursday, March 21, 2024, from 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.