The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live webinar on Special Education Data Updates on Wednesday, January 15, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Exceptional Student Services (ESS) has revised how federal primary need indicator reporting works in AzEDS to align with federal guidance on special education data disability reporting. 

Enhancements to integrity rules -40055 and -40080 have been implemented for SPED data validations in AzEDS. These updates are part of an ongoing effort to ensure clean data during the fiscal year and to avoid corrections of data after the close of the fiscal year. 

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).

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 

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. 

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.

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).

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.

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