Data Management

The ESS Data Managment team strives to keep all public education agencies informed of upcoming deadlines, changes to data reporting, and updates to ESS applications or integrity rules.  To recieve Data Management Alerts in your inbox, please subscribe:

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DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY25 October 1 Data Collection Phase II Training

  • Fri, Nov 8 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

Annually, the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is required to report special education (SPED) data to the federal government. The October 1 Data Collection (ODC) is part of that process and is required by all Public Education Agencies (PEAs).

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

  • Mon, Oct 7 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.

Data Management Alert: Reporting Special Education Students Attending Secondary Transition Programs and October 1 Child Counts

  • Mon, Sep 30 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT 

Reporting Special Education Students Attending Secondary Transition Programs and October 1 Child Counts 

On February 13, 2024, Public Education Agencies (PEAs) were notified that new school sites must be created if they meet specific criteria. In the process, it became necessary for PEAs to report students in Secondary Transition programs located in businesses or colleges, including creating new entities for these programs. 

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT; Special Education Data Updates Webinar: Wednesday, September 18, 2024

  • Tue, Sep 3 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY25 October 1 Data Collection Phase I Training

  • Wed, Aug 28 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

Annually, the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is required to report special education (SPED) data to the federal government. The October 1 Data Collection (ODC) is part of that process and is required by all Public Education Agencies (PEAs).

Data Management Alert - FY25 Data Reporting Updates and Important Dates Document Now Available

  • Fri, Aug 9 2024  •
    • Data Management

ESS Data would like to inform you of important dates and reporting updates for fiscal year (FY) 2025. The FY25 Important Dates document is on the ESS Data Management web page. This email also outlines important changes for SPED data reporting for FY25, including new and upcoming changes within AzEDS and ESS applications overseen by ESS Data Management.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Dashboard: Certification Open Today, July 22, 2024

  • Mon, Jul 22 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) Certification opens today, July 22, 2024. Certification is due August 5, 2024, by 5:00 p.m.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Beginning of the Year ESS Data Management Training

  • Wed, Jul 17 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Data Management team is pleased to introduce Beginning of the Year ESS Data Management training for the 2024–2025 reporting year. We offer two options to attend: virtually or in person.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY24 Parentally Placed Private School Student Survey required by all Public School Districts 1-Month Reminder

  • Fri, Jul 12 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

FY24 Parentally Placed Private School Student Survey (PPPSS) required by all Public School Districts only (charter schools are excluded), due on August 14th, 2024.

Data Management Alert: Special Education Data Dashboard: Review and Certification Process

  • Mon, Jun 24 2024  •
    • Data Management

The Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) is open and accessible for your review. The SEDD application displays student data reported to the Arizona Education Data Standards (AzEDS), fitting the module requirements below. Any necessary updates should be made in your Student Information System (SIS) promptly to sync to AzEDS and will reflect in SEDD the following day.