Special Education Blog

EXTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: STAR Autism Supports Summer Workshops

  • Tue, Jun 9 2026  •
    • Updates
    • Training
    • Academic Achievement & Inclusive Practices

Don't Miss This Summer Professional Learning Opportunity!

INTERNAL PD INFO: Last Call to the Campfire—Registration is Closing Soon!

  • Fri, Jun 5 2026  •
    • Updates
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability

Don’t miss this opportunity to sign up your new special education teachers for Teach Camp!

MONITORING INFO: SY 2026-2027 Programmatic Monitoring Guide Steps Now Available!

  • Thu, Jun 4 2026  •
    • Updates
    • Program Support and Monitoring

ESS/Program Support & Monitoring is pleased to announce the release of the SY 2026–2027 Programmatic Monitoring Guide Steps. Attached is the release memo that indicates some of the recent updates.

RECRUITMENT & RETENTION INFO: Registration for the 2026–2027 Special Education New Director Symposium (SENDS) is now open!

  • Thu, Jun 4 2026  •
    • Updates
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability

ADE/ESS is pleased to announce that registration for the 2026–2027 Special Education New Director Symposium (SENDS) is now open!

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar for June

  • Thu, Jun 4 2026  •
    • Updates
    • Data Management

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: End of the Year Integrity Rule: -40055

  • Fri, May 22 2026  •
    • Updates
    • Data Management

Beginning May 1st of each fiscal year, -40055 integrity rule is re-run to capture any misaligned or unreported data related to SPED Exit Date, SPED Exit Reason, Enrollment Exit Date, and Enrollment Exit Reason in AzEDS.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY26 Parentally Placed Private School Student Survey (PPPSS) is now open

  • Wed, May 13 2026  •
    • Updates
    • Data Management

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY26 Parentally Placed Private School Student Survey (PPPSS) is now open

Data Management Alert: Special Education Data Dashboard Webinar Video and Office Hours

  • Tue, May 12 2026  •
    • Updates
    • Data Management

The FY26 SEDD Webinar Video is now available. In addition to this, PEAs are now able to schedule a 1-on-1 meeting with an ESS Data Mangement specialist to help troubleshoot reporting issues. 

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar

  • Fri, May 8 2026  •
    • Updates
    • Data Management

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.

SPED DATA UPDATE: Parent Involvement Survey Open through May 31

  • Tue, May 5 2026  •
    • Updates
    • Parent Involvement Survey

All school districts, charter schools, secure care facilities, and the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB) are required to annually administer the State Performance Plan Indicator 8 Parent Involvement Survey to parents of students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP).