Skip to main content

Arizona Department of Education Facebook Page

Arizona Department of Education LinkedIn Page

Arizona Department of Education Instagram

Arizona Department of Education Twitter

Arizona Department of Education YouTube

mobile menu
Arizona Department of Education Homepage
  • Home
  • Parents
    • Parents & Families
    • Arizona Purple Star School Program
    • Early Childhood & Preschool
    • Empowerment Scholarship Account
    • Military Career Information
    • School Report Cards
    • Transcripts & Test Scores
    • U.S. Senate Youth Scholarship Program
  • Educators & Administrators
    • Academic Standards
    • Accountability
    • Assessment
    • Business & Finance >
      • School Finance
      • State & Federal Grants
      • School Safety
    • Certification & Leadership >
      • Certification & Career
      • Educator Recruitment & Retention
      • Effective Teachers & Leaders (Trainings)
      • Training & Professional Development
    • Post-Secondary Resources
    • Support & Improvement >
      • School Improvement
      • School Support
  • Programs
    • Academic Achievement >
      • Academic Achievement
      • Afterschool & 21st Century Learning Centers
      • Character Education
      • English Learners | OELAS & Migrant Education Program
      • Homeless, Foster Care, & Refugee Programs
      • Title I
    • Adult Education
    • Arizona Purple Star School Program
    • Career & Technical Education
    • Educator Leadership >
      • Charter School Program
      • Effective Teachers & Leaders
      • School Safety
      • School Safety Program
    • Gifted/Advanced Learning >
      • Gifted/Advanced Learning
      • College Credit by Examination
      • Dual Enrollment
      • Gifted Education
    • Health & Nutrition Services
    • Office of Indian Education
    • Special Education
  • About ADE
    • About the Department
    • Accounting & Procurement
    • Contact Us
    • Employment Opportunities
    • News Releases
    • State Board of Education
    • State Board for Charter Schools
    • Submit a Complaint
  • Data & Systems
    • Arizona Digital Educators Library (ADEL)
    • Data Governance
    • Information Technology
    • Public Educator Search
    • School & Student Data
    • School Report Cards
    • Teacher Input Application (TIA)
  • ADEConnect
    • ADEConnect
    • Common Logon
  • Search
  • Home
  • Special Education
  • Program Support & Monitoring

Program Support & Monitoring

ResourcesSecure Care

SSIPDifferentiated Monitoring Activities 

 

 

Program Support and Monitoring implements a cycle-based monitoring framework for all public education agencies. Monitoring activities take place in year 4 of the six-year monitoring cycle, with technical assistance (TA) provided in all other years. Monitoring activities continue to be differentiated based on the Risk Analysis Tool. This tool is aligned to the SPP/APR, reflecting the importance of indicator data and outcome-driven general supervision. 

Hot Topics are communications that are sent to Special Education Directors in response to a large volume of calls or emails from education stakeholders on a particular topic. The intent is to provide consistent information to the special education field on a given topic, and also provide applicable statute(s).

July 2023

IDEA and ESA Evaluations

April 2023

FAQ: Preschool Transition Requirements

July 2020

In-Person Special Education Services Under the Governor’s Executive Orders

Executive Order 2020-44 Related to "School Days" and Special Education Timelines

Electronic Signatures

Extended School Year (ESY) and Compensatory Educational Services (Comp Ed) 

November 2019

FAPE for Students in Group Homes

October 2019

Specific Learning Disability Eligibility Criteria

July 2019

English Learners

March 2018

Frequency and Duration

Monitoring Alerts are communications sent to Special Education Directors regarding changes to ADE’s special education programmatic monitoring system and/or components included in the system. These are issued prior to the change, when possible, or at the time of the change when advance notice is unable to be provided due to unforeseen circumstances.

