The ADE Event Management System has changed. It is now called ADE Professional Learning and Development (APLD user guidance).
Confirm your account or create an account to register for events at ADE. Then select Register for a Course. Then enter Early Childhood Special Education into the category drop down to search for specific events from this unit.
July 11, 2022
Preschool Coordinator's Institute Registration Closes. This is an 11-session institute to support new preschool coordinators in the first three years of being in their position.
July 18–20, 2022
Statewide Child Abuse Prevention Conference will feature four outstanding keynote speakers, 60 illuminating workshops, and networking opportunities with hundreds of professionals from a variety of sectors, including family/human service, government, nonprofits, law enforcement, healthcare, and education.
August 3, 2022
Raising Special Kids: Summer School for Parents- IEP Training (online). Learn about the special education process and the Individualized Education Program.
August 13, 2022
Raising Special Kids: Positive Behavior Support-Learn how to reduce your child's unwanted behavior and increase preferred behavior. Online, 10am-12pm.
August 18, 2022
Raising Special Kids: Bullying Prevention-Learn what parents, children and the school can do about bullying. Online, 6pm to 8pm.
Arizona's IDEA Conference, in person at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix. This year’s theme is Rise Up: Reimagining and Transforming Educational Practices. This cross-stakeholder event includes special education administrative staff, youth and young adults with disabilities, family members and caregivers, state agency staff, educators, service providers, and community members who share a commitment to student success. The event will feature over 75 professional learning opportunities, including IDEA legal issues, instructional practices, national trends and hot topics, special education compliance, preschool and secondary transition, and social/emotional learning.
October 7, 2022
Fall Checkpoint due date for Child Outcomes data, Ongoing Progress Monitoring of Preschool Aged Children with disabilities.
November 28-December 2, 2022
Introduction to Teaching Strategies Gold Assessment for Preschool Teachers, 12:00pm-3:00pm
December 5, 6, and 8, 2022
Achieving Inclusive Programming: Braiding Funding Streams to Enable Participation
This presentation is offered by the Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) unit, in collaboration with the national technical assistance center, Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA).
December 5th-Tier 1: Who, What, When, Where, and Why Braid Funds in Preschool Programming
December 6th-Tier 2: Braiding Funding Models, How to Calculate Savings, Tools for Estimating Costs
December 8th-Tier 3: LEA Examples of Braiding Funds, and Q&A
December 12-15, 2022
Introduction to Teaching Strategies Gold Assessment for Preschool Teachers, 12:00pm-3:00pm
January 25, 2023 and February 1, 2023
Introduction to Teaching Strategies Gold Assessment for Preschool Teachers, 9:00am-3:30pm
The FY24 Statement of Assurances application is open for submission. All PEAs must submit the IDEA Statement of Assurances (SOA) through the ESS Portal of ADEConnect. This is required before any FY24 activities in the Exceptional Student Services portal are allowable. The portal will block any PEA that has not completed the SOA after the deadline.
The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next Special Education Data Updates live webinar on Wednesday, June 21,from 2pm – 3pm. This session will cover a variety of data topics that will include (subject to change):
