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Program Area: Special Education
Special Education Directors and Business Managers,
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Special Education Directors,
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DATA MANAGEMENT ALERTAnnual Data Collection Application Closed for Maintenance Until 8/5/20
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The ASDB Student Reporting guidance has been revised to clarify eligibility determination for students on an institutional voucher and the reporting of students receiving services from regional cooperatives.
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The purpose of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Compliance Testing is to ensure that local education agencies (LEAs) do not supplant state and local funds with IDEA federal funding sources per 34 C.F.R. §300.203(b). Any LEA that received federal entitlement funds for the IDEA must be tested for MOE Compliance.
Program Area: Special Education
The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will be hosting our next Special Education Data Updates live webinar on Wednesday, February 16th from 2pm – 3pm. Registration is required to attend: Register for Special Education Data Updates webinar.
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Please see the attached Memorandum regarding a change in procedure to the Offer of Early Resolution in Response to a State Complaint.
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A new integrity rule for FY 2022 will be introduced into the integrity process on SPED data shortly. This new rule is a continuation of our effort to further validate SPED reporting to ensure clean data for the state. A new one-sheet Integrity Tool is available on our AzEDS SPED Reporting webpage for troubleshooting tips. It has been added to our SPED Integrity Rules Reference document and referenced on the FY 2022 ESS Data Reporting Updates document. Integrity Rule -10138 This rule will validate any students enrolled at an approved Private Day School to have a corresponding SPED Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) reported for all dates of the enrollment.
Program Area: Special Education
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT New AzEDS SPED Integrity Rule -40079 for FY23A new Integrity Rule -40079 will be introduced into the integrity process on FY23 SPED data shortly. This update is a continuation of our effort to ensure clean data for the state. A new one-sheet Integrity Tool is available on our AzEDS SPED Reporting webpage for troubleshooting tips, and the rule has been added to our SPED Integrity Rules Reference document and the FY23 ESS Data Reporting Updates document.Integrity Rule -40079This rule will validate the reported Resident School ID is a site of the District of Residence (DOR).Except in cases if the student is attending a Union or High School District and the DOR is an Elementary District without a High School, then the Resident School ID should be a site within the District of Attendance.
Program Area: Special Education
The Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Program Management team distributes Individuals with Disability Act grant monies to eligible Public Education Agencies (PEA) throughout Arizona.
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To stay informed of ESS announcements and special education check-in dates, please ensure your special education director's information is up-to-date for your PEA on our contact list by reaching ou
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State Performance Plan (SPP) and Annual Performance Report (APR)Every state must develop and submit for federal approval a State Performance Plan (SPP) that outlines the actions the State
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FY26 Statement of Assurances (SOA) due June 11, 2025
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ADE/ESS is acutely aware of the shortage of qualified special education teachers and related service providers across Arizona.
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New Integrity Rule: -40095 Effective October 31, 2023, a new integrity error has been implemented for SPED data validations in AzEDS.
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Registration is *Closed*ESS/Early Childhood Special Education is pleased to announce the 6th Annual Early Childhood Special
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Special Education Directors,
Program Area: Special Education
Dear Special Education Directors,
