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Program Area: Special Education
Private Special Education SchoolsThe Arizona Department of Education grants approvals for private school special education progra
Program Area: Special Education
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
Program Area: Special Education
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.
Program Area: Special Education
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
New Guidance for SPED Data Reporting
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).
Program Area: Special Education
Program Area: Special Education
AssessmentsVisit the ESS Assessment page.AZ Find/Child Find
Program Area: Special Education
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!
Program Area: Special Education
There is still time to register for this spring’s virtual series on Universal Design for Learning.
Program Area: Special Education
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.
Program Area: Special Education
Arizona’s 2022 IDEA Conference, Rise Up: Reimagining and Transforming Educational Practices, is only a few months away.
Program Area: Special Education
For general information, email the Dispute Resolution Coordinator or call 602-542-3084.
Program Area: Special Education
We are happy to share that the SEDD issue documented previously has been resolved, and the SPED exit data is again viewable within the SEDD application.
Program Area: Special Education
Program Area: Special Education
Program Area: Special Education
Program Area: Special Education
Vouchered students are normally reported by the district of residence (DOR) that is responsible for his or her education. In certain circumstances for students receiving services through an ASDB regional cooperative, a student may be attending a public school outside of the DOR.
Program Area: Special Education
A new integrity rule for FY 2021 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. Integrity Rule -10134 This rule will validate any students enrolled at an Arizona State School for the Deaf and Blind (ASDB) to have a corresponding SPED Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) reported.
