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ESS Reception Desk
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(602) 542-4013
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Professional Learning & Sustainability
Professional Learning & Sustainability (PLS) serves the educational community by increasing the recruitment, retention, knowledge, and skills of professionals serving students with disabilities so that students achieve higher academic and functional outcomes.
PLS offers professional learning opportunities, resources, and technical assistance to:
Indicator 13
Transition Planning Requirements
Learn best practices for completing secondary transition planning requirements. Refer to the Program Support & Monitoring Guide Steps guidance document for compliance requirements in the Individualized Education Program (IEP).
In addition, PEAs may have additional or more restrictive requirements so check with your special education director for guidance.
Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports
Medicaid