Special Education

Parent Involvement Survey - Strategies to Boost Parent Participation

  • Thu, Feb 28 2019  •
    • Parent Involvement Survey
    • Updates

Training Materials

 

Prior Written Notice *new*

PWN Training

PWN Quiz

Differentiated Monitoring Activities (Year 4)

Public Reporting of IDEA Part B Data

Arizona reports annually the performance of each Public Education Agency (PEA) against Arizona’s targets in the State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR). Below are the links to the data for each indicator reported to the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).

FFY 2022 Data Tables

Indicator 1 Graduation rate

Private & Public Programs

 

Private Special Education Schools

The Arizona Department of Education grants approvals for private school special education programs that seek to provide specially designed instruction to students placed by a public education agency and meet the criteria as outlined in A.A.C. R7-2-402. Approval by the Arizona Department of Education does not make the Department a guarantor or insurer for services or programs provided to individual students.

Live Review Page

Below are links to draft pages. They are live, but not linked to the ESS website, meaning the only way one can see this page is to have the URL, which is not generally known and is a state secret available only to a select few. By reading this you come to the realization that you are among this select few who breathe rarefied air and are counted among the chosen few.

State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP)

SSIP is a three-year process within differentiated monitoring that is designed to improve the outcomes for students with disabilities. Exceptional Student Services (ESS) and Public Education Agencies (PEAs) work together as stakeholders through activities and professional development opportunities designed to strengthen and monitor district, school, and classroom systems.

Frequently Asked Questions about ESS

Why does Arizona have an Exceptional Student Services (ESS) unit?

Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), states are required to monitor the implementation of the IDEA in their states, to enforce the IDEA regulations, make annual determinations about the performance of each public education agency (PEA) in their states, and report annually on the performance of the State and each public education agency (PEA). [34 C.F.R. § 300.600(a)]

 

About ESS

ESS ensures that public education agencies in Arizona have special education programs, policies, and procedures that comply with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and its implementing regulations, and that eligible children and youth with disabilities receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE).

Special Projects

Among the Directors in ESS, the Director of Special Projects has the most varied portfolio and oversees a diverse array of special projects.