Updates

INTERNAL PD INFO: Spring 2023 ADE ESS Math Professional Learning Offerings

  • Mon, Nov 28 2022  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Special Education Directors,

Please share the following math professional learning opportunities with general and special education teachers who teach mathematics.

Virtual Professional Learning Opportunities:

The following virtual sessions are being offered via Zoom and are free to attend.

RECRUITMENT & RETENTION INFO: Reserve Your Spot at the Arizona Educator Job Fair and Career Expo! Registration Deadline December 5

  • Mon, Nov 21 2022  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Special Education Directors,

The Arizona Education Job Fair & Career Expo will take place on February 4, 2023, from 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at the Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel & Conference Center.

The Job Fair and Career Expo is an excellent opportunity for you to recruit new employees to your school community.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: New Technical Assistance Document for Reporting Parentally-Placed Students on an ISP to AzEDS

  • Fri, Nov 18 2022  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT      

New Technical Assistance Document for Reporting Parentally-Placed Students on an ISP to AzEDS

The following information applies to school districts with a geographic boundary only.

School districts with a geographic boundary providing Special Education (SPED) services to parentally-placed students on an Individual Service Plan (ISP) are required to report SPED services to AzEDS.

A new technical assistance document has been developed to assist school districts with this reporting requirement.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: October 1 Enrollment Data for Fiscal Year 2023 

  • Thu, Nov 17 2022  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT       

October 1 Enrollment Data for Fiscal Year 2023  

Please review the October 1 Enrollment Data information below. This coincides with the ODC Phase II due date of January 18, 2023.

RECRUITMENT & RETENTION INFO: Registration for spring 2023 SELECT classes is now open!

  • Wed, Nov 9 2022  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

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

Special Education Learning Experiences for Competency in Teaching (SELECT) is a federally funded program sponsored by ADE/ESS and offered through the Institute for Human Development at Northern Arizona University. SELECT courses are recommended for special and general education teachers, administrators, related service personnel, paraeducators, and other interested individuals.

Certified school personnel can take SELECT classes for renewal hours.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar Wednesday, November 16th

  • Wed, Nov 9 2022  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT 

Special Education Data Updates Webinar Wednesday, November 16th 

 The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will be hosting the next Special Education Data Updates live webinar on Wednesday, November 16th from 2pm – 3pm.

INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Making AT for Educational Success: A “Hands On” Make and Take Workshop with Therese Willkomm

  • Tue, Nov 8 2022  •
    • Updates
    • Assistive Technology Upcoming Events
    • Assistive Technology

Special Education Directors,

The ADE/ESS Assistive Technology (AT) team is excited to announce our next 2022–23 national presenter: Therese Willkomm, PhD. Dr. Willkomm’s workshop is designed for special educators and related service providers.

Making AT for Educational Success: A “Hands On” Make and Take Workshop

INTERNAL PD INFO: Registration is Open for 2023 Summit for Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education

  • Mon, Nov 7 2022  •
    • Updates

Special Education Directors and Preschool Coordinators,
 

The ADE/ESS Early Childhood Special Education unit will host the 2023 Summit for Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education in partnership with Arizona’s Early Intervention Program on March 2–3, 2023. The Summit is a virtual event and will offer presentations for teachers, direct and related services providers, administrators, and families of children with disabilities on best practices for working with young children with disabilities.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: ESS Applications will be temporarily unavailable Saturday 11/5 to Monday 11/7

  • Wed, Nov 2 2022  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT 

Weekend closure of Exceptional Student Services Portal and Applications

Please be aware that all ESS Applications will be unavailable on Saturday, November 5, 2022. The applications will be back up and running no later than Monday, November 7, 2022. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.

The Exceptional Student Services IT team will be updating the Exceptional Student Services Portal and ESS Applications over the weekend.  During this update, all ESS Applications, Online Forms, and ESS Portal will be unavailable in ADEConnect and links will be deactivated on ESS websites.

RECRUITMENT & RETENTION INFO: We are recruiting SLPs and SLPAs for you!

  • Wed, Nov 2 2022  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Special Education Directors,

Are you looking for Speech-Language Pathologists or Speech-Language Pathology Assistants?

From November 17–19, 2022, ADE/ESS will staff a recruitment booth on behalf of all public education agencies in Arizona at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s (AHSA) annual national convention. Over 20,000 SLPs and graduate students attend ASHA’s convention each year.