ADE/ESS has received numerous questions about Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) evaluations. The purpose of this Hot Topic is to help to highlight the differences between evaluations specified in federal and state special education regulations and ESA evaluations outlined in state regulations.

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.

We are aware of the inability of PEAs (and ESS) to access SPED exit data within the SEDD application. This is due to issues with the application date settings. We're working with our IT team to resolve this issue quickly.

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.

-21002 and Operational Data Store (ODS) Updates

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.

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.

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.

FY 2023 ESS Data Management Year-End ChecklistThe attached checklist serves as a reminder to all public education agencies (PEAs).

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.