Special Education

RECRUITMENT & RETENTION INFO: Recruiting at CEC for You!

  • Fri, Feb 21 2025  •
    • 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 from March 11–15, 2025, 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.  

  

INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: FREE Virtual Series on Universal Design for Learning

  • Fri, Feb 21 2025  •
    • Training
    • Updates

There is still time to register for this spring’s virtual series on Universal Design for Learning.

Public Reporting

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has specific public reporting requirements. These requirements mandate that states publicly report on various aspects of special education programs, which helps to ensure transparency and accountability in the provision of special education services.

IDEA Part B Public Reporting by SPP/APR Indicator

IDEA requires states to submit data and to annually report data on the status toward meeting indicator targets.

INTERNAL PD INFO: ADE/ESS Program Support & Monitoring and Secondary Transition Joint In-Person Trainings

  • Wed, Feb 12 2025  •
    • Training
    • Updates

The ADE/ESS Program Support & Monitoring (PSM) unit and the Secondary Transition team are collaborating to provide training in response to the Arizona State Board Rule Change for Secondary Transition Services.

INTERNAL PD INFO: Register to learn about Multi-Tier Behavior Supports (MTBS) Year 1

  • Tue, Feb 11 2025  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • 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.

INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Spring 2025 CCCs Project Professional Opportunity—Developing and Improving Students’ Persistence and Confidence Through Self-Efficacy

  • Tue, Feb 4 2025  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

In partnership with ADE/ESS, the College and Career Competencies (CCCs) Project invites you to tune into a Spring 2025 professional learning opportunity for educational leaders and educators, Developing and Improving Students’ Persistence and Confidence Through Self-Efficacy.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar

  • Thu, Jan 30 2025  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

Special Education Data Updates Webinar: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 

IDEA General Supervision Policies and Procedures

Refer to the information below for links to the Arizona Department of Education's Exceptional Student Services general supervision policies and procedures.

SPED DATA UPDATE: Guidance on Federal Primary Need Indicators

  • Thu, Jan 23 2025  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

Review an important memo regarding the reporting of PSD, DD, MD, and MDSSI needs to AzEDS. 

SPED DATA UPDATE: Parent Involvement Survey Open through May 31

  • Fri, Jan 17 2025  •
    • 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).