Special Education Blog

OPERATIONS INFO: FY25 Approved Private Special Education Schools Updates

  • Tue, Apr 30 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

Please see the following updates for Approved Private Special Education Schools in FY 25.

INTERNAL PD INFO: Three Exciting Opportunities for the 2024 IDEA Conference

  • Mon, Apr 29 2024  •
    • IDEA Conference
    • Updates

ADE/ESS is thrilled to present three exciting opportunities connected to this year's IDEA Conference.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar: Wednesday, May 15, 2024

  • Fri, Apr 19 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY24 Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) Training Opportunities

  • Thu, Apr 18 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

We are thrilled to announce the inaugural training sessions for the Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) hosted by the Exceptional Student Services Data Management team. These training sessions include both an in-person workshop and a live webinar.

INTERNAL PD INFO: Reserve Your Spots for Teach Camp today!

  • Wed, Apr 17 2024  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Teach Camp registration is filling up fast! It is hard to believe that this summer, we will launch Teach Camp for the fifth year! Teach Camp provides professional learning and supports that are specifically designed for beginning special education teachers.

INTERNAL PD INFO: Autism Summer Professional Learning Opportunity

  • Fri, Apr 12 2024  •
    • Updates

ADE/ESS and STAR Autism Support are collaborating to offer PEAs free resources, in-person and virtual professional learning, and additional coaching and technical assistance this summer.

INTERNAL PD INFO: Free Professional Learning: How Leaders Lead to Impact Success

  • Mon, Apr 8 2024  •
    • Updates

The ADE/ESS is offering a free, one-day Professional Learning for district leadership and school-site leadership to facilitate using tools and evidence-based practices to lead successful impact on school-wide systems, collective accountability, and inclusivity for the teaching and learning of students with specific learning disabilities. 

ESS OPERATIONS INFO: FY 25 ESS Special Education Program Approvals Updates

  • Fri, Apr 5 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

Please see the following updates for Emotional Disabilities-Public (ED-P) programs in FY 25.

DATA UPDATE: Responses Needed for the Indicator 8 Parent Involvement Survey

  • Wed, Apr 3 2024  •
    • Parent Involvement Survey
    • Updates

All school districts, charter schools, secure care schools, 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).

INTERNAL FREE PD OPPORTUNITY: “Artificial Sweeteners: AI for Teachers and Everyone Else, Too!”

  • Tue, Apr 2 2024  •
    • Updates

The ADE/ESS/Assistive Technology team is excited to announce the last in our series of 2023–24 National Presenters: “Artificial Sweeteners: AI for Teachers and Everyone Else, Too!” with Tony Vincent. This presentation is designed for general and special education teachers and related service providers.