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INTERNAL PD INFO: Reserve your spots for Teach Camp today!

  • Tue, May 9 2023  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Registration for Teach Camp is closing soon, so be sure to register your new special education teachers for Teach Camp today! 

DISPUTE RESOLUTION INFO: Facilitated IEP Training and Request Updates!

  • Tue, May 9 2023  •
    • Updates

Both state and national trends point to an increase in the frequency and intensity of special education disputes. More than ever, all members of the IEP team would benefit from exploring additional tools and strategies for strengthening collaborative decision-making and building consensus. The ADE/ESS Dispute Resolution unit is pleased to offer a variety of professional learning opportunities, free of charge, to public education agencies (PEAs) seeking to establish or strengthen a facilitated IEP culture.

May Data Capture Reminder

  • Mon, May 8 2023  •
    • Data Hot Topics

May's data capture for the June 21st payment is 5/15/23 at 5pm. 

Horne files to have transgender sports lawsuit argued in Phoenix rather than Tucson

  • Thu, May 4 2023  •
    • News

PHOENIX – Attorneys for State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne have filed a motion for a change of venue in the lawsuit brought against the State of Arizona by parents of biological boys who want to play on girls’ sports teams.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: SPED Integrity Rule -40055

  • Thu, May 4 2023  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT 

SPED Integrity Rule -40055

 

Integrity Rule -40055 will update on May 1 to validate SPED and Enrollment Exit Dates, and reasons are reported (not null) until the end of FY 2023.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT : Exceptional Student Services - Discipline Data Collection Application - New Action Taken Options

  • Thu, May 4 2023  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

Effective May 3, 2023, new actions will be available in the Action Taken dropdown box and XML Schema. The following actions have been added:

  • Reassignment to Alternate Education Program In-School
  • Reassignment to Alternate Education Program Out-of-School
  • Reassignment to Alternate Suspension Program Out-of-School
  • Reassignment to Alternative Suspension Program In-School

Horne says school districts need to ditch “equitable grading”

  • Tue, May 2 2023  •
    • News

PHOENIX – State schools superintendent Tom Horne is urging public schools that use “equitable grading” for students to abolish the practice.

PS & Monitoring: Hot Topic Special Education Early Childhood Transition

  • Tue, May 2 2023  •
    • Transition News
    • Program Support and Monitoring
    • Updates

Recently, ADE/ESS has received many inquiries regarding special education Early Childhood Transition for children referred from IDEA Part C, Arizona’s Early Intervention Program (AzEIP). The attached Hot Topic is intended to provide guidance to address these responsibilities.

Vehicle Inventory Submission Reminder

  • Mon, May 1 2023  •
    • Data Hot Topics

The window for districts to submit transportation Vehicle Inventory data is now open. 

CTEDADM15 Available for Submitting Districts

  • Fri, Apr 28 2023  •
    • Data Hot Topics

CTEDADM15 Available for Submitting Districts