May 2021

Preschool Transition (In-by-3) Programmatic Monitoring Changes 

March 2018

Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) by Non-Special Education Providers

March 2017

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and Reporting Progress on Transition Services

February 2017

State General Supervision and Monitoring System Changes

August 2016

Implementation of National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT) Checklist B

Law Requirements

  • OSEP Guidance on State General Supervision
  • OSEP Q and A on Parentally Privately Placed Students
  • IDEA Website
  • IDEA Statute and Regulations
  • Arizona Revised Statutes 
  • Arizona Qualified Professionals List
  • Disability Categories
  • Key Definitions
  • FERPA FAQ for School Resource Officers (SROs)

Prior Written Notice (PWN)

  • Prior Written Notice *new*
  • PWN Training
  • PWN Quiz
  • IEP Scenario
  • No longer qualifies scenario
  • Refusal to reeval scenario
  • Refusal for Paraprofessional scenario
  • 3 year reeval scenario
  • PWN Template
  • PWN Student Form

Specially Designed Instruction (SDI)

  • Specially Designed Instruction Training
  • SDI Graphic
  • SDI Worksheet
  • What is SDI
  • SDI Scenario

Connecting and Applying Literacy Learning

  • The CALL Project

Corrective Action Plan

  • CAP Closing

Secondary Transition Requirements 

  • Memo re: Secondary Transition Board Rule Change
  • Joint Transition Opportunities
  • Secondary Transition Planning Grid
  • Secondary Transition Planning Grid PDF

Guide Steps Training

  • Guide Steps Training

How to write an IEP

  • How Does It All Fit?

EL and Students with Disabilities

  • EL resources for Students with Disabilities
  • AZELLA ESS Flowchart
  • ELL ESS FAQ
  • IEP Checklist for ELL

Evaluation

  • AZ-TAS on Evaluation

Extended School Year

  • ESY Comparison Table

 

For training materials related to the State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP), including the support of evidence-based practices in the community and classroom, please visit the SSIP Website: https://www.azed.gov/specialeducation/ssip

While these resources support PEAs that have been identified for SSIP participation through Arizona’s differentiated monitoring system, they are available to any learning community that may find them useful.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Program Support and Monitoring

Find Your Specialist

Secure Care

Secure Care Specialist Michelle Grigsby (602) 364-3032

Administrative Support

Administrative Assistant II Veronica Reza (602) 542-5021

Director of Program Support and Monitoring

Angela Odom

  • ESS Home
    • About ESS
    • FAQ
    • Contact ESS
    • ESS Site Index
    • Understanding Special Education
    • Disability Categories
  • ESS Blog Updates
  • Special Ed Info for Schools
  • Parents & Families
    • Procedural Safeguards
    • Aviso de las Salvaguardias Procesales
    • Raising Special Kids
  • Conferences
    • IDEA Conference
    • Calendar of Events
  • Public Info
    • SEAP
    • SSIP
    • SPP/APR and Public Data
    • PEA Determinations
    • Significant Disproportionality
  • Quick Links
  • Assessment
  • Assistive Technology
  • AZ FIND/Child Find
  • AZ-TAS Documents
  • Data Management
    • AzEDS SPED Reporting
    • Beginner's Guide
    • Important Dates
    • October 1 Data Collection
    • Special Education Data Dashboard
    • Special Education Data Updates
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Quick Links
    • Dispute Resolution Forms
    • Mediation
    • State Complaint
    • Due Process
    • Facilitated IEP
    • Facilitated IEP Training
    • Resources
    • Laws, Regulations, and Guidance
  • Early Childhood Special Education
  • Secondary Transition
  • Private & Public Programs
    • Private Special Education Schools
    • ED-P Programs
    • Residential Treatment Center Placement
    • Head Starts
    • State Institutions
Contact
  • ESS Reception Desk
  • (602) 542-4013
  • [email protected]
  • Contact the Department
  • Public Comment
  • About Us
  • Locations
  • Careers
  • Privacy Policy
  • School Report Cards
  • State Board of Education
  • State Board for Charter Schools
  • Web Accessibility

© 2025 Arizona Department of Education

  • Statewide Policies
  • Site Map