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Program Area: Special Education
ADE's School DatabaseAZ School Report Cards
Program Area: Special Education
Special Education Stakeholders,Nominations are now being accepted for this year’s Arizona Secondary Transition Services Awards!On behalf of the Arizona Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services, and other partnering agencies, you are invited to submit your nominations for this year's Secondary Transition Services Awards, which will be presented at Arizona's 2023 IDEA Conference.
Program Area: Special Education
With the start of the 2020–2021 school year, obstacles and unique barriers may be faced by staff working with transition-aged youths. The ADE/ESS Secondary Transition Team would like to invite you to tune into the Transition Tuesdays series. These sessions are intended to share information and strategies that will support the transition planning process throughout the pandemic and beyond.
Program Area: Special Education
Northern Arizona University’s IHD Evidence for Success Disability Conference showcases effective, evidence-based approaches, high-leverage practices, and research findings that result in improved services, supports, and outcomes for persons with disabilities across the lifespan.
Program Area: Special Education
As the new school year approaches, we encourage you to ask yourself if Secondary Transition training would be helpful for you or your staff. Whether it's a quick refresher or an in-depth professional development opportunity, the ADE/ESS team has various training options available to help meet the unique best practice needs of your school or region.
Program Area: Special Education
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.
Program Area: Special Education
All school districts, charter schools, secure care facilities, and the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB) are required to annually administer the State Performance Plan Indicator 8 Parent Involvement Survey to parents of students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP). The survey opened on January 19, 2026, via ADEConnect Data Surveys and will close on May 31, 2026.
Program Area: Special Education
On behalf of the Arizona Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services, and other partnering agencies, you are invited to submit your nominations for this year's Secondary Transition Services Awards, which will be presented at Arizona's 2023 IDEA Conference.
Program Area: Special Education
The ADE/ESS Secondary Transition Team is pleased to announce a virtual webinar to review Arizona’s 2024 Post School Outcomes (PSO) survey results.
Program Area: School Finance
FY 2026 January Expenditure Report (BUDG-25)
Program Area: Special Education
Program Area: Educator Retention and Recruitment
Program Area: Special Education
We have some exciting news! Secondary Transition Regional Trainings are back, and due to high demand, we’ve added a Tucson training date in April 2026!
Program Area: Special Education
Coordinated early intervening services (CEIS) are services to help children who need additional academic or behavioral support to be successful in school.
Program Area: Special Education
Are You Ready to Lead Inclusion? Let’s Make It Happen!
Program Area: Office of Communications
PHOENIX – In his 2026 State of Education speech, state schools chief Tom Horne told the House Education Committee that students cannot achieve academically if schools are not safe. He is asking lawmakers for more money for armed officers on campuses. He also touted the department’s ongoing work to assist schools that has resulted in impressive gains in academic scores at multiple schools statewide.
Program Area: Science of Reading
"Teaching Reading is Rocket Science, What Expert Teachers of Reading Should Know and Be Able to Do" by Dr. Louisa Moats
Program Area: 21st CCLC - Afterschool Programs
Program Area: K-12 Academic Standards
Program Area: Special Education
Staffing Supports: Wellbeing, Recruitment, Retention,
