Updates

Special Education Directors,

Project EASEL, in partnership with ADE, would like to invite you to tune into the Exploring Strategies for Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) fall and spring professional learning series. We plan to share a variety of information and strategies that will support your understanding and implementation of assertiveness, self-efficacy, and self-regulation. 

Special Education Directors,

Please share the following literacy professional learning opportunities with general and special education teachers.

The following virtual sessions are being offered via Zoom and are free to attend. 

Special Education Directors,

ESS collects data each year through the Teacher Attrition Survey to make informed decisions about recruitment and retention efforts in Arizona. Participation in the survey is mandatory for all public education agencies in Arizona.

For the past few years, the survey has opened in February and closed in May of each fiscal year. This school year, the Teacher Attrition Survey will open on November 1, 2022, and close on January 31, 2023.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT       

Special Education Data Updates Webinar Wednesday, September 21st 

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will be hosting the next Special Education Data Updates live webinar on Wednesday, September 21st from 2pm – 3pm.

Special Education Administrators,

Special Education Learning Experiences for Competency in Teaching (SELECT) is a federally funded program sponsored by the Arizona Department of Education/Exceptional Student Services and is offered through the Institute for Human Development at Northern Arizona University. SELECT courses are recommended for special and general education teachers, administrators, related service personnel, paraeducators, and other interested individuals.

Special Education Directors,

The ADE/ESS Assistive Technology (AT) team is excited to announce the start of the 2022–23 National Presenter Series with Penny Reed, PhD. This workshop is designed for special educators and related service providers.

Assistive Technology Consideration and Assessment Made Easy

Date: September 20, 2022

Time: 8:00 a.m.−3:30 p.m.

Fee: $19 (working lunch, lunch will be provided)

Where: Pendergast Community Center

Address: 10550 W Mariposa St, Phoenix, AZ 85037

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT     

New AzEDS SPED Integrity Rule -40079 for FY23

A new Integrity Rule -40079 will be introduced into the integrity process on FY23 SPED data shortly. This update is a continuation of our effort to ensure clean data for the state. A new one-sheet Integrity Tool is available on our AzEDS SPED Reporting webpage for troubleshooting tips, and the rule has been added to our SPED Integrity Rules Reference document and the FY23 ESS Data Reporting Updates document.

Integrity Rule -40079

This rule will validate the reported Resident School ID is a site of the District of Residence (DOR).

Except in cases if the student is attending a Union or High School District and the DOR is an Elementary District without a High School, then the Resident School ID should be a site within the District of Attendance.

Special Education Directors,

Please share the following math professional learning opportunities with general and special education teachers who teach mathematics.

The following virtual sessions are being offered via Zoom and are free to attend.  Click the session link to view the session description and to pre-register.

Special Education Directors,

 In collaboration with the Paraprofessional Resource & Research Center and the CEEDAR Center, the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) has developed Effective and High-Leverage Practices for Paraeducators, a free, on-demand, eLearning program for paraeducators.

Special Education Administrators,

Project EASEL, in partnership with ADE, would like to invite you to tune into the Exploring Strategies for Social Emotional Learning fall and spring professional learning series. We plan to share a variety of information and strategies that will support your understanding and implementation of assertiveness, self-efficacy, and self-regulation. 

Registration is required for each session. Please view the this flyer with details of upcoming sessions and registration links. Sessions will be held on Tuesdays at 3:00 p.m.