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Program Area: Special Education
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT-40071 Update to allow SPED10 exit code for students within 90 days of their third birthday with Board ApprovalAn update to integrity rule -40071 (SPED Exit code 10 may only be used for student 3-5yrs old, enrolled in PS, KG or UE grade, and exited from enrollment on same date) will take effect in AzEDS shortly.This update will allow SPED Exit Code 10 (Withdrawn by Parent and no Longer enrolled) to be used for students within 90 days of their third birthday (the governing board of a school district or the appropriate approving body of a charter school may admit otherwise eligible children who are within ninety days of their third birthday, if it is determined to be in the best interest of the individual child per ARS § 15-771(G))
Program Area: Special Education
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT SPED Need Autism concurrently reported with Emotional DisabilityBeginning FY23, an update to integrity rule -40000 took effect to allow SPED Need combination A (Autism) with ED or EDP (Emotional Disability). ESS determined this change to be in error and ESS will roll back the change to not allow this reporting combination. ESS reverted this change to maintain alignment with 34 CFR 300.8(c)(1)(ii) and A.R.S. § 15-761(1).ESS has updated the Concurrent Need Eligibility Matrix for this correction and AzEDS will appropriately fail affected students within this fiscal year.
Program Area: Special Education
Special Education Directors,Project EASEL, in partnership with ADE/ESS, invites you to tune into the Exploring Strategies for Social Emotional Learning fall and spring professional learning series. We plan to share various information and strategies to support your understanding and implementation of assertiveness, self-efficacy, and self-regulation.
Program Area: Special Education
Special Education Directors,ESS collects data each year through the Teacher Attrition Survey to make informed decisions about recruitment and retention efforts in Arizona. Participation in the survey is mandatory for all public education agencies in Arizona.The survey is open now and will close on January 31, 2023. Please see this memo for further details. Answers to frequently asked questions regarding the survey can be located online. If you have additional questions, please email the ESS Recruitment and Retention Inbox.
Program Area: Special Education
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT FY 2023 October 1 Data Collection Phase I Verification due 11/16 by 5pmThis is a reminder that the October 1 Data Collection (ODC) Phase I verification count is due Wednesday, November 16, 2022, by 5pm. This phase includes the submission of your Public Education Agency (PEA) Special Education (SPED) student count and personnel Full-Time Equivalency (FTE) data. All PEAs are required to verify the aggregate count of students receiving SPED services over October 1, including zero counts. This is an internal count using your student information systems and student rosters; AzEDS reports should not be used to gather Phase I Verification Count.
Program Area: Special Education
Special Education Directors,Are you looking for Speech-Language Pathologists or Speech-Language Pathology Assistants?From November 17–19, 2022, ADE/ESS will staff a recruitment booth on behalf of all public education agencies in Arizona at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s (AHSA) annual national convention. Over 20,000 SLPs and graduate students attend ASHA’s convention each year.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: ESS Applications will be temporarily unavailable Saturday 11/5 to Monday 11/7
Program Area: Special Education
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT Weekend closure of Exceptional Student Services Portal and ApplicationsPlease be aware that all ESS Applications will be unavailable on Saturday, November 5, 2022. The applications will be back up and running no later than Monday, November 7, 2022. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.The Exceptional Student Services IT team will be updating the Exceptional Student Services Portal and ESS Applications over the weekend. During this update, all ESS Applications, Online Forms, and ESS Portal will be unavailable in ADEConnect and links will be deactivated on ESS websites.
Program Area: Special Education
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT Special Education Data Updates Webinar Wednesday, November 16th The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will be hosting the next Special Education Data Updates live webinar on Wednesday, November 16th from 2pm – 3pm.
Program Area: Special Education
Looking for self-paced professional learning on current special education topics of interest?Special Education Learning Experiences for Competency in Teaching (SELECT) is a federally funded program sponsored by ADE/ESS and offered through the Institute for Human Development at Northern Arizona University. SELECT courses are recommended for special and general education teachers, administrators, related service personnel, paraeducators, and other interested individuals.Certified school personnel can take SELECT classes for renewal hours.
Program Area: Special Education
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT October 1 Enrollment Data for Fiscal Year 2023 Please review the October 1 Enrollment Data information below. This coincides with the ODC Phase II due date of January 18, 2023.
Program Area: Special Education
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT New Technical Assistance Document for Reporting Parentally-Placed Students on an ISP to AzEDSThe following information applies to school districts with a geographic boundary only.School districts with a geographic boundary providing Special Education (SPED) services to parentally-placed students on an Individual Service Plan (ISP) are required to report SPED services to AzEDS.A new technical assistance document has been developed to assist school districts with this reporting requirement.
Program Area: Special Education
Special Education Directors,The Arizona Education Job Fair & Career Expo will take place on February 4, 2023, from 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at the Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel & Conference Center.The Job Fair and Career Expo is an excellent opportunity for you to recruit new employees to your school community.
Program Area: Special Education
Special Education Directors,Please share the following math professional learning opportunities with general and special education teachers who teach mathematics.Virtual Professional Learning Opportunities:The following virtual sessions are being offered via Zoom and are free to attend.
Program Area: Special Education
Special Education Directors,The Alternate Assessment Advisory Committee has developed a new resource for ALL parents and families, A Parent Guide to Understanding Arizona’s Statewide Assessments. From a parent’s perspective, this is information that is necessary and helpful in understanding Statewide Assessments. The document has also been translated into Spanish.Schools can:Post or link this resource on their Assessment webpageShare this document (either electronically or printed) with their families during Individual Education Program (IEP) meetingsInclude this document in presentations on Curriculum Nights or when Statewide Testing kicks off in Spring
Program Area: Special Education
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT Upcoming change for Fiscal Year 2024 - Special Education Disabilities allowed for Preschool Programs for Students with Disabilities.An update to allowable special education (SPED) disabilities for preschool programs will be introduced in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. This update is a continuation of our effort to further validate SPED reporting and ensure accurate data for the state.Updates to integrity rules and validation matrices will take effect on 7/1/23 to allow all SPED disabilities to be reported for preschool programs except EDP.
Program Area: Special Education
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Special Education Directors,The ADE/ESS is pleased to announce the opening of registration for Arizona's 2021 IDEA Virtual Conference, Renewal: Resilience to Results, scheduled for September 13–15, 2021.
Program Area: Special Education
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Portal information icon added for select applicationsTo aid Public Education Agencies in their interaction with ESS applications, a new information icon is available for select applications in the ESS portal. Selecting the information icon will produce a pop-up window with more information about the application, roles required to access, contact information, and website links for more training or information.The blue information icon can be found to the left of the application button if available for that application. Additional applications will have information icons added in the coming weeks.
Program Area: Special Education
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERTDiscipline Data SubmissionsPlease review the following memo which outlines upcoming changes to discipline data submissions in FY24.Memorandum of Discipline Data Submissions.
Program Area: Special Education
Registration is now open for Program Support & Monitoring File Review training
