AzEDS SPED Reporting

Discover useful tools for those who submit data for students with disabilities to the Arizona Education Data Standards (AzEDS). Find relevant AzEDS codes, tables that illustrate which needs may be reported with which service codes, and more.

New to SPED data reporting?
Try the Getting Started with SPED Integrity Troubleshooting Guide - NEW!

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Membership Rules related to SPED Data

Data Quality Validation Rules related to SPED Data

  

Upcoming Discipline Rules (Subject to Change)

Concurrent Need and Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Code Eligibility Matrix

Concurrent Need Eligibility Matrix

Concurrent PEA and Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Code Eligibility Matrix

SPED Exit Validation Matrix

Age Validation in AzEDS

Arizona Education Data Standards (AzEDS)

ASDB Student Reporting

AzEDS Process for SPED Exit Code 9

AzEDS SPED Codes

Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS) and Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CCEIS) 

Criteria for MD and MDSSI

Home-based vs. Homeschooled vs. Homebound Guidance

LRE Decision Trees: 

 

Non-Public Organization Calendars

    Preschool Outcomes Reporting Guidance - coming in December 2022 

    SPED Add-On Weights

    SPED Integrity Rules Reference

    SPED Reports 101

    SPED School Concurrency and Federal Primary Need Indicator

    SPED Student Reporting - Approved Private Day School, RTC, or Head Start - NEW!

    ESS Data Correction Form:

    This form is for Public Education Agency (PEA) use to request corrections to SPED data that do not fall under the guidelines of A.R.S. §15-915. The completed form can be sent to [email protected] when complete.

    For corrections that do fall under the guidelines of A.R.S. §15-915, please refer to 915 instruction manual on this School Finance guidance page. 

    FAQ: AzEDS SPED Reporting

    FAQ: Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) for Students with Disabilities Ages 3-5

    FAQ: Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) for Students with Disabilities Ages 6-21

     

     

     

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