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INTERNAL PD INFO: Demystifying ESS Programmatic Monitoring

  • Thu, May 20 2021  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Please join us on Monday, June 7 from 1:00 p.m.–2:15 p.m. for “Demystifying ESS Programmatic Monitoring,” a collaborative presentation between ADE/ESS and the Arizona Association of School Psychologists (AASP).

Together, leaders from ESS Program Supporting and Monitoring and AASP will provide clarification on some commonly misunderstood evaluation topics and share some tricks of the trade. This content is geared for evaluators and authors of evaluations, but all practitioners can benefit.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: New Integrity Rule for FY21 -10134

  • Mon, May 17 2021  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

A new integrity rule for FY 2021 will be introduced into the integrity process on SPED data shortly.  This new rule is a continuation of our effort to further validate SPED reporting to ensure clean data for the state.   

Integrity Rule -10134 

This rule will validate any students enrolled at an Arizona State School for the Deaf and Blind (ASDB) to have a corresponding SPED Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) reported. 

INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: June Math Office Hours

  • Mon, May 17 2021  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Special Education Directors,

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

 

June Math Office Hours

The ADE Math Team has scheduled office hours to allow educators to meet together to network, problem-solve, and develop solutions to allow all Arizona teachers and students to continue to feel supported and to be successful.

Grade-band meetings are provided for all math teachers, including special education teachers! These grade-band meetings will include opportunities for networking, problem solving, and sharing different implementation models. Office hours are one hour long with an additional 30 minutes at the end for a Q & A session. Participants can earn one hour of professional development credit for each session attended.

SB 1139 - Classroom Site Fund

  • Fri, May 14 2021  •
    • Budget Hot Topics

Over the past year, several changes have been applied to the Classroom Site Fund (CSF) resulting in expanded allowances and additional monies for the fund.

INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: The Neurosequential Model Training for Educators and School Counselors/Social Workers/School Psychologists

  • Tue, May 11 2021  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

ADE/ESS is pleased to announce additional training opportunities for Arizona’s schools with The Neurosequential Model Network led by Dr. Bruce Perry. The trainings will assist schools in dealing with trauma and its effects on students. There are two training programs available to schools.

EXTERNAL PD INFO: Zoom Panel for Educators, "It's Really About Safety: A Panel Discussion on Sexual Abuse in Schools"

  • Tue, May 11 2021  •
    • Transition News
    • Updates

Please see the following stakeholder communication opportunity from the Arizona Response to Sexual Violence & Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Collaborative:

The Arizona Response to Sexual Violence & Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Collaborative recently released, Preventing Sexual Abuse in Arizona Schools: Suggested Protocols for Students with Intellectual, Developmental and Other Disabilities.

INTERNAL PD INFO: 2021 IDEA Conference: September 13-15 in Virtual Format

  • Fri, May 7 2021  •
    • Updates

ADE/ESS is so excited to announce that the 2021 IDEA Conference is scheduled for September 13—15, 2021:

  • September 13 and 14, 8:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.
  • September 15, 8:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.

OPERATIONS INFO: ED-P Application to Open on May 17, 2021 for 2021-2022 SY

  • Fri, May 7 2021  •
    • Updates

The opening of the ESS Special Education Program Approval System for the 2021–2022 school year will open on May 17, 2021. ESS plans to have all ED-P programs that wish to operate for fiscal year 2021 to 2022 reviewed and approved by the end of June. Failure to apply to the application may cause integrity failures for public education agencies (PEAs) toward the end of the upcoming school year, which may affect state payments.

INTERNAL PD INFO: IDEA Fiscal Year Wrap-Up Webinar

  • Thu, May 6 2021  •
    • Program Management
    • Updates

Join the ESS Program Management team for a 60-minute webinar to highlight items Directors and Business Managers need to know to close out the 2021 fiscal year.

Indigenous Arizona #1

  • Wed, May 5 2021
2021_OIE Blog

 Indigenous Arizona: Blog from the Office of Indian Education