DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT 

Special Education Data Updates Webinar Wednesday, June 15th   

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will be hosting the next Special Education Data Updates live webinar on Wednesday, June 15th from 2pm – 3pm.

Budget Considerations for Type 03 Districts

Basic state aid formula funding is calculated in accordance with statute based on the grade levels in which a school district or charter is approved to provide instruction. For most elementary school districts that are not within a high school district (type 03 districts), formula funding is only calculated for kindergarten through 8^th grade. High School students in type 03 districts, including SPED/ELL student counts, ​are funded based on the tuition amount charged by the attending district in accordance with ARS 15-824. 

ADM Reports for Budget Preparation

The Auditor General’s Office has published FY 2023 Preliminary Budget Forms for school districts and FY 2023 Preliminary Budget Forms for charter schools. 

ADE/ESS is excited to share the Vendor/Exhibitor Application for Arizona’s 2022 IDEA Conference

The window to submit Charter Estimated Counts for FY23 is now open and accessible via ADEConnect.

June's data capture for the June 30^th payment is 6/7/22 at 5pm. 

Special Education Directors,

ESS/Program Support and Monitoring (PSM) is proud to announce the release of the SY 2022–2023 Programmatic Monitoring Guide Steps. Additionally, is the release memo indicating some of the recent updates. The guide steps are a technical assistance document created to aid PEAs in understanding the requirements specific to programmatic monitoring. Legal compliance, as it relates to a state complaint or due process, may be more extensive. Examples included are intended to provide additional clarification and understanding on how to apply a compliance lens to a student’s evaluation or IEP. These examples should not be taken directly and added to a unique student’s IEP or evaluation, because each student is unique and has his/her own set of circumstances that must be addressed through his/her individual evaluation and IEP.

Special Education Administrators,

Registration for Teach Camp is closing soon, so be sure to register your new special education teachers for Teach Camp today!

Teach Camp is a year-long support system that includes professional learning specifically designed for beginning special educators. The goal of Teach Camp is to increase the retention of special educators by providing our newest special education teachers with the tools they need to survive and thrive during their first years in the classroom.

Special Education Directors,

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