School districts and charters are now able to submit financial and compliance audit report files to the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) to satisfy the new requirement in state law.

BUDG-25 reports for all school districts have been posted to the School Finance website.

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

Report of Special Election Results form is now available by School Finance.

BUDG-25 reports for all school districts have been posted to the School Finance website.

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.

How to Correct Errors in AFRs and School-Level AFRs

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.