Updates
PS & MONITORING: HOT TOPIC Regarding ESY and Compensatory Educational Services Related to EO 2020-44
Special Education Directors,Below is a Hot Topic to address questions from the field in light of the Governor’s June 29, 2020 Executive Order considering Compensatory Educational Services and Extended School Year Services. ADE/ESS provides guidance based on interpretation of current Executive Orders...
EXTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: IHD Evidence for Success VIRTUAL Disability Mini-Conference | July 20 & 21, 2020
Join Us for an Exciting New Event IHD Evidence for Success VIRTUAL Mini-Conference July 20 & 21, 2020 Assistive Technology Innovative Practices in Disability DisciplinesChoose from 17 virtual sessions Featuring nationally known speakers and local experts Earn up to 10 CE Credit HoursThe Institute...
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: New SPED Integrity Rule -40076
Effective Fiscal Year 2021, a new integrity rule will be implemented for SPED Least Restrictive Environment Exit Code SPED13 (School is Out).
PD INFO: Thursday Afternoon LEarning Series (TALES) – “Electrify Any Lesson”, July 9
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DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: ASDB Student Reporting
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERTArizona State School for the Deaf and Blind (ASDB) Student ReportingThis alert serves as a notice to all public education agencies (PEAs) of upcoming changes to how ASDB students are to be reported for FY 2021. The attached document will assist PEAs in their understanding of how...
INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Data-Based Individualization (DBI) Professional Learning Series
Special Education Directors,Are you anxious about starting the new school year without the data you typically rely on? Are you worried about how your school can meet the learning needs of all students during these uncertain times? ADE is here with research-based strategies to help!The Arizona...
PD INFO: Thursday Afternoon LEarning Series (TALES) – Using YouTube for Student Engagement – in Any Setting, June 25
Special Education Directors, Please join us for the next episode of the Thursday Afternoon LEarning Series, or TALES, on Thursday, June 25, 2020, from 2:45 to 3:45 p.m., “Using YouTube for Student Engagement – in Any Setting” with Paul West. Whether your district or charter school is planning to...
INTERNAL PD INFO: 2020 IDEA Conference Moves to Virtual Format
Special Education Stakeholders, Due to the inability to ensure the safety of participants relative to COVID-19 and the variability of school re-entry plans, ADE/ESS has made the decision to cancel the in-person IDEA Conference in August 2020. The plan for this year was to provide a joint conference...
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: ESS Discipline Data Collection Application Upload Feature
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERTESS Discipline Data Collection Application XML Upload FeatureThis alert serves as a notice to all PEAs that bulk upload feature in ESS Discipline Data Collection will be made available on 6/17/20. Please released memo for more information. This menu option will be available...
INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Dive Deep into AZ Math Standards for Special Education Teachers, June and July 2020
Special Education Directors,Please see the available professional development opportunities below.Dive Deep into AZ Math Standards for Special Education TeachersWe know that, as special education teachers, you are typically working across multiple grade levels and with students who have various...