Effective June 8, 2026, integrity error -40105: Preschool exit outcomes may not be entered until the last day of the student's program, will now be a FED SPED warning instead of a FED SPED failure.

For guidance on resolving any SPED integrity errors, please refer to the SPED-Related Integrity Rules document available on AzEDS SPED Reporting webpage for detailed steps.

Please feel free to email Data Management inbox with any questions.

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. This session will cover a variety of data topics that will include:   

• Reminders

• Trending topics

• FY27 Data Management Updates

• NEW SPED Reports 101

• Discipline Data Outreach

• Top Three Integrity Errors

• Q&A  

Please register by clicking this link. Registration is required to attend. If you have any questions, please email the ESS Data Management inbox.

Beginning May 1^st of each fiscal year, -40055 integrity rule is re-run to capture any misaligned or unreported data related to SPED Exit Date, SPED Exit Reason, Enrollment Exit Date, and Enrollment Exit Reason in AzEDS.

If a student’s SPED Exit Reason does not align with the student’s year-end enrollment status or withdrawal enrollment status, then the discrepancy will trigger -40055 integrity error. As of May 22, 2026, 18,196 students are failing this rule. Please review your SPED72 or your INTEG15 report in the AzEDS portal to see if you have any students failing this integrity error for your PEA.

For guidance on resolving this error, please refer to the SPED-Related Integrity Rules document available on AzEDS SPED Reporting webpage for detailed steps.

Please direct any questions to ESS Data Management.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004 requires that each public school district with geographic boundaries maintain records and provide to the State information related to parentally placed private elementary and secondary school students, in accordance with §§ 300.130 through 300.144.

The application is now open and will close for submissions on August 13, 2026.

Each PEA must assign the ESS Data Surveys: Userrole in ADEConnect at the district level to the individual who will submit this survey. Once the role has been assigned, users should log in to ADEConnect, navigate to the Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Portal, and select the Data Surveys link within the Surveys and Assurances section. From there, select the "Take Survey" button under the Parentally Placed Private School Student Survey section to begin.

Upon successful submission, a “Thank you for submitting” confirmation page will be displayed.

The PPPSS Technical Assistance Manual is available to support this data collection requirement.

If you have any questions, please contact the ESS Data Management Inbox.

The Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Data Management team is pleased to announce that the recording of the FY26 Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) webinar is now available for your viewing and reference. If you or your staff were unable to attend our webinar held on Thursday, April 23rd, we recommend watching this video to become familiar with reporting requirements and application updates for the FY2025-2026 SEDD process. PEAs can access the recording on our Vimeo account and our SEDD webpage.

The ESS Data Management team is also pleased to announce that we will begin hosting office hours starting on Monday, May 18th. Office hours provide PEAs with the opportunity to meet one-on-one via Microsoft Teams with an ESS Data Management specialist to review any ESS data reporting issues and challenges as they pertain to SEDD. PEAs can register for a 30-minute session by navigating to the ESS Data Management Bookings page.

Office Hours and other technical assistance opportunities are intended to provide guidance; however, they cannot replace the requirement for the PEA to verify and correct data prior to the submission deadline. If a specialist must reschedule a session due to emergent and/or conflicting obligations, we will do our best to communicate this in a timely manner.

Important Dates

• Now: SEDD is currently open
  • Validate that users have the correct access to the application
  • Validate that data is landing appropriately in SEDD
• July 15, 2026: AzEDS Data Deadline
  • Last day any data can be synced to AzEDS for FY26
  • Preschool Transition and SWOD data entry
• July 22, 2026: SEDD Certification opens
  • LEA Signer must complete electronically
• August 5, 2026, by 5:00 p.m.
  • Late submissions may hold IDEA funds and impact PEA determinations

Please email the ESS Data Management inbox with any questions.

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. This session will cover a variety of data topics that will include:   

• Reminders
• Trending topics 
• Year End Check List
• FY27 Data Management Updates
• Top Three Integrity Errors
• Q&A  

Please register by clicking this link. Registration is required to attend. If you have any questions, please email the ESS Data Management inbox.

NEW INTEGRITY RULE: Integrity Rule -40105 

Effective April 21, 2026, a new special education (SPED) data integrity rule will be implemented to validate preschool outcomes assessment scores (COS) reported to AzEDS. Exit scores are currently being pre-emptively reported to AzEDS.  

Integrity Message for -40105: Preschool exit outcomes may not be entered until the last day of the student's program. 

This new integrity rule aims to ensure outcomes assessments are not being entered prematurely. Exit outcomes assessments that have been entered prior to the student’s last day of the reported LRE will cause this integrity rule to fail. Exit scores entered prior to the last day of the LRE will need to be removed and/or republished on or after the last day of the LRE. 

The SPED-Related Integrity Rules tool found on our AzEDS SPED Reporting page has been updated to provide troubleshooting guidance for this integrity rule. Please also refer to the Preschool Outcomes Reporting Guidance document for information about reporting Preschool Outcomes scores. 

NEW INTEGRITY RULE: Integrity Rule -40104

As of March 30, 2026, a new special education (SPED) data integrity rule was implemented to validate and capture student exits from SPED services. Under IDEA, students are eligible for SPED services through 21 years of age unless they have graduated with a regular high school diploma. Students who turn 22 years of age during the school year are eligible to complete the year with services; however, they have effectively reached the maximum age allowable for services.

Integrity Message for -40104: Students may not have an exit reason School Is Out when they are over 22 years of age by June 30. Please adjust to exit reason Reached Maximum Age.

This new integrity rule aims to better capture students who are aging out of IDEA eligibility at the end of the reporting year.

The SPED-Related Integrity Rules tool found on our AzEDS SPED Reporting page has been updated to provide troubleshooting guidance for this integrity failure. Please also refer to the SPED Exit validation matrix for allowable SPED and enrollment exit code combinations.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT

Section 618 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires public education agencies (PEAs) to report specific data each year, including discipline incidents for students receiving special education services, expulsions of students not receiving special education services, and students who exited special education during the reporting year. PEAs review, validate, and certify these data using the Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD).

The ESS Data Management team is holding a webinar via Zoom to guide PEAs through end-of-year reporting in the SEDD application. The session will cover recent application updates, exit and discipline data requirements, and key deadlines to support accurate and timely reporting. A recording of the webinar will be made available for those unable to attend.

Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026  
Time: 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.  
Register for the online training

We hope to see you during the SEDD webinar!

If you have any questions or need further assistance, please contact the ESS Data Management inbox or call us at 602-542-3962.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT

Special Education Data Updates Webinar: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. This session will cover a variety of data topics that will include:    

• Reminders  

• Trending topics  
  • • Voucher Students in AzEDS
    • Discipline Data
    • Exit Data

• Top Three Integrity Errors 
• Out of scope Topics

• Q&A     

Please register by clicking this link. Registration is required to attend. If you have any questions, please email the ESS Data Management inbox.