Special Education

CONFERENCE UPDATE: Registration Open for Arizona's 2021 IDEA Virtual Conference

  • Wed, Jun 23 2021  •
    • Transition News
    • Training
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates
    • Transition Training

Special Education Directors,

The ADE/ESS is pleased to announce the opening of registration for Arizona's 2021 IDEA Virtual Conference, Renewal: Resilience to Results, scheduled for September 13–15, 2021.

Special Education Professional Check-In Webinars

To stay informed of ESS announcements and special education check-in dates, please ensure your special education director information is up-to-date for your PEA on our contact list by reaching out to your monitoring specialist.

INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Count Me In! Hands on Algebra Summer Series

  • Mon, Jun 14 2021  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Please share the following details about upcoming professional learning opportunities for general and special education teachers who teach algebra.

INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Count Me In! Exploring Integers

  • Wed, Jun 2 2021  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Please share the following details about upcoming professional learning opportunities for general and special education teachers who teach mathematics.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates

  • Wed, Jun 2 2021  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will be hosting our next Special Education Data Updates live webinar on Wednesday, June 16th from 2pm – 3pm. This session will cover a variety of data topics that will include:

  • Reminders
  • Trending topics
  • Topics requested by you
  • Q&A

Registration is required to attend: Register for Special Education Data Updates webinar. 

State Institutions

Students residing in or receiving services from institutions at the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB), Arizona State Hospital (ASH), or students attending special education day programs provided by ASDB may be eligible for special education institutional voucher funding. According to A.R.S. § 15-1201, "Institution" means the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, the Arizona training program facilities as provided in section 36-551, and the Arizona State Hospital.

MONITORING INFO: Revised Program Support and Monitoring Guide Steps for SY 2021–2022

  • Fri, May 28 2021  •
    • Program Support and Monitoring
    • Updates

ADE/ESS is pleased to announce the release of the SY 2021—2022 Program Support and Monitoring Guide Steps. Please see the following memo for additional information. All PEAs are encouraged to review the revised Guide Steps to ensure current special education practices are aligned with the requirements. 

EXTERNAL PD INFO: STAR Autism Support Summer Professional Learning Opportunities

  • Fri, May 28 2021  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

ADE/ESS and STAR Autism Support are collaborating to offer resources and professional learning opportunities to support your staff with free summer Virtual Professional Development. 

MONITORING INFO: Programmatic Monitoring Alert for Preschool Transition

  • Fri, May 28 2021  •
    • Program Support and Monitoring
    • Updates

Please see the Programmatic Monitoring Alert regarding necessary changes to programmatic monitoring of the preschool transition process, developed in response to findings issued by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and the resulting corrective action assigned to ADE/ESS. These updates are directly related to the transition of children from Early Intervention (Part C) to School Age (Part B).

INTERNAL PD INFO: Register Your New Special Education Teachers for Teach Camp!

  • Thu, May 27 2021  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Teach Camp is a year-long support system that includes professional learning specifically designed for beginning special education teachers. The goal of Teach Camp is to increase retention of special educators by providing our newest special education teachers with the tools they need to survive and thrive during their first years in the classroom.