Special Education

Residential Treatment Center Placement

Through the residential voucher system, there are three types of placements for students at ADE-approved residential treatment centers.

Non-Special Education (NSE)

Students are placed by state agencies for care, safety, or treatment purposes. The home school district must evaluate and submit the Required Documents through the voucher system per A.R.S. § 15-765(E) and 15-1183(B).

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: New Integrity Rule for FY21: -10133

  • Tue, Mar 23 2021  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

 A new Average daily Membership (ADM) integrity rule will be introduced into the integrity process for FY21 shortly. Integrity Rule -10133 Students reported with Tuition Payer Code 7 (Students funded through other state formula programs) must have a SPED Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) reported for all dates of the Tuition Payer Code 7. 

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: ESS Discipline Data Collection application is now open.

  • Mon, Mar 15 2021  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

We are pleased to announce the ESS Discipline Data Collection (DDC) application is now open for FY21 SPED discipline incident submissions.  All disciplinary incidents that result in the removal of a student receiving special education services are required to be submitted in the DDC application.  The application will only accept incidents for students reported as SPED in AzEDS on the date of incident.  More information about the ESS Discipline Data Collection is available on our Annual SPED Data Collection webpage.

Building AT with Judith Schoonover, OTR/L

The Arizona Department of Education Assistive Technology Team is pleased to welcome Judith Schoonover, MEd, OTR/L, ATP, FAOTA as she presents “Building a Foundation for Exploration and Learning with Easily Found Materials.” This virtual professional development series will include four stand-alone sessions scheduled in April 2021.

 

RECRUITMENT & RETENTION INFO: GETSET and SETTA Tuition Assistance Programs

  • Fri, Mar 12 2021  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Certification

GETSET and SETTA Tuition Assistance Programs

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: SPED Integrity Rule -40055

  • Thu, Mar 11 2021  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

SPED integrity rule -40055 is defined as follows:  

If a student’s SPED Exit Reason does not match the student’s regular membership Year End or Withdrawal Membership status, then report the discrepancy as an error. This rule is triggered for all SPED data effective April 1st of the fiscal year to capture mismatches and relevant data elements not reported. (See the SPED Exit Validation Matrix)

FUNDING INFO: 2021-2022 IDEA Part B State Application and Interactive Spreadsheet Available for Public Review and Comment

  • Mon, Mar 8 2021  •
    • Updates
    • Administration

The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is applying for federal funding under IDEA 2004 for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.  The eligibility document serves as the basis for the operation and administration of activities to carry out the requirements of Part B of the IDEA. In accordance with 34 C.F.R. §§ 300.165 and 441 (b)(7), the federal regulations that implement the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) ((20 U.S.C. §1232d(b)(7)(B)), this application is posted for public participation and comment.

FUNDING INFO: Compensatory Services Timeline Extended

  • Wed, Mar 3 2021  •
    • Program Management
    • Updates

Special Education Directors,

Please review this memo regarding the extension of CARES Act funding for IDEA compensatory services.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Integrity Rule -40055 – Update to SPED Exit Validation Matrix

  • Tue, Mar 2 2021  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

An enhancement to Integrity Rule -40055 will be introduced into the integrity process on FY21 SPED data shortly. This update is a continuation of our effort to ensure clean data for the state. Updated one-sheet Integrity Tools are available on our AzEDS SPED Reporting webpage for troubleshooting tips.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: NEW FY21 ESS Discipline Data Training Webinar

  • Tue, Mar 2 2021  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

ESS Data Management will be hosting a training webinar for the ESS Discipline Data Collection (DDC) on April 5, 2021, from 10am – 12pm. Please join us to learn about new updates and how to report your DDC data accurately and timely. If you’re unable to join us, we will be posting a recording of the webinar on our website.