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Data Management Alert: New Integrity Rule: -40095
New Integrity Rule: -40095 Effective October 31, 2023, a new integrity error has been implemented for SPED data validations in AzEDS.
ASSESSMENT INFO: Parental Notification and Consent Form for Alt ELPA and ELP Reports - November 15, 2023
Special Education Directors, please see the following important information from our ADE/Assessment partners
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar Wednesday, November 15
The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next Special Education Data Updates live webinar on Wednesday, November 15, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: SPED Data Reporting in AzEDS Training
The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team is happy to announce an upcoming training for Special Education (SPED) Data Reporting in AzEDS.
Data Management Alert: Special Education Data Updates Webinar Wednesday, October 18th
The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next Special Education Data Updates live webinar on Wednesday, October 18th, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: When October 1 Falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Other Non-Session Day
October 1st falls on a Sunday this school year, and ESS Data Management would like to provide reminders of how to report students and if they should be included in the October 1 count.Scenarios where a student IS counted for October 1 due to no gap in SPED services:
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY24 Need Concurrency Matrix Update
Previously, we only allowed preschool needs eligible for state funding per A.R.S. § 15-771(A) to be reported in AzEDS.
INTERNAL PD INFO: Special Education Check-In Meeting - Thursday, September 21- 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Please join ADE/ESS for the next Special Education Professionals Check-In on Thursday, September 21, 2023, from 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
INTERNAL PD INFO: ADE/ESS Virtual Math Professional Learning Offerings for September and October 2023
Please share the following math professional learning opportunities with general and special education teachers who teach mathematics.
INTERNAL PD INFO: Special Education Check-In Meeting - Thursday, August 17 - 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
This month’s Special Education Director Check-In topic will address an upcoming flexibility regarding preschool disability data reporting. It will briefly discuss deployment dates, timelines, and implementation for this current school year. The main presentation will be an ESS Fiscal Update for federal grants. Please extend this invitation to your Business Managers, as ESS will present updates for the Fiscal Year 2024 IDEA funding applications, review available High-Cost Child funding opportunities for Fiscal Year 2024, and provide an overview of the upcoming GM Completion Report season. The ARP-IDEA funding cycle ends on September 30, and ESS Program Management wants to ensure that PEAs maximize their funding opportunities in the grant. Finally, we will cover where to find Maintenance of Effort Compliance standards to ensure that PEAs accurately report state-level expenditures on the 2023 Annual Financial Reports.