Horne requiring districts and charters to report on state-mandated Holocaust education
Tue, Jan 9 2024 •
News
PHOENIX – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is asking that all Arizona district and charter schools report their compliance with state law that requires students to be taught about the Holocaust and other genocides. Horne set a deadline of January 24 for the information to be sent to the Department of Education.
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DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT - Preschool Outcomes Reporting - New Report Available
Thu, Jan 4 2024 •
Data Management
To assist Public Education Agencies (PEAs) with reporting, the SPED12 – Preschool Outcomes History report is now available in the AzEDS portal in the SPED section. This report provides a history of preschool outcomes reported by a previous PEA. This report will allow the current PEA to gain an understanding of the student’s outcome history. Your PEA will be able to see the current outcome information and any prior outcome information for a preschool student with a disability. Any outcomes reported after the student has left your PEA (example: future outcomes) will not populate in the report.
Superintendent Horne’s response to Governor’s ESA proposal
Tue, Jan 2 2024 •
News
PHOENIX - State schools chief Tom Horne has issued the following statement in response to Gov. Katie Hobbs’ proposal for potential changes to the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program:
BUDG-25 reports for all school districts have been posted to the School Finance website. FY 2024 December BUDG-25 reports have been calculated using the FY 2024 December BSA-55 information.
Horne refutes inaccurate claims about ESA spending and upcoming report
Thu, Dec 21 2023 •
News
PHOENIX – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following response to a news release from the Governor’s office making inaccurate claims about the Empowerment Scholarship Program and a report due her office:
2023 in review: Horne promotes school safety and tackles legal issues facing students and parents
Wed, Dec 20 2023 •
News
PHOENIX – State schools chief Tom Horne, who also served as Attorney General from 2011 to 2015, used his considerable legal experience to protect the interests of Arizona students, parents and educators in 2023.
INTERNAL PD INFO: Registration Open for the 2024 ESS Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Summit
Thu, Dec 14 2023 •
Updates
In conjunction with AzEIP, ADE/ESS/ECSE is proud to announce that the 2024 Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Summit is scheduled for February 28–March 1, 2024, from 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (MST).
