Updates

Are you in your first or second year as a special education director? If so, don’t miss this opportunity to register for the 2026–2027 Special Education New Director Symposium (SENDS)!

ADE/ESS is pleased to announce the launch of the state October 1 Special Education Count Dashboard (Federal - Child Count and Educational Environments), the first publicly available ESS dashboard for featuring federally reported IDEA Section 618 data.

The ADE/ESS, Academic Achievement & Inclusive Practices unit invites you and your educators to join our upcoming free professional learning webinar series focused on the High-Leverage Practices (HLPs).

The issue affecting the Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) has been resolved. The application is now available, and Public Education Agencies may resume and complete certification activities.

ESS/PSM is excited to offer free, in-person regional training opportunities throughout the school year. Participants may register for the training topic(s) that best meet their needs.

The Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) application is currently unavailable due to a technical issue. Our ESS IT team is actively working to restore access as soon as possible.

The ADE/ESS Assistive Technology (AT) team is pleased to announce the kickoff for our 2026–27 National Presenter Series with a two-part virtual session: “Why Our Communication Goals Need a Glow-Up” and “Let’s Fix Some Communication Goals—Together” with Lauren Enders Gonzales, MA, CCC-SLP.

The ADE/ESS is requesting your assistance in completing a brief survey to help us identify lead related service providers within your public education agency, including speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, school psychologists, and assistive technology specialists.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT Beginning of the Year ESS Data Management Training The Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Data Management team is pleased to announce Beginning of the Year ESS Data Management training for the 2026–2027 reporting year. This training will be offered virtually and recorded for...

Registration for Arizona's 2026 IDEA Conference: Stronger Systems, Better Outcomes—for Every Student is currently open and will remain open until July 27, 2026, or until conference capacity is reached. Once capacity is reached, interested attendees will be placed on a waitlist.