INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Boost Student Self-Regulation, Confidence, and Perseverance with Free Training for K–12 Districts and Charters
Mon, Sep 8 2025 •
Updates
Training
Professional Learning and Sustainability
In partnership with ADE/ESS, the College and Career Competencies (CCCs) Project is offering free professional learning opportunities that will help you build self-regulation, confidence, persistence, and resilience in your students.
INTERNAL PD INFO: In-Person Regional Training Opportunities from Program Support & Monitoring
Mon, Sep 8 2025 •
Updates
Program Support and Monitoring
ESS/PSM is excited to announce that in-person regional training opportunities will be available this school year. These trainings are free for participants and will cover two key topics: completing a mock student file review and accessing resources for crafting a compliant Prior Written Notice.
Horne to request $180 million to sustain and grow vital School Safety Program
Thu, Sep 4 2025
PHOENIX – Citing the increasing need to protect children, educators and staff on school campuses, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has submitted a $180 million legislative budget request to sustain and increase funding for the state’s School Safety Program.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY26 Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) is Now Open!
Wed, Sep 3 2025 •
Updates
Data Management
This message has been sent to inform you that the Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) application is now open for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. SEDD is a one-stop shop for public education agencies (PEAs) to securely review their SPED data collected over the fiscal reporting year and certify said SPED data at year-end. Effective this year, PEAs can now access, and are expected to review, their SEDD data year-round.
Horne calls out AG Mayes for misleading attack on ESA program
Fri, Aug 29 2025
PHOENIX – State schools superintendent Tom Horne says Attorney General Kris Mayes is misleading the public with claims she has leveled at the management of the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program.
