INTERNAL PD INFO: Secondary Transition Training Opportunities for the 2023–2024 School Year
Wed, Jul 19 2023 •
Transition News
Updates
Transition Training
As the new school year approaches, we encourage you to ask yourself if Secondary Transition training would be helpful for you or your staff. Whether it's a quick refresher or an in-depth professional development opportunity, the ADE/ESS team has various training options available to help meet the unique best practice needs of your school or region.
PS & MONITORING: Hot Topic IDEA and ESA Evaluations
Wed, Jul 19 2023 •
Program Support and Monitoring
Updates
ADE/ESS has received numerous questions about Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) evaluations. The purpose of this Hot Topic is to help to highlight the differences between evaluations specified in federal and state special education regulations and ESA evaluations outlined in state regulations.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT UPDATE: FY23 SEDD Exit Data and Discipline Data Collection (DDC) Reporting
Tue, Jul 18 2023 •
Data Management
Updates
We are happy to share that the SEDD issue documented previously has been resolved, and the SPED exit data is again viewable within the SEDD application.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT - FY23 Special Education Data Dashboard Update
Tue, Jul 18 2023 •
Data Management
Updates
We are aware of the inability of PEAs (and ESS) to access SPED exit data within the SEDD application. This is due to issues with the application date settings. We're working with our IT team to resolve this issue quickly.
DATA UPDATE: Clarification on Federal Data Collections and Parental Permission for Surveys (A.R.S. § 15-117)
Fri, Jul 14 2023
Please see the attached memo that clarifies that for federally required data collections regarding students with disabilities, the Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) § 15-117 provisions, which outline that informed consent to parents is necessary to administer a survey, do not apply.
IDEA CONFERENCE INFO: Registration Closing Soon for Arizona’s 2023 IDEA Conference
Thu, Jul 13 2023
Registration for Arizona’s 2023 IDEA Conference: Creating Connections and Strengthening Systems is filling up quickly. To join us from August 21–23, 2023, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, please register on or before July 19, 2023.
