Operations
SPED DATA UPDATE: New ESS Help Desk Ticket for AzEDS Relationship Requests
the following message was sent via the ESS Data Management Listserv and may be useful for you to review.
OPERATIONS UPDATE: New October 1 Special Education Count Dashboard Now Available
ADE/ESS is pleased to announce the launch of the state October 1 Special Education Count Dashboard (Federal - Child Count and Educational Environments), the first publicly available ESS dashboard for featuring federally reported IDEA Section 618 data.
OPERATIONS UPDATE: FY27 Special Education Program Approvals
The ADE/ESS Special Education Program Approval system for the 2026–2027 school year will open on April 13, 2026.
SPED DATA UPDATE: Special Education Data Collections Required for Transporting School Districts in Fiscal Year 2026
ADE/ESS recently notified Transporting School Districts in fiscal year (FY) 2025 that they will be required to complete the Statement of Assurances annually.
ENROLLMENT INFO: Clarification on Certificates of Educational Convenience A and Unorganized Territories
Arizona school districts (districts) are boundaries of land recognized by the United States Census Bureau where respective districts are responsible for enrolling potential students within the district’s boundaries. Any geographic areas not identified within a district’s boundaries are considered unorganized territories. Families residing in unorganized territories may enroll in districts through a certificate of educational convenience (CEC). The attached memorandum seeks to clarify certificates of educational convenience for preschool children with disabilities who reside in unorganized territories.
OPERATIONS UPDATE: Special Education Emotional Disabilities Public Programs FY26 Update
Please see the attached memo that provides an update on Emotional Disabilities Public (ED-P) programs.