Updates

ASSESSMENT INFO: Parental Notification and Consent Form for Alt ELPA and ELP Reports - November 15, 2023

  • Wed, Nov 15 2023  •
    • Updates

Special Education Directors, please see the following important information from our ADE/Assessment partners

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar Wednesday, November 15

  • Tue, Oct 31 2023  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next Special Education Data Updates live webinar on Wednesday, November 15, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: SPED Data Reporting in AzEDS Training

  • Wed, Oct 18 2023  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team is happy to announce an upcoming training for Special Education (SPED) Data Reporting in AzEDS.

Data Management Alert: Special Education Data Updates Webinar Wednesday, October 18th

  • Wed, Oct 4 2023  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next Special Education Data Updates live webinar on Wednesday, October 18th, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: When October 1 Falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Other Non-Session Day

  • Fri, Sep 29 2023  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

October 1st falls on a Sunday this school year, and ESS Data Management would like to provide reminders of how to report students and if they should be included in the October 1 count.

Scenarios where a student IS counted for October 1 due to no gap in SPED services:

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY24 Need Concurrency Matrix Update

  • Mon, Sep 25 2023  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

Previously, we only allowed preschool needs eligible for state funding per A.R.S. § 15-771(A) to be reported in AzEDS.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Updates to Reporting Developmental Delay

  • Wed, Aug 2 2023  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

To be eligible for Developmental Delay (DD), students must be younger than ten (10) years of age. Effective fiscal year 2024, students reported with the DD need will fail integrity, receiving error -40072, two months before their tenth birthday.

INTERNAL PD INFO: Reserve your spot for the 2023 Special Education New Director Symposium today!

  • Tue, Aug 1 2023  •
    • Training
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Registration for the 2023 Special Education New Director Symposium (SENDS) is closing soon, so please be sure to register if you are beginning your first or second year as a special education director.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Preschool Outcomes Reporting

  • Tue, Aug 1 2023  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

Effective fiscal year 2024, Preschool Outcomes will now be reported to Arizona Education Data Standards (AzEDS). The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) requires State Education Agencies to calculate the percentage of preschool children aged 3 through 5 with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) who demonstrate improved outcomes with Social Relationships, Use of Knowledge and Skills, and Taking Action to Meet Needs.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Ancillary Needs Reporting

  • Mon, Jul 31 2023  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

Effective fiscal year 2024, Ancillary Needs can be reported to Arizona Education Data Standards (AzEDS). Students who require ancillary services but do not require special education (SPED) instruction as outlined in A.R.S. § 15-769 (D) and students on an Individualized Education Program (IEP) with ancillary needs can be reported.