Special Education

INTERNAL PD INFO: Reminder! March 31 Deadline for 2024 IDEA Conference Call for Proposals—Act Now!

  • Thu, Mar 14 2024  •
    • IDEA Conference
    • Updates

ADE/ESS is requesting proposals that represent your creative and research-based work. The conference will feature over 75 professional learning opportunities, including IDEA legal issues, instructional practices, national trends and hot topics, special education compliance, preschool and secondary transition, and content for related service providers. Make your mark at the 2024 IDEA conference; submit your proposal now!

ESS Recruitment & Retention Info: Recruiting at CEC for You!

  • Thu, Mar 14 2024  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

The ADE/ESS Recruitment and Retention team is staffing a recruitment booth at the Council for Exceptional Children's (CEC) annual convention this week as part of our recruiting efforts on behalf of all Arizona PEAs. Each year, CEC draws thousands of preservice special education students, teachers, and related service providers. 

Call for Student Artwork

The Arizona Department of Education/Exceptional Student Services (ADE/ESS) is excited to announce the display of student artwork during this year's IDEA Conference! Are you a student artist, or do you know a student who is interested in displaying artwork during this event?

Secondary Transition Services Awards

Nominations are now being accepted for this year’s Arizona Secondary Transition Services Awards! 

On behalf of the Arizona Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services, and other partnering agencies, you are invited to submit your nominations for this year's Secondary Transition Services Awards, which will be presented at

Call for Papers

 

INTERNAL PD INFO: Arizona's 2024 IDEA Conference: Secondary Transition Service Award Nominations & Student Artwork Display Opportunities!

  • Tue, Mar 12 2024  •
    • IDEA Conference
    • Updates

The Arizona Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services, is thrilled to share exciting opportunities for conference attendees during Arizona's 2024 IDEA Conference: Expect, Engage, Achieve. Nominate someone today for their tremendous contributions to secondary transition services or share the artistic talents of students in person September 4–6, 2024, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, Arizona. 

Multi-Tier Behavior Supports (MTBS) Year 1

  • Fri, Mar 8 2024  •
    • Updates

Are you concerned about the current rate of suspensions and expulsions at your school or district? Do you feel students are losing valuable class time due to disruptions and other behavior problems? Are teachers struggling to be successful with classroom management? Are administrators spending too much time dealing with discipline issues?  If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, you might find the solution in Multi-Tier Behavior Supports.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar: Wednesday, March 20, 2024

  • Tue, Mar 5 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.

SPED DATA UPDATE: Parent Involvement Survey Opens March 1, 2024

  • Thu, Feb 29 2024  •
    • 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). The survey will open on March 1 via ADEConnect Data Surveys.