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Program Area: Special Education
The ADE/ESS is pleased to present the opening of registration for Arizona’s 2020 IDEA Conference, Converging Ideas: Connections for Student Success! We are excited that the IDEA Virtual Conference is here and we are ready to open professional and personal development for this school year with rich and relevant learning opportunities.
Program Area: Special Education
Effective Fiscal Year 2021, a new integrity rule will be implemented for SPED Least Restrictive Environment Exit Code SPED13 (School is Out).
Program Area: Special Education
The ADE/ESS Secondary Transition Unit is excited to bring back Transition Tuesdays for Fall in the 2020-21 school year. There will be multiple opportunities to engage with the team while they host both transition-related topics as well as office hours. Registration will be required for all events, and a link will be disseminated 1 week before each event. We hope you can attend Transition Tuesdays!
Program Area: Special Education
This is a friendly reminder that the FY20 ESS Annual Data Collection application is available and accessible to PEAs. Be aware, there are two separate due dates involved in this data collection reporting requirement.
Program Area: Special Education
As the new school year begins and special educators are challenged to meet their students’ needs, we are excited to announce that we are continuing to offer virtual Literacy Office Hours for Special Education Teachers.These virtual meetups are a chance for special educators across Arizona to learn from each other, celebrate successes, and share literacy resources to increase the learning outcomes for all students with disabilities. Join our virtual meet-ups and connect with your colleagues to learn from wherever you are in our state.
Program Area: Special Education
The ADE Math Team has scheduled office hours to allow educators to meet together to network, problem-solve, and develop solutions to allow all Arizona teachers and students to continue to feel supported and to be successful. Grade-band meetings are provided for all math teachers, including special education teachers! These grade-band meetings will include opportunities for networking, problem solving, and sharing different implementation models. Office hours are one hour long with an additional 30 minutes at the end for a Q & A session.
Program Area: Special Education
OSERS published updates to "A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities, August 2020" to advance the office's efforts in ensuring that all students and youth with disabilities are equipped with the skills and knowledge to achieve their post-school and career goals.
Program Area: Special Education
Please join us for the next episode of Thursday Afternoon LEarning Series, or TALES, on Thursday, September 17 from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m., when leaders from the Arizona Association of School Psychologists (AASP) present, “Considerations for Completing Educational Evaluations as Schools Reopen.”
Program Area: Special Education
This workshop will focus on the process and procedures needed to establish a consistent school/district-wide approach to behavioral threat assessment and management utilizing a multidisciplinary team. Critical factors discussed will include: current statistics, legal cases, post-incident reviews, and early identification of warning signs, primary prevention strategies to "break the code of silence; an overview of threat and risk assessment models and tools; assessment procedures; and strategies for interventions, postventions, and working with difficult parents. Case study examples and forms will be shared to illustrate the process.
Program Area: Special Education
Due to Student Information System (SIS) vendor updates, the due dates for ADC have been revised.
Program Area: Special Education
Please see this attached memo from the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) regarding school-aged DDD members who are not able to attend in-person school and who need support to engage in remote learning. DDD worked with AHCCCS and ADE/ESS to determine the services that could be helpful for DDD members during the COVID-19 pandemic and beginning September 8, 2020, DDD may assess for and authorize Attendant Care and Nursing services to support DDD members who are learning remotely.
Program Area: Special Education
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.
Program Area: Special Education
Please share the following details about upcoming professional learning opportunities for general and special education teachers who teach algebra.
Program Area: Special Education
The ADE/ESS Assistive Technology (AT) team is kicking off its 2020 AT Builders National Presenter Series with Chris Bugaj, “Make Learning Awesome for All.” This learning series requires a commitment of four weeks, and includes pre-recorded videos that are available to view at your convenience.
Program Area: Special Education
Are you concerned about the current rate of suspensions and expulsions at your school or district? Do you feel students are losing valuable class time due to disruptions and other behavior problems? Are teachers struggling to be successful with classroom management? Are administrators spending too much time dealing with discipline issues? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, you might find the solution in Multi-Tier Behavior Supports.
Program Area: Special Education
The Early Childhood Quality Improvement Process (ECQuIP) is a process that was developed by the Early Childhood Education Unit to assure quality and accountability for programs that receive state funding or other early learning grants. ECQuIP is a programmatic self-assessment process that asks early childhood teams to identify and rate such practices as instruction, assessment, leadership, and climate.
Program Area: Special Education
Additional fields have been made available in the SPED72 report to aid PEAs in validating submitted data. Integrity Warnings and Resident School ID
Program Area: Special Education
Public education agencies (PEAs) are required to verify the count of students participating in special education (SPED) on October 1, 2020. Verification will be completed via the web-based ESS October 1 Data Collection application, available through the ESS Portal via ADEConnect.
Program Area: Special Education
The Fiscal Year 2021 Important Dates document is now available. This document outlines all important due dates for the two data collections overseen by ESS Data Management
Program Area: Special Education
Due to unforeseen technical issues with the October 1 Data Collection (ODC) application, the opening of the application will be tentatively delayed to October 5, 2020 or later if necessary. The Important Dates document will be updated accordingly. ODC users are encouraged to refer to this document for updates.
