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General Contact InformationMailing Address1535 W. Jefferson Street, Bin 24, Phoenix, AZ 85007 Main Phone and EmailTel: (602) 542-4013
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An update to an integrity rule for FY 2024 will be introduced into the integrity process on SPED data shortly. This rule continues our effort to validate SPED reporting further and ensure clean data for the state.
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Although the spirit of the federal special education regulations is that parents and schools will arrive at a consensus, sometimes conflict arises.
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Effective fiscal year 2024, Preschool Outcomes will now be reported to Arizona Education Data Standards (AzEDS). The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) requires State Education Agencies to calculate the percentage of preschool children aged 3 through 5 with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) who demonstrate improved outcomes with Social Relationships, Use of Knowledge and Skills, and Taking Action to Meet Needs.
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The October 1 Data Collection (ODC) application Phase II due date has been extended from December 15, 2021 to the NEW due date of January 18, 2022 by 5pm.
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DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT SEDD Certification begins tomorrow July 20thCertification of final FY22 Special Education Data begins tomorrow July 20th, and is due by August 3rd.
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To stay informed of ESS announcements and special education check-in dates, please ensure your special education director information is up-to-date for your PEA on our contact list by reaching out
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The Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Data Management team is responsible for collecting, reviewing, validating, verifying, and analyzing special education data in Arizona as required under Sectio
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Private Special Education SchoolsThe Arizona Department of Education grants approvals for private school special education progra
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What is Exceptional Student Services?ESS is the section of ADE responsible for ensuring that public education agencies in Arizona have special education programs, policies, and procedures
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The Arizona Department of Education's Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Unit is dedicated to amplifying youth voices and fostering meaningful engagement for students with disabilities.
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The Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) is open and accessible for your review. The SEDD application displays student data reported to the Arizona Education Data Standards (AzEDS), fitting the module requirements below. Any necessary updates should be made in your Student Information System (SIS) promptly to sync to AzEDS and will reflect in SEDD the following day.
Program Area: Special Education
The Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) is scheduled to open on May 7, 2025. SEDD is a comprehensive platform for Public Education Agencies (PEAs) to securely access federally mandated special education and statewide public data with redaction features. Through this application, PEAs enter, review, and certify special education data required under Section 618 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
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AssessmentsVisit the ESS Assessment page.AZ Find/Child Find
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The Arizona Department of Education/Exceptional Student Services (ADE/ESS) is excited to announce the display of student artwork during this year's IDEA Conference!
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There is still time to register for this spring’s virtual series on Universal Design for Learning.
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We were unable to finalize the SPED07 report yesterday as planned. AzEDS integrity processing for the evening of December 11 had to be done manually and did not finish until 2:30 pm yesterday. However, this did not affect the October 1 Special Education Reconciliation results.
Program Area: Special Education
Please see the following updates for Approved Private Special Education Schools in FY 25.
