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Horne applauds court ruling supporting parents on sex identity

  • Thu, Jan 8 2026

PHOENIX – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is cheering a state Court of Appeals ruling that allows parents to sue public schools that fail to inform parents when a child intends to identify as a sex other than the one to which they were born.

FY 2026 December Expenditure Report (BUDG-25)

  • Wed, Jan 7 2026  •
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    • Budget Hot Topics

FY 2026 December Expenditure Report (BUDG-25)

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

  • Mon, Jan 5 2026  •
    • Updates
    • Data Management

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: ESS October 1 Data Collection—Phase III: Non-Reconciliation Webinar

  • Mon, Dec 22 2025  •
    • Updates
    • Data Management

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team is happy to announce an upcoming October 1 Data Collection—Phase III: Non-Reconciliation training. Phase III is only for the PEAs that could not match the number of SPED students submitted in Phase I with the number of SPED students in AzEDS during Phase II.

RECRUITMENT & RETENTION INFO: Tuition Reimbursement Opportunity for Special Education Certification

  • Sun, Dec 21 2025  •
    • Updates
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability

The ADE/ESS Professional Learning and Sustainability team is pleased to offer an exciting “grow-your-own” opportunity for general educators who are ready to make a difference in special education.

FY 2026 Prop 123 (State Aid Supplement) Payment 1

  • Fri, Dec 19 2025  •
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    • Hot Topics
    • Budget Hot Topics

FY 2026 Prop 123 (State Aid Supplement) Payment 1

FRPL, DAA, and CAA One Time Funding

  • Fri, Dec 19 2025  •
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    • Hot Topics
    • Budget Hot Topics

FRPL, DAA, and CAA One Time Funding

INTERNAL VIRTUAL PD: Free Assistive Technology JOTs

  • Thu, Dec 18 2025  •
    • Assistive Technology Upcoming Events
    • Assistive Technology

Join the ADE/ESS Assistive Technology Team for our 2025-26 spring series, Assistive Technology: Just One Thing (JOT). In these quick 30-minute sessions, we will highlight a single assistive technology tool or strategy that you can use to support your students.  

INTERNAL PD INFO: Remediating the Trickiest Speech Sound Disorders with Amy Graham

  • Tue, Dec 16 2025  •
    • Updates
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability

The ADE/ESS is pleased to sponsor this event. There is no fee to attend. This presentation is a repeat of Amy’s September 2025 session.

INTERNAL PD INFO: Virtual Book Study with the Authors of The Way To Inclusion

  • Mon, Dec 15 2025  •
    • Academic Achievement & Inclusive Practices

What if you had a clear, actionable roadmap for making inclusion thrive? That’s what you’ll find in The Way to Inclusion: Leadership Book Study. If this question has been circling in your mind as a Special Education Director, School Administrator, Special Education Teacher, General Education Teachers, or Instructional Coach, this virtual book study is for you!