Special Education

SPED DATA UPDATE: Reminder: Parent Involvement Survey Open through May 31

  • Thu, Mar 20 2025  •
    • Parent Involvement Survey
    • Updates

All school districts, charter schools, secure care facilities, and the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB) are required to annually administer the State Performance Plan Indicator 8 Parent Involvement Survey to parents of students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP)

VIRTUAL PD INFO: April 2025 Universal Design for Learning Webinars

  • Thu, Mar 20 2025  •
    • Updates

Are you ready to transform learning and create more inclusive educational experiences? The ADE/ESS Academic Achievement and Inclusive Practices Unit invites all educators to our upcoming free virtual professional learning series on Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

Secondary Transition Services Rule Change

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY26 Statement of Assurances, required for all Public Education Agencies, opens April 2, 2025

  • Thu, Mar 6 2025  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

FY26 Statement of Assurances, required for all Public Education Agencies, opens April 2, 2025 

INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Meaningful Activities to Increase Participation, Access & Communication for Students with Complex Bodies and Communication Needs, with Julie Marzano and Emily McCarthy

  • Wed, Mar 5 2025  •
    • Assistive Technology
    • Updates

The ADE/ESS Assistive Technology (AT) Team is pleased to announce the final installation of our 2024–2025 AT National Presenter series, Meaningful Activities to Increase Participation, Access & Communication for Students with Complex Bodies and Communication Needs, with Julie Marzano, M.S., OTR/L and Emily McCarthy, M.S., CCC-SLP.

INTERNAL VIRTUAL PD: Free Assistive Technology JOT

  • Wed, Mar 5 2025  •
    • Assistive Technology
    • Updates

Join the ADE/ESS Assistive Technology Team for our spring series, Assistive Technology: Just One Thing (JOT). In these quick 30-minute sessions, we will highlight a single assistive technology tool or strategy that you can use to support your students.

INTERNAL PD INFO: Space is limited! Register for PSM/Secondary Transition In-Person Training

  • Wed, Mar 5 2025  •
    • Transition News
    • Updates

On October 21, 2024, the Arizona State Board of Education (SBE) approved a board rule change that impacts Individualized Education Program (IEP) requirements, specifically secondary transition services.

Youth and Family Scholarship

In partnership with the Arizona Department of Health Services, Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program, ADE/ESS is excited to be able to offer scholarships for Arizona youth and their families. Scholarships are available so that youths and young adults with disabilities and/or their family member/personal assistant can attend Arizona’s 2025 IDEA Conference: Access Cultivates Opportunity.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar

  • Fri, Feb 28 2025  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.

INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Boost Student Confidence and Perseverance with Free Training for K–12 Districts and Charters

  • Tue, Feb 25 2025  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Do your students doubt their abilities when they experience challenges? Do they understand how to put forth effort and make progress toward their goals? Self-efficacy instruction can increase students’ belief in themselves and develop their ability to persist through learning challenges.