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ASSESSMENT INFO: EL and SPED Resources and Parent Consent for ACT Update

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Special Education Directors,Please see below for important information from ADE/Assessment that was also presented at the Talk with ADE last week:EL and Special EducationThe following resources were developed as a result of changes made at the state level regarding the removal of the “Sped...

AZ-TAS INFORMATION: Graduation AZ-TAS Document Now Available!

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It has been almost one year since the last major update of the Graduation AZ-TAS (Arizona Technical Assistance and Support) document. Since that time, ADE/ESS has sought feedback about the document in person, via phone, via survey, and electronically. With feedback from internal and external special...

INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Algebra Training Now Available in Prescott and Show Low!

Professional Learning and Sustainability
Updates
Special Education Directors:

FISCAL UPDATE: Fiscal Year 2020 IDEA High-Cost Funding Opening Soon

Program Management
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Information about FY2020 High-Cost Child Claim.

INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Free Math Webinars, Register Now!

Professional Learning and Sustainability
Updates
Special Education Administrators,The ADE/ESS is pleased to announce FREE upcoming math webinars:May I Have Your Attention Please?! Using Neuroscience to Engage Students in the Inclusion ClassroomFebruary 18, 2020Register at: http://bit.ly/execfunctionwebinarGot Dyscalculia?!March 23, 2020Register at...

REMINDER: SPED PROCEDURE INFO: Indicator 8 Parent Involvement Survey is Open

Parent Involvement Survey
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Dear Special Education Directors,All school districts and charter schools are required to annually administer the State Performance Plan Indicator 8: Parent Involvement Survey. The survey is open now through May 31, 2020.NEW! Districts will distribute login codes to parents of their Private Day...

INFO NEED: Shortage of Qualified Teachers of the Deaf (TOD) and Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments (TVI)

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Special Education Directors,To address the shortage of qualified teachers of the deaf (TOD) and teachers of students with visual impairments (TVI), the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB) is asking Arizona educators to take this survey.  The purpose of this survey is to identify...

INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Save the Date for Arizona's IDEA Conference and Call for Proposals

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Special Education Directors,The ADE/ESS is very excited to announce some changes to its main conferences, the Directors’ Institute and the Transition Conference! These conferences have been combined and rebranded as:Arizona’s IDEA ConferenceSave the DateArizona’s IDEA Conference in 2020 will take...