About ESS

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.

Program Support & Monitoring

 

Professional Learning & Sustainability

  • Professional Learning/Staff Development
  • Recruitment & Retention

 

Operations

 

Special Projects

 

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From the Exceptional Student Services Blog

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: New fields available in the SPED72 report Fri, Sep 25 2020 Data Management, Updates

Additional fields have been made available in the SPED72 report to aid PEAs in validating submitted data. Integrity Warnings and Resident School ID
ECSE INFO: Update Regarding the Early Childhood Quality Improvement Process (ECQuIP) and Reporting for Special Education Tue, Sep 22 2020 Updates

The Early Childhood Quality Improvement Process (ECQuIP) is a process that was developed by the Early Childhood Education Unit to assure quality and accountability for programs that receive state funding or other early learning grants. ECQuIP is a programmatic self-assessment process that asks early childhood teams to identify and rate such practices as instruction, assessment, leadership, and climate.