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: FY24 AzEDS and SEDD Reporting for Secure Care Facilities
Pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Section 618, Public Education Agencies (PEAs), including secure care facilities, must report exit and discipline information for students with disabilities in addition to SPED participation.
OPERATIONS INFO: FY25 Approved Private Special Education Schools Updates
Please see the following updates for Approved Private Special Education Schools in FY 25.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar: Wednesday, May 15, 2024
The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY24 Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) Training Opportunities
We are thrilled to announce the inaugural training sessions for the Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) hosted by the Exceptional Student Services Data Management team. These training sessions include both an in-person workshop and a live webinar.
ESS OPERATIONS INFO: FY 25 ESS Special Education Program Approvals Updates
Please see the following updates for Emotional Disabilities-Public (ED-P) programs in FY 25.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY25 Statement of Assurances, required for all Public Education Agencies, opens April 3, 2024
Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the representative body for Special Education for Arizona, Exceptional Student Services (ESS), is required to annually obtain assurances from Public Education Agencies (PEAs) attesting that they are meeting the requirements under state and federal statutes. This requirement is completed via the Statement of Assurances application.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar: Wednesday, March 20, 2024
The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.
ESS October 1 Data Collection—Phase III: Non-Reconciliation Webinar
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. PEAs will receive an email if they qualify for Phase III on March 4, 2024.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Discipline Data Reporting Memo
Pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Section 618, Public Education Agencies (PEAs) must report discipline information. The Arizona Department of Education requires that PEAs submit student discipline information to Arizona Education Data Standards (AzEDS). Specifically, PEAs must submit discipline data that resulted in the removal of the student with a disability from their regular educational environment into AzEDS through their Student Information System (SIS).Please review the attached memo for more information and let us know if you have any questions.