Special Education

INTERNAL PD INFO: 2021 IDEA Conference: September 13-15 in Virtual Format

  • Fri, May 7 2021  •
    • Updates

ADE/ESS is so excited to announce that the 2021 IDEA Conference is scheduled for September 13—15, 2021:

  • September 13 and 14, 8:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.
  • September 15, 8:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.

OPERATIONS INFO: ED-P Application to Open on May 17, 2021 for 2021-2022 SY

  • Fri, May 7 2021  •
    • Updates

The opening of the ESS Special Education Program Approval System for the 2021–2022 school year will open on May 17, 2021. ESS plans to have all ED-P programs that wish to operate for fiscal year 2021 to 2022 reviewed and approved by the end of June. Failure to apply to the application may cause integrity failures for public education agencies (PEAs) toward the end of the upcoming school year, which may affect state payments.

INTERNAL PD INFO: IDEA Fiscal Year Wrap-Up Webinar

  • Thu, May 6 2021  •
    • Program Management
    • Updates

Join the ESS Program Management team for a 60-minute webinar to highlight items Directors and Business Managers need to know to close out the 2021 fiscal year.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY 2021 Special Education Year-End Data Checklist

  • Tue, May 4 2021  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

AzEDS is considered the system of record for the 2020-2021 school year and will close for current year data submissions at 5:00 PM on July 15, 2021. Data for all public education agencies (PEAs) must be complete and accurate in AzEDS for FY 2021. Data found to be inaccurate after the statewide data recalculation is subject to a data correction process (this may also meet the criteria of A.R.S. § 15-915) and must be corrected with the assistance of ADE School Finance personnel. ESS Data Management encourages our customers to strive for complete and accurate AzEDS data entry. Please see below for some helpful tips when submitting your data.

Concerns/issues about private special education school placements

If you belong to a public district or charter and have any concerns or issues arising from a student placed at an approved private special education school, please email here with information about the placement including the site name, Entity ID number, student SSID, placing district or charter, and other relevant information regarding the circumstances.

SPED DATA UPDATE: Teaching Strategies Gold (TSG) Child Outcomes Data Corrections Needed

  • Mon, May 3 2021  •
    • Updates

Please review this memo regarding the need to correct the use of “Not Observed Due to School Closure” for Child Outcomes reporting in Teaching Strategies Gold.

Feel free to email the Early Childhood Special Education Unit with any questions.

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

  • Mon, May 3 2021  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

We are pleased to announce the ESS Annual Data Collection (ADC) application is open and available to all public education agencies (PEAs). PEAs are expected to complete this data collection requirement electronically, utilizing ADEConnect to access the online application via the ESS Portal for FY 2021. 

INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: May IDEA Virtual Conference Sessions

  • Mon, May 3 2021  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Please see below for the IDEA Conference offerings in May

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY 2021 Annual Special Education Data Collection & Training Videos

  • Tue, Apr 20 2021  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

On Monday, April 26, 2021 the Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Annual Special Education (SPED) Data Collection application for FY 2021 will be available to all public education agencies (PEAs). PEAs are expected to complete this data collection requirement electronically, utilizing ADEConnect to access the online application via the ESS Portal. 

INTERNAL PD INFO: Multi-Tier Behavior Supports (MTBS) Year 1

  • Thu, Apr 15 2021  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Multi-Tier Behavior Supports (MTBS) is a three-year training series that will assist district, charter, or school teams with the development of a school-wide approach for positive behavior management practices. This training is based on School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) evidence-based elements.