Exceptional Student Services (ESS) is accountable for ensuring that all special education programs, regulations, and procedures are in compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and eligible children and youth with disabilities are receiving a free appropriate public education (FAPE). ESS provides exceptional customer service and technical assistance while enforcing the state and federal special education mandates to promote continuous improvement throughout the state.
Contact ESS – 602-542-4013 – ESSDesk@azed.gov
For a complete list of program areas and resources, please use the ESS Site Index.
Please note that the website for the Empowerment Scholarship Account is http://www.azed.gov/esa/. You can reach the ESA staff by email esa@azed.gov or telephone 602-364-1969.
Hot Topics
- Competitive Tuition Assistance Grants Available
- Public Notice Regarding Application for Federal Funds under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA)
- PD OPPORTUNITY: Professional Learning and Sustainability (PLS) Webinars
- ASU Study of Students with Intellectual Disabilities-Invitation to Participate
- NAU Classes Designed for Special Education Directors
- SAVE THE DATES – 2014 ADE/ESS Conferences
- Move On When Reading Monitoring Alert
- Newly Redesigned Promising Practices Website
- 8/14/2013 – FFY 2011 PEA Data Profiles
- Information Regarding Replacement of “Mental Retardation” with “Intellectual Disability”
Upcoming Events
- Twenty-fifth Annual Directors Institute
- Arizona’s Fourteenth Annual Transition Conference
- AzTAP’s 16th Annual Assistive Technology Summer Institute
- Second Annual Teachers’ Institute
- Struggling Adolescent Readers with Anita Archer
- Great Arizona Teach-In Job Fair
ESS Conference Pages
Second Annual Teachers’ Institute
Arizona’s Fourteenth Annual Transition Conference
Twenty-fifth Annual Directors Institute
Archived Conference Pages
Special Education Teacher Conference
2013 Directors Institute
2013 Transition Conference
Program Areas
ESS Organization Chart
For a complete list of all ESS Programs, please use the Site Index.
- AZ FIND (Child Find)
- Dispute Resolution
- Professional Learning and Sustainability
- Program Support and Monitoring
- Secondary Transition
- Funding
Resources
- Reports/Forms/Resources
- Resources for Parents
- Calendar
- Event Registration
- Staff Directory
- AZ Promising Practices
Contact Us
Email: essdesk@azed.gov
Telephone: 602-542-4013
Fax: 602-542-5404
