Updates
INTERNAL PD INFO: Virtual Book Study with the Authors of The Way To Inclusion
Are You Ready to Lead Inclusion? Let’s Make It Happen!
INTERNAL VIRTUAL PD: Free Assistive Technology JOTs
Are you overwhelmed by professional development? Don’t have time for a 90-minute webinar? We got you! Join the ADE/ESS Assistive Technology Team for our 2025-26 spring series, Assistive Technology: Just One Thing (JOT). In these quick 30-minute sessions, we will highlight a single assistive technology tool or strategy that you can use to support your students.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar: Wednesday, January 21, 2026
The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: 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.
RECRUITMENT & RETENTION INFO: Tuition Reimbursement Opportunity for Special Education Certification
The ADE/ESS Professional Learning and Sustainability team is pleased to offer an exciting “grow-your-own” opportunity for general educators who are ready to make a difference in special education.
INTERNAL PD INFO: Remediating the Trickiest Speech Sound Disorders with Amy Graham
The ADE/ESS is pleased to sponsor this event. There is no fee to attend. This presentation is a repeat of Amy’s September 2025 session.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: SPED73 and SPED07 Report Update
The SPED07 report for Phase II of the October 1 Data Collection process has been finalized.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: SPED73 and SPED07 Report Update
Due to an issue with the Data Mart processing, the SPED73 and SPED07 reports were last updated on December 8, 2025. These reports should be updated later today, and we will send a follow-up alert to advise when they are available based on last night’s integrity run.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Updated Discipline Data Guidance Document Now Available
Updated Discipline Data Guidance Document Now Available
SECONDARY TRANSITION INFO: Graduation Joint Guidance Memo Available
Please see the attached memo, which contains ADE guidance to assist public education agencies (PEAs) in planning compliant and effective graduation pathways for students with disabilities.