Special Education Blog

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT New Guidance for SPED Data Reporting

  • Thu, Jul 3 2025  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

New Guidance for SPED Data Reporting

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Beginning of the Year ESS Data Management Training

  • Thu, Jul 3 2025  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Data Management team is pleased to announce Beginning of the Year ESS Data Management training for the 2025–2026 reporting year.

CHILD FIND INFO: Certificate of Educational Convenience FAQ Now Available

  • Mon, Jun 23 2025  •
    • Updates

The ADE/ESS and School Finance sections have worked together to develop a resource for parents, counties, and public education agencies on certificates of educational convenience (CEC).

IDEA CONFERENCE INFO: You're Invited: Arizona's 2025 IDEA Preconference -- Leadership in Action

  • Mon, Jun 23 2025  •
    • IDEA Conference
    • Updates

We’re excited to invite you to an exclusive, invite-only event designed for Arizona’s special education leaders: the 2025 IDEA Director’s Preconference. This is your opportunity to collaborate, learn, and lead alongside peers who are shaping the future of special education across the state.

PUBLIC NOTICE INFO: Notice of Public Participation Period for Significant Disproportionality Calculation Cell Size Change Proposal

  • Wed, Jun 18 2025  •
    • Program Support and Monitoring
    • Updates

Please see the following public participation information for an ADE/ESS proposal to change the Significant Disproportionality calculation cell size, available on the ADE/ESS webpage.

PUBLIC NOTICE INFO: Notice of Public Participation Period for Proposed Special Education Dispute Resolution Policies and Procedures

  • Wed, Jun 18 2025  •
    • Program Support and Monitoring
    • Updates

Please see the following public participation information for proposed ADE/ESS Special Education Dispute Resolution Policies and Procedures, available on the main ADE/ESS webpage.https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/wBgQthgBSoSZ1HKzYA7g3Q

MONITORING INFO: SY 2025-2026 Programmatic Monitoring Guide Steps Now Available!

  • Tue, Jun 17 2025  •
    • Program Support and Monitoring
    • Updates

ESS/Program Support & Monitoring is pleased to announce the release of the SY 2025–2026 Programmatic Monitoring Guide Steps. Attached is the release memo that indicates some of the recent updates.

MEMO Reporting Expulsions for Students without Disabilities into AzEDS

  • Thu, Jun 5 2025  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

MEMO Reporting Expulsions for Students without Disabilities into AzEDS

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar

  • Thu, Jun 5 2025  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

Special Education Data Updates Webinar: Wednesday, June 18, 2025  

SPED DATA UPDATE: Reporting Expulsions for Students without Disabilities into AzEDS

  • Wed, Jun 4 2025  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The United States Department of Education and the Office of Special Education Programs require that public education agencies (PEAs) submit discipline data to state education agencies for federal reporting into EDFacts.