PS & MONITORING: Hot Topic IDEA and ESA Evaluations
Wed, Jul 19 2023 •
Program Support and Monitoring
Updates
ADE/ESS has received numerous questions about Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) evaluations. The purpose of this Hot Topic is to help to highlight the differences between evaluations specified in federal and state special education regulations and ESA evaluations outlined in state regulations.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT UPDATE: FY23 SEDD Exit Data and Discipline Data Collection (DDC) Reporting
Tue, Jul 18 2023 •
Data Management
Updates
We are happy to share that the SEDD issue documented previously has been resolved, and the SPED exit data is again viewable within the SEDD application.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT - FY23 Special Education Data Dashboard Update
Tue, Jul 18 2023 •
Data Management
Updates
We are aware of the inability of PEAs (and ESS) to access SPED exit data within the SEDD application. This is due to issues with the application date settings. We're working with our IT team to resolve this issue quickly.
The Important Dates website has been updated to reflect this change in the Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) for exit data and Discipline Data Collection (DDC) due dates to ensure consistency.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT Special Education Data Dashboard Update (SEDD): Preschool Transition and Students Without Disabilities (SWOD) Data Entry Now Open
Thu, Jul 6 2023 •
Data Management
Updates
The Preschool Transition and Students Without Disabilities data entry components are now open in the Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD):
Preschool Transition: required for PEAs that provide special education and related services to preschoolers. Data entry involves information on students who transferred from Part C (Arizona Early Intervention Program) to Part B (PEA preschool program).
Students Without Disabilities (SWOD): data entry is required for PEAs to identify whether or not educational services were provided to SWOD reported as long-term suspended or expelled in AzEDS.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: DATA INFO: Collection of IDEA Parent Information in the AzEDS System
Thu, Jul 6 2023 •
Data Management
Updates
The Arizona Education Data Standards (AzEDS) system will begin collecting an extension of parent information starting in the fiscal year 2024. This additional information is a flag on parent data submitted into AzEDS that identifies the parent as an Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) parent.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FTE Enrollment Reporting for Preschool Students with Disabilities
Wed, Jul 5 2023 •
Data Management
Updates
ESS Data Management is pleased to share a new guidance document that addresses full-time equivalency (FTE) enrollment reporting for preschool students with disabilities in the AzEDS SPED Reporting section of the ESS Data Management website.