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Exceptional Student Services (ESS) ensures that public education agencies in Arizona have special education programs, policies, and procedures that comply with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and its implementing regulations, and that eligible children and youth with disabilities receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE). ESS provides professional learning opportunities, provides technical assistance to schools, supports the needs of families of students with disabilities, monitors schools for compliance with the regulations that implement the IDEA, and administers the IDEA Entitlement grant.

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DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar Registration for Wednesday August 17th Fri, Aug 5 2022 Data Management, Updates

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT     

Special Education Data Updates Webinar Wednesday, August 17th 

  The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will be hosting the next Special Education Data Updates live webinar on Wednesday, August 17th from 2pm – 3pm.

PROGRAMMATIC MONITORING UPDATE: 2022-2023 Programmatic Monitoring Manual Now Available Wed, Aug 3 2022 Program Support and Monitoring, Updates

Special Education Directors,

ESS/Program Support and Monitoring (PSM) is proud to announce the release of the SY 2022–2023 Programmatic Monitoring Manual. This manual is a critical document for public education agencies (PEAs) participating in monitoring activities and can also be used by all PEAs to self-assess programmatic strengths and needs.