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Program Area: K-12 Academic Standards
Program Area: Special Education
The ESS Data Management team is holding a webinar via Zoom to guide PEAs through end-of-year reporting in the SEDD application. The session will cover recent application updates, exit and discipline data requirements, and key deadlines to support accurate and timely reporting. A recording of the webinar will be made available for those unable to attend.
Program Area: Special Education
Program Area: Educator Retention and Recruitment
Program Area: Special Education
In partnership with the Arizona Department of Health Services, Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program, ADE/ESS is excited to be able to offer scholarships for Arizona youth and their families. Scholarships are available so that youth and young adults with disabilities and/or their family member/personal assistant can attend Arizona’s 2026 IDEA Conference: Stronger Systems, Better Outcomes—for Every Student. This year’s conference will be held from August 18–20, 2026, with preconference activities on Monday August 17, at the Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort.
Program Area: Special Education
The FY27 Statement of Assurances application is open for submission. All public education agencies (PEAs) must submit the IDEA Statement of Assurances (SOA) through the Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Portal within ADEConnect. This is required before any FY27 activities in the ESS Portal are allowable. The portal will block any PEA that has not completed the SOA effective July 1, 2026, which is when FY27 begins.
Program Area: Character Education
CHARACTER COUNTS!
Program Area: Health and Nutrition Services
Program Area: Homeless Education
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act was passed in 1987 and was most recently amended by Title IX, Part A of the Every Student Succe
Program Area: Career and Technical Education
These assessments are designed to certify and document student attainment of industry-validated knowledge and skills through an online testing application. Below are links related to student eligi
Program Area: Health and Nutrition Services
Arizona is being considered for the following Prospective Waiver Requests:
Program Area: Special Education
The Uniform System of Financial Records (USFR) is the official accounting and financial reporting manual that all Arizona school districts are required to follow.
Program Area: Office of Communications
PHOENIX – State schools superintendent Tom Horne says Democrats who voted against HB 4109, a bill requiring schools to report life-threatening on-campus incidents, are harming the ability of schools to do everything possible to protect the safety and lives of students, educators and staff.
Program Area: Effective Teachers & Leaders
Program Area: Special Education
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 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.
Program Area: School Finance
FY 2026 March Expenditure Report (BUDG-25)
Program Area: Special Education
Exceptional Student ServicesAccessible Educational Materials (AEM) or Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM)
