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Program Area: Special Education
Annually, the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is required to report special education (SPED) data to the federal government. The October 1 Data Collection (ODC) is part of that process and is required by all Public Education Agencies (PEAs).
Program Area: Early Childhood
What ECE trainings are offered by the Arizona Departme
Program Area: Office of Communications
PHOENIX – State schools chief Tom Horne has released a teacher retention survey that shows alarming numbers pointing to a crisis in the teaching profession.
Program Area: Office of Communications
PHOENIX – State schools chief Tom Horne says the myth that the Empowerment Scholarship Program was ever a threat to Arizona’s budget has been thoroughly demolished.
Program Area: K-12 Academic Standards
Young Voter Registration Challenge
Program Area: Office of Communications
PHOENIX – Citing the need for teachers to be able to fully manage their classroom with minimal distractions, emphasize academic performance and create a safer campus environment, state schools’ chief Tom Horne says he will push legislation for a statewide school cell phone ban.
Program Area: Health and Nutrition Services
Schools that participate in any Child Nutrition Program are required to follow a set of regulations or rules, around the foods they are allowed to serve.
Program Area: Educator Retention and Recruitment
Program Area: Educator Retention and Recruitment
Program Area: Special Education
Contact ESS Program Management with questions.
Program Area: School Finance
FY24 Annual Financial Reports are available for submission in Budget System.
Program Area: Special Education
ADE/ESS is pleased to release flowchart representations and reference documents for several evaluation processes: initial evaluation, reevaluation, and independent educational evaluation (IEE).
Program Area: School Finance
Hot Topic for K-3 Reading Forms for FY25
Program Area: Special Education
The ADE/ESS Assistive Technology (AT) Team is pleased to announce our 2024—2025 AT National Presenter series kickoff presentation, Assistive Technology Consideration and Assessment Made Easy, with Penny Reed, PhD. This presentation is intended for special education administrators, special education teachers, general education teachers, OTs, PTs, SLPs, and assistive technology specialists.
Program Area: Every Student Succeeds Act
Comments will be accepted through Friday, September 20, 2024.
Program Area: Civic Education and Community Engagement Program
The School Recognition Program is run by the Arizona Civics Coalition and more information can be found on their webiste
Program Area: Migrant Education Program
Please see below for funding updates from the Arizona Migrant Education Program:
Program Area: Educator Retention and Recruitment




