Updates
PD INFO: Encourage your staff to register for Spring 2026 SELECT Courses!
Are your staff looking for new professional learning on current special education topics? We have an excellent opportunity for them!
INTERNAL PD INFO: In-Person Regional Training Opportunities from Program Support & Monitoring
ESS/PSM is excited to announce that in-person regional training opportunities will be available this school year
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Updated SPED School Concurrency vs Federal Primary Need Indicator Guidance
The SPED School Concurrency vs Federal Primary Need Indicator Guidance has been modified to reflect updates for the 2025-2026 reporting year.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: October Data Collection Phase II Office Hours
To help you be more successful in the Reconciliation (Phase II), ESS Data Management is offering PEA’s the opportunity to meet 1-on-1 with an ESS Data Management Specialist via Microsoft Teams.
IMPORTANT: Update on Tomorrow’s SEDU Webinar
For the Special Education Data Updates (SEDU) webinar scheduled for tomorrow, November 19, at 2:00 PM, please note that Monica Paz from School Finance will be unable to present due to illness. While this is unfortunate, we have rescheduled this special session for Tuesday, December 2, at 2:00 PM. Save your School Finance questions for the rescheduled SEDU session with Monica Paz.
INTERNAL PD INFO: Secondary Transition Tuesday Webinar: Putting the Transition Plan Course of Study into Action
The ADE/ESS Secondary Transition Team is excited to continue our 2025-2026 Transition Tuesday webinar series! This engaging webinar series is designed to empower students, educators, and families by connecting them with community resources and experts who support the secondary transition planning process.
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 fall 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 for November – SPECIAL EDITION
Special Education Data Updates Webinar for November – SPECIAL EDITION
DATA INFO: Teacher Attrition Survey Opens November 1
ESS collects data annually through the Teacher Attrition Survey to make informed decisions about recruitment and retention efforts in Arizona. Participation in the survey is mandatory for all public education agencies in Arizona.