The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires states to develop a State Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR). This evaluates the State’s efforts to implement the requirements of IDEA and describes how the state will improve its special education programs. The SPP/APR includes indicators that measure child and family outcomes, as well as other indicators that measure compliance with IDEA requirements.

The ADES/Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP), along with the ADE/ESS Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) unit and Encircle Families are pleased to announce that the 2027 EI/ECSE Summit will be held on February 24, 2027.

School Finance has completed the FY26 Statewide Recalculation (SRC). Please view the FY26 SRC BSA-55 and corresponding BSA-64 reports on the School Finance website to review these adjustments.
 

The SRC adjustments include specific adjustments for CTEDs regarding 9th grade funding and continuing...

The ADE/ESS Assistive Technology (AT) team is pleased to announce our second installment of the 2026–27 national presenter series: Luis Perez, Ph. D will present two virtual after-school sessions designed for special and general education teachers, school administrators, IT and Ed Tech staff, and related service providers. Join us for one, or both engaging sessions.

The FY2026 Statewide Recalculation has been completed. Please review your Statewide Recalculation adjustment through your FY2026 SRC BSA-64 report found on the School Finance Reports website.

 

Positive SRC Adjustments will be included in the FY2027 September payment as a lump sum adjustment...

The ADE/ESS Secondary Transition Team is pleased to announce the release of the Secondary Transition Course of Study (CoS) Planning Worksheet.

The Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Data Management team is pleased to announce that the Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) application is now available to review data for the 2026-2027 school year.

The ADE/ESS Assistive Technology (AT) Team is excited to announce a year-long professional learning opportunity focused on Assistive Technology (AT) and Accessible Educational Materials (AEM).

Please see the attached joint memo from the ADE Exceptional Student Services (ESS) and ADE Educator Preparation and Certification sections. The memo provides guidance to PEAs regarding federal requirements for special education personnel and Grow Your Own (GYO) programs. 

The memo will also be...

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.