Special Education

ENROLLMENT INFO: Clarification on Certificates of Educational Convenience A and Unorganized Territories

  • Thu, May 1 2025  •
    • Operations
    • Updates

Arizona school districts (districts) are boundaries of land recognized by the United States Census Bureau where respective districts are responsible for enrolling potential students within the district’s boundaries. Any geographic areas not identified within a district’s boundaries are considered unorganized territories. Families residing in unorganized territories may enroll in districts through a certificate of educational convenience (CEC). The attached memorandum seeks to clarify certificates of educational convenience for preschool children with disabilities who reside in unorganized territories.

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

  • Thu, May 1 2025  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Don’t miss this opportunity to sign up your new special education teachers for Teach Camp!

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.

 

Special Education Reporting Guidance

October 1 Data Collection

The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is required to report Special Education data to the federal government annually. The October 1 Data Collection is part of that process and occurs in three phases.

 

Tools

 

Special Education Data Dashboard

The Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) is designed to be a one-stop shop for public education agencies (PEAs) to securely view their unique education data and public statewide data with redaction. PEAs will also use the SEDD application to certify end-of-year data, which includes students who have exited special education during the reporting year and/or were subject to any disciplinary action.

 

Tools and Resources

SPED DATA INFO: PEA Determinations for FFY 2022 Now Available

  • Fri, Apr 25 2025  •
    • Updates

PEA Determinations for FFY 2023 Now Available.

INTERNAL PD INFO: Multi-Tier Behavior Supports (MTBS) Year 1, Apply Now!

  • Fri, Apr 25 2025  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Multi-Tier Behavior Supports (MTBS) is a three-year training series that will assist district, charter, or school teams in developing a school-wide approach to positive behavior management practices.

Data Management Alert: SEDD Application Information

  • Wed, Apr 23 2025  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) is scheduled to open on May 7, 2025. SEDD is a comprehensive platform for Public Education Agencies (PEAs) to securely access federally mandated special education and statewide public data with redaction features. Through this application, PEAs enter, review, and certify special education data required under Section 618 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).  

Private Special Education Schools

The Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Emotional Disabilities Public Programs (ED-P) and Private Special Education Schools Team is responsible for approving and reviewing school districts with specialized programs to serve students diagnosed with an emotional disability.  This team also works with prospective Private Special Education Schools and ensures approved Private Special Education Schools continue to meet program criteria. 

IDEA CONFERENCE INFO: Exciting Opportunities: Secondary Transition Services Award Nominations & Student Call for Artwork

  • Thu, Apr 3 2025  •
    • IDEA Conference
    • Updates

ADE/ESS is excited to announce two fantastic opportunities at the 2025 IDEA Conference: Access Cultivates Opportunities, happening August 20–22, 2025, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, Arizona.