Exceptional Student Services
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INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Assistive Technology (AT) Consideration and Assessment Made Easy with Penny Reed
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.
Data Management Alert - FY25 Data Reporting Updates and Important Dates Document Now Available
ESS Data would like to inform you of important dates and reporting updates for fiscal year (FY) 2025. The FY25 Important Dates document is on the ESS Data Management web page. This email also outlines important changes for SPED data reporting for FY25, including new and upcoming changes within AzEDS and ESS applications overseen by ESS Data Management.
EXTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Boost student confidence and perseverance with a FREE online course for K–12 special educators (offered twice in the 2024–25 school year)!
The Arizona Department of Education/Exceptional Student Services, in collaboration with the University of Kansas Research Collaboration, is offering the following free course as part of the College and Career Competencies Project.
INTERNAL PD INFO: Registration for the 2024–2025 Special Education New Director Symposium (SENDS) has been extended to August 1, 2024
The registration deadline for the 2024–2025 Special Education New Director Symposium (SENDS) has been extended to August 1, 2024.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Dashboard: Certification Open Today, July 22, 2024
The Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) Certification opens today, July 22, 2024. Certification is due August 5, 2024, by 5:00 p.m.
ADE PD OPPORTUNITY: Only 3 Spots Left! FREE ADE-Sponsored Professional Learning Can Enhance Your Students’ Self-Efficacy!
The Arizona Department of Education/Exceptional Student Services, in collaboration with the University of Kansas Research Collaboration, is offering the College and Career Competencies Project, a free, one-year professional development series.
MONITORING INFO: SY 2024-2025 Programmatic Monitoring Manual Now Available
ESS/Program Support and Monitoring (PSM) is proud to announce the release of the SY 2024–2025 Programmatic Monitoring Manual
PD INFO: Professional development to support Arizona paraeducators, related service providers, teachers, and administrators
ADE/ESS, in partnership with the Center for Technical Assistance in Excellence for Special Education (TAESE), is pleased to announce that Saturday Mornings with the NRCP is available to paraeducators, related service providers, teachers, and administrators working in Arizona public education agencies.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Beginning of the Year ESS Data Management Training
The Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Data Management team is pleased to introduce Beginning of the Year ESS Data Management training for the 2024–2025 reporting year. We offer two options to attend: virtually or in person.
SPED DATA INFO: PEA Determinations for FFY 2022 Now Available
PEA Determinations for FFY 2022 Now Available