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DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT Special Education Data Updates Webinar Wednesday, November 16th The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will be hosting the next Special Education Data Updates live webinar on Wednesday, November 16th from 2pm – 3pm.
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Looking for self-paced professional learning on current special education topics of interest?Special Education Learning Experiences for Competency in Teaching (SELECT) is a federally funded program sponsored by ADE/ESS and offered through the Institute for Human Development at Northern Arizona University. SELECT courses are recommended for special and general education teachers, administrators, related service personnel, paraeducators, and other interested individuals.Certified school personnel can take SELECT classes for renewal hours.
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DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT October 1 Enrollment Data for Fiscal Year 2023 Please review the October 1 Enrollment Data information below. This coincides with the ODC Phase II due date of January 18, 2023.
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DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT New Technical Assistance Document for Reporting Parentally-Placed Students on an ISP to AzEDSThe following information applies to school districts with a geographic boundary only.School districts with a geographic boundary providing Special Education (SPED) services to parentally-placed students on an Individual Service Plan (ISP) are required to report SPED services to AzEDS.A new technical assistance document has been developed to assist school districts with this reporting requirement.
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Special Education Directors,The Arizona Education Job Fair & Career Expo will take place on February 4, 2023, from 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at the Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel & Conference Center.The Job Fair and Career Expo is an excellent opportunity for you to recruit new employees to your school community.
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Special Education Directors,Please share the following math professional learning opportunities with general and special education teachers who teach mathematics.Virtual Professional Learning Opportunities:The following virtual sessions are being offered via Zoom and are free to attend.
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Special Education Directors,The Alternate Assessment Advisory Committee has developed a new resource for ALL parents and families, A Parent Guide to Understanding Arizona’s Statewide Assessments. From a parent’s perspective, this is information that is necessary and helpful in understanding Statewide Assessments. The document has also been translated into Spanish.Schools can:Post or link this resource on their Assessment webpageShare this document (either electronically or printed) with their families during Individual Education Program (IEP) meetingsInclude this document in presentations on Curriculum Nights or when Statewide Testing kicks off in Spring
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DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT Upcoming change for Fiscal Year 2024 - Special Education Disabilities allowed for Preschool Programs for Students with Disabilities.An update to allowable special education (SPED) disabilities for preschool programs will be introduced in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. This update is a continuation of our effort to further validate SPED reporting and ensure accurate data for the state.Updates to integrity rules and validation matrices will take effect on 7/1/23 to allow all SPED disabilities to be reported for preschool programs except EDP.
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Special Education Directors,The ADE/ESS is pleased to announce the opening of registration for Arizona's 2021 IDEA Virtual Conference, Renewal: Resilience to Results, scheduled for September 13–15, 2021.
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DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Portal information icon added for select applicationsTo aid Public Education Agencies in their interaction with ESS applications, a new information icon is available for select applications in the ESS portal. Selecting the information icon will produce a pop-up window with more information about the application, roles required to access, contact information, and website links for more training or information.The blue information icon can be found to the left of the application button if available for that application. Additional applications will have information icons added in the coming weeks.
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DATA MANAGEMENT ALERTDiscipline Data SubmissionsPlease review the following memo which outlines upcoming changes to discipline data submissions in FY24.Memorandum of Discipline Data Submissions.
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Registration is now open for Program Support & Monitoring File Review training
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ESS Data Management will be hosting a training webinar for the ESS Discipline Data Collection (DDC) on April 5, 2021, from 10am – 12pm. Please join us to learn about new updates and how to report your DDC data accurately and timely. If you’re unable to join us, we will be posting a recording of the webinar on our website.
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The Heart, Art, Craft, and Sciences of Reading/Writing for the Inclusion of Students with DisabilitiesThe Exceptional Student Services Professional Learning and Sustainability, Special Populations, and Assistive Technology teams are partnering to offer a professional learning opportunity focused on a literacy strengths-based teaching and learning approach for students with low-incidence disabilities in grades K–12.This three-part series will focus on the sciences of reading and writing, adapted to meet the complex needs of all students at Tier 1. The Assistive Technology team will also share tips, tricks, and tools on using technology to enhance reading and writing for all students. Educators will walk away with skills and strategies that can be implemented the next day. This literacy series is for all educators! Participants can earn a total of 4.5 professional development credits for attending the entire series.
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Special Education Directors and Preschool Coordinators,ADE/ESS is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the Early Intervention and Early Childhood Summit entitled, We Are All in This Together: A Universal Design for Learning. This year’s sessions will include presentations on Pyramid Model, behavior and social skills, first responders, universal design for learning (UDL), Early Head Start, sensory processing, pediatric feeding, among many more!This year’s virtual summit will take place February 24–25, 2022 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily, and the registration fee is $50. Discount rates are available for pre-service educators and families. Win prizes! Visit with exhibitors!
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Please share the following in-person math professional learning opportunities with general and special education teachers who teach mathematics.Count Me In: Foundations for Fluency is a one-day professional learning opportunity that will focus on the key components of fluency. Participants will make connections across mathematics standards that specify fluency as the intended, end-of-year outcome in each grade level from K–6. Additionally, educators will explore instructional routines, strategies, and games that help all students develop the flexibility to solve contextual and mathematical problems involving whole numbers. We strongly encourage school teams of special education and general education teachers who teach mathematics in Kindergarten through Grade 6 to register.
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Special Education Directors,Please see the following professional development opportunity jointly offered by ADE/ESS teams:The Heart, Art, Craft, and Sciences of Reading/Writing for the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities
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Special Education Directors,The ADE/ESS Assistive Technology (AT) team is excited to announce the start of the 2022–23 National Presenter Series with Penny Reed, PhD. This workshop is designed for special educators and related service providers.Assistive Technology Consideration and Assessment Made EasyDate: September 20, 2022Time: 8:00 a.m.−3:30 p.m.Fee: $19 (working lunch, lunch will be provided)Where: Pendergast Community CenterAddress: 10550 W Mariposa St, Phoenix, AZ 85037
