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ESS Blog
Sun, Dec 21, 2025
The ADE/ESS Professional Learning and Sustainability team is pleased to offer an exciting “grow-your-own” opportunity for general educators who are ready to make a difference in special education.<
Thu, Dec 18, 2025
Are you overwhelmed by professional development? Don’t have time for a 90-minute webinar? We got you!
Tue, Dec 16, 2025
The ADE/ESS is pleased to sponsor this event. There is no fee to attend. This presentation is a repeat of Amy’s September 2025 session.February 6, 2026
Mon, Dec 15, 2025
What if you had a clear, actionable roadmap for making inclusion thrive? That’s what you’ll find in The Way to Inclusion: Leadership Book Study.
Fri, Dec 12, 2025
We are pleased to announce that both the SPED73 and SPED07 reports have been updated and finalized to reflect integrity processing (State SPED, FED SPED, ADM, and Accountability) and data submitted
Wed, Dec 10, 2025
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERTSPED73 and SPED07 Report Update
Fri, Dec 5, 2025
Updated Discipline Data Guidance Document Now Available
Mon, Dec 1, 2025
Please see the attached memo, which contains ADE guidance to assist public educatio
Mon, Dec 1, 2025
Are your staff looking for new professional learning on current special education topics? We have an excellent opportunity for them!
Mon, Dec 1, 2025
ESS/PSM is excited to announce that in-person regional training opportunities will be available this school year.
Tue, Nov 25, 2025
The SPED School Concurrency vs Federal Primary Need Indicator Guidance
Wed, Nov 19, 2025
Office Hours To help you be more successful in the Reconciliation (Phase II), ESS Data Management is offering PEA’s the opportunity to meet 1-on-1 with
Tue, Nov 18, 2025
For the Special Education Data Updates (SEDU) webinar scheduled for tomorrow, November 19, at 2:00 PM, please note that Monica Paz from School Finance will be unable to present due to illness.
Tue, Nov 18, 2025
The ADE/ESS Secondary Transition Team is excited to continue our 2025-2026 Transition Tuesday webinar series! This engaging webinar series is designed to empower students, educator
Thu, Nov 13, 2025
Are you overwhelmed by professional development? Don’t have time for a 90-minute webinar? We got you!
Mon, Nov 10, 2025
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERTSPED07 Report Now Available
Fri, Nov 7, 2025
The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.
Fri, Oct 31, 2025
ESS collects data annually through the Teacher Attrition Survey to make informed decisions about recruitment and retention efforts in Arizona.
Thu, Oct 23, 2025
ADE/ESS is pleased to announce that the High-Cost Child Claims have opened for the FY 2026 school year as of October 1, 2025.
Thu, Oct 23, 2025
Under Section 616 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004), State Education Agencies are required to make a determination for all Public Education Agencies (PEAs) on t
Fri, Oct 17, 2025
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERTOctober 1 Data Collection Phase II Trainings for FY 2026
Thu, Oct 16, 2025
The Arizona Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services (ADE/ESS), recognizes the uncertainty that recent federal reductions in force within the U.S.
Wed, Oct 8, 2025
The ADE/ESS Assistive Technology (AT) team is pleased to announce our second 2025-26 national presenter: “AAC Essentials: What Every Educator Needs to Know” with Rachel Madel M.A.,
Wed, Oct 8, 2025
The National Resource Center for Paraeducators (NRCP) and the Center for Technical Assistance for Excellence in Special Education (TAESE), in partnership with the ADE/ESS, are offering monthly, low
Tue, Oct 7, 2025
Each year, ESS updates our contact lists of Lead Speech-Language Pathologists, Lead Occupational Therapists, Lead Physical Therapists, Lead School Psychologists, Assistive Technology Specialists, a