Updates
INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Math Office Hours for Special Education Teachers
The ADE Math Team has had an excellent turnout for math office hours during the past two weeks, and we have enjoyed working with hundreds of general education and special education teachers and leaders from across the state! We are excited to announce that we are now offering an additional session specifically for special education teachers.
PD INFO: STAR Autism Support Opportunities - Time Sensitive
Special Education Directors,ADE/ESS and Early Childhood Education (ECE), and STAR Autism Support are collaborating to offer resources and professional learning opportunities to support your staff through this unprecedented period of remote learning. The following information details your FREE access...
RECRUITMENT & RETENTION INFO: Professional Learning Updates
Special Education Directors,There have been many challenges as a result of COVID-19 and, after careful consideration, our leadership team has made the difficult decision to cancel Teach Camp 2020 as well as a new professional learning opportunity that was planned for new special education directors...
RECRUITMENT & RETENTION INFO: GETSET and SETTA Tuition Assistance Programs
Special Education Directors,We understand that this has been a busy and stressful time as you work to meet the needs of your students and staff. As such, we are extending the application deadline for the SETTA and GETSET Tuition Assistance Programs until 5:00 p.m. on Friday April 17.General...
EXTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Alternative Service Models During COVID-19 Meeting
Please see this timely professional development opportunity from our colleagues in AZCEC, AZCASE, and SEAA.Join AZCEC, AZCASE, and SEAA in sharing ideas on alternative service models during the COVID-19 pandemic.This is an opportunity for Directors of Special Education to hear ASU Prep’s success on...
SPED GUIDANCE: Special Education Timelines and COVID-19 and Other Resources
ADE/ESS has received many questions regarding special education timelines during school closures associated with COVID-19. We recognize that, during this time, there may be challenges in meeting deadlines. Please see the this guidance document (Updated 4/1/20) that contains guidance on timelines, provided in good faith based on guidance from OSEP.
CANCELED: PD OPPORTUNITY: SEAA/Talk with ADE Meetings – March 27, 2020
Special Education Directors,In acknowledgement of the existing school closure, ADE and SEAA have decided to cancel the SEAA and Talk with ADE meetings originally scheduled for Friday, March 27, 2020. If these meetings are rescheduled, ADE will communicate the new date via the Special Education...
CERTIFICATION INFO: New Mild/Moderate and Moderate/Severe Disabilities Endorsements
ADE/ESS is pleased to announce that the State Board of Education has approved the new Mild/Moderate and Moderate/Severe Disabilities endorsements. The endorsements were developed with input from the ADE Certification Unit, Exceptional Student Services, superintendents, human resources directors, and...
PD OPPORTUNITY: SEAA/Talk with ADE Meetings – March 27, 2020
SEAA MEETING and TALK WITH ADE March 27, 2020 SEAA Meeting, 8:30 AM – 9:20 AM Talk with ADE, 9:20 AM – 11:00 AM There are two ways to attend the SEAA Meeting and the Talk with ADE: you can attend in person or join via webinar.If you will attend the meeting in person: Email Bekah Arrowsmith by COB on...
DATA UPDATE: Student Reporting for Students on an Institutional Voucher with ASDB
Special Education Directors,Beginning in the fiscal year 2021, the Arizona State School for the Deaf and Blind (ASDB) will no longer be reporting student-level data through Arizona Education Data Standards (AzEDS) and a variety of other applications. The reporting responsibility for the students on...