Special Education Blog

EXTERNAL PD INFO: Professional Development to Support Arizona Paraeducators, Related Service Providers, Teachers, and Administrators

  • Mon, Sep 30 2024  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

The Center for Technical Assistance for Excellence in Special Education (TAESE), in partnership with ADE/ESS, is pleased to offer Saturday Mornings with the NRCP to paraeducators, related service providers, teachers, and administrators working in Arizona public education agencies.

EXTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: FREE Virtual School-Based SLP Symposium

  • Thu, Sep 12 2024  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

The SEACDC is hosting a free, virtual School-Based Speech-Language Pathology Symposium on Oct 17–18, 2024.

INTERNAL PD INFO: Free Virtual UDL Professional Learning Series for All Educators

  • Thu, Sep 12 2024  •
    • Updates

We invite all educators to our upcoming free virtual professional learning series on Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: A Deep Dive into Speech Sound Disorders

  • Thu, Sep 12 2024  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

We are pleased to present “A Deep Dive into Speech Sound Disorders: Intervention Only” with Amy Graham, CCC-SLP.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT; Special Education Data Updates Webinar: Wednesday, September 18, 2024

  • Tue, Sep 3 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY25 October 1 Data Collection Phase I Training

  • Wed, Aug 28 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

Annually, the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is required to report special education (SPED) data to the federal government. The October 1 Data Collection (ODC) is part of that process and is required by all Public Education Agencies (PEAs).

MONITORING INFO: New Guidance Materials for Initial Evaluation, Reevaluation, and Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE) Available Online

  • Fri, Aug 16 2024  •
    • Program Support and Monitoring
    • Updates

ADE/ESS is pleased to release flowchart representations and reference documents for several evaluation processes: initial evaluation, reevaluation, and independent educational evaluation (IEE).

INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Assistive Technology (AT) Consideration and Assessment Made Easy with Penny Reed

  • Fri, Aug 16 2024  •
    • Assistive Technology
    • Assistive Technology Upcoming Events
    • Updates

The ADE/ESS Assistive Technology (AT) Team is pleased to announce our 2024—2025 AT National Presenter series kickoff presentation, Assistive Technology Consideration and Assessment Made Easy, with Penny Reed, PhD. This presentation is intended for special education administrators, special education teachers, general education teachers, OTs, PTs, SLPs, and assistive technology specialists.

Data Management Alert - FY25 Data Reporting Updates and Important Dates Document Now Available

  • Fri, Aug 9 2024  •
    • Data Management

ESS Data would like to inform you of important dates and reporting updates for fiscal year (FY) 2025. The FY25 Important Dates document is on the ESS Data Management web page. This email also outlines important changes for SPED data reporting for FY25, including new and upcoming changes within AzEDS and ESS applications overseen by ESS Data Management.

EXTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Boost student confidence and perseverance with a FREE online course for K–12 special educators (offered twice in the 2024–25 school year)!

  • Mon, Jul 29 2024  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

The Arizona Department of Education/Exceptional Student Services, in collaboration with the University of Kansas Research Collaboration, is offering the following free course as part of the College and Career Competencies Project.