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Program Area: Special Education
School Finance released this Hot Topic: Update to Statewide ADM Recalculation Date (7/17/2023).The Important Dates website has been updated to reflect this change in the Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) for exit data and Discipline Data Collection (DDC) due dates to ensure consistency.
Program Area: Special Education
FY 2023 ESS Data Management Year-End ChecklistThe attached checklist serves as a reminder to all public education agencies (PEAs).
Program Area: Special Education
Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, ESS Data Management has rescheduled the Discipline Data Collection (DDC) training webinar from August 25 to September 2, 2020, from 10am - 11am.
Program Area: Special Education
We are happy to share that the SEDD issue documented previously has been resolved, and the SPED exit data is again viewable within the SEDD application.
Program Area: Special Education
Please see the attached memo that clarifies that for federally required data collections regarding students with disabilities, the Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) § 15-117 provisions, which outline that informed consent to parents is necessary to administer a survey, do not apply.
Program Area: Office of Communications
Schools offering opportunities for educator and support positions
Program Area: School Finance
AzEDS Portal - Scheduled Maintenance 7-18-23
Program Area: Special Education
Registration for Arizona’s 2023 IDEA Conference: Creating Connections and Strengthening Systems is filling up quickly. To join us from August 21–23, 2023, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, please register on or before July 19, 2023.
Program Area: Special Education
The Arizona Department of Education Assistive Technology Team is pleased to welcome Judith Schoonover, MEd, OTR/L, ATP, FAOTA as she presents “Building a Foundation for Exp
Program Area: Special Education
Program Area: Special Education
The Merging Two Worlds Transition/Career Planning curriculum was developed by Pima Special Programs, Department of Pima County School Superintendent's Office, Tucson Arizona.
Program Area: Special Education
Note: This guidance is applicable to school districts only.ESS Data Management is pleased to announce the Preschool Outcomes Technical Assistance Manual. It’s now available in the AzEDS SPED Reporting section of the ESS Data Management website.
Program Area: Special Education
The Arizona Education Data Standards (AzEDS) system will begin collecting an extension of parent information starting in the fiscal year 2024. This additional information is a flag on parent data submitted into AzEDS that identifies the parent as an Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) parent.
Program Area: Special Education
The Preschool Transition and Students Without Disabilities data entry components are now open in the Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD):Preschool Transition: required for PEAs that provide special education and related services to preschoolers. Data entry involves information on students who transferred from Part C (Arizona Early Intervention Program) to Part B (PEA preschool program).Students Without Disabilities (SWOD): data entry is required for PEAs to identify whether or not educational services were provided to SWOD reported as long-term suspended or expelled in AzEDS.
Program Area: Special Education
ESS Data Management is pleased to share a new guidance document that addresses full-time equivalency (FTE) enrollment reporting for preschool students with disabilities in the AzEDS SPED Reporting section of the ESS Data Management website.
Program Area: Special Education
The final regulations for the reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) were published in the Federal Register on August 14, 2006, and became effective on October 13, 2006.
Program Area: Special Education
The Arizona Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services (ADE/ESS), does not oversee the Medicaid School-Based Claiming program, but does assist in facilitating communication between publi
