Special Education Blog

SPED DATA UPDATE: Teacher Attrition Survey Now Open

  • Fri, Nov 1 2024  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

ESS collects data each year through the Teacher Attrition Survey to make informed decisions about recruitment and retention efforts in Arizona. Participation in the survey is mandatory for all public education agencies in Arizona. 

INTERNAL PD INFO: Fall 2024 CCCs Project Professional Opportunity for Special Educators—Developing Resilient Learners: Teaching Self-Efficacy Strategies

  • Tue, Oct 29 2024  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Training
    • Updates

In partnership with ADE/ESS, the College and Career Competencies (CCCs) Project invites you to tune into a Fall 2024 professional learning opportunity for educators: Developing More Resilient Learners Through Self-Efficacy Instruction.

INTERNAL PD INFO: Program Support and Monitoring In-Person Regional Training Opportunities, New Date

  • Fri, Oct 25 2024  •
    • Program Support and Monitoring
    • Updates

ESS/Program Support and Monitoring (PSM) is excited to announce that in-person regional training opportunities are taking place this school year. 

ESS Recruitment & Retention INFO: Updating Lead Related Service Providers Group Email Lists

  • Tue, Oct 22 2024  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Each year, ESS updates its contact lists of Lead Speech-Language Pathologists, Lead Occupational Therapists, Lead Physical Therapists, Lead School Psychologists, and Assistive Technology Specialists.

INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Technology Tools to Support Executive Functioning and Self-Regulation for K-12 with Elisa Wern

  • Thu, Oct 10 2024  •
    • Assistive Technology
    • Assistive Technology Upcoming Events
    • Updates

The ADE/ESS Assistive Technology (AT) Team is pleased to announce the second presentation in our 2024—2025 AT National Presenter Series: Technology Tools to Support Executive Functioning and Self-Regulation for K-12, with Elisa Wern, M.Ed., OTR/L, ATP.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

  • Mon, Oct 7 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.

Data Management Alert: Reporting Special Education Students Attending Secondary Transition Programs and October 1 Child Counts

  • Mon, Sep 30 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT 

Reporting Special Education Students Attending Secondary Transition Programs and October 1 Child Counts 

On February 13, 2024, Public Education Agencies (PEAs) were notified that new school sites must be created if they meet specific criteria. In the process, it became necessary for PEAs to report students in Secondary Transition programs located in businesses or colleges, including creating new entities for these programs. 

EXTERNAL PD INFO: Professional Development to Support Arizona Paraeducators, Related Service Providers, Teachers, and Administrators

  • Mon, Sep 30 2024  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

The Center for Technical Assistance for Excellence in Special Education (TAESE), in partnership with ADE/ESS, is pleased to offer Saturday Mornings with the NRCP to paraeducators, related service providers, teachers, and administrators working in Arizona public education agencies.

EXTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: FREE Virtual School-Based SLP Symposium

  • Thu, Sep 12 2024  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

The SEACDC is hosting a free, virtual School-Based Speech-Language Pathology Symposium on Oct 17–18, 2024.

INTERNAL PD INFO: Free Virtual UDL Professional Learning Series for All Educators

  • Thu, Sep 12 2024  •
    • Updates

We invite all educators to our upcoming free virtual professional learning series on Universal Design for Learning (UDL).