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.

PHOENIX - State superintendent of schools Tom Horne today stated that he would report to the federal government that although Scottsdale signed a statement that they would not have DEI in their classes, they adopted a DEI oriented textbook, despite parental objections. If the current injunction against President Trump‘s executive order regarding DEI is lifted, and the federal government indicates that funds to the Scottsdale school District should be removed, Horne said he would enforce that order.

Budget System for FY2026 Budget Forms is Live

MEMO Reporting Expulsions for Students without Disabilities into AzEDS

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

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.

The Charter Estimated Counts application opens for data submission 05/31/2025. The deadline to submit Charter Estimated Counts is 07/01/2025.

Effective April 28, 2025, a new integrity error has been implemented for SPED data validations in AzEDS. This new integrity error is part of an ongoing effort to ensure clean data during the fiscal year and to avoid corrections of data after the close of the fiscal year.

FY25 SEDD Training Video Now Available

PHOENIX – The Mesa Unified School District’s decision to reverse policy and allow graduating seniors, that have earned the right, to wear military regalia at their graduation ceremony is earning the praise of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne.