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

​Please select your error to view the troubleshooting guide.

Membership Rules related to SPED Data

Data Quality Validation Rules related to SPED Data

  

Discipline Rules (Pilot year for FY23.  Failures do not affect ADM or Data Collections.)

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 Exit Code SPED09

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 March 2023 

    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

    SPED Student Reporting - Parentally Placed Students that Receive Services on an Individual Service Plan - NEW!

    Data Reporting in Online Environments - 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

     

     

     

    From the Exceptional Student Services Blog

    DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY24 Statement of Assurances required by all PEAs opens on 4/3/23 Mon, Mar 20 2023 Data Management, Updates

    DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT 

    FY23 Statement of Assurances required by all PEAs opens on 4/3/23

    Under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), the representative body for Special Education for Arizona, Exceptional Student Services, is required to obtain assurances from Public Education Agencies (PEAs) to attest that they are meeting the requirements under state and federal statute for special education in the state of Arizona.

    It is a requirement for all entities defined as PEAs regardless if they get federal funds or not.

    All PEAs must submit the IDEA Statement of Assurances (SOA) through the ESS Portal of ADEConnect.

    The application will open on 4/3/23 and close for submissions on 6/15/23.
    INTERNAL PD INFO: Multi-Tier Behavior Supports (MTBS) Year 1 Mon, Mar 20 2023 Professional Learning and Sustainability, Updates

    Special Education Directors:

    Are you concerned about the current rate of suspensions and expulsions at your school or district? Do you feel students are losing valuable class time due to disruptions and other behavior problems? Are teachers struggling to be successful with classroom management? Are administrators spending too much time dealing with discipline issues?  If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, then you might find the solution in Multi-Tier Behavior Supports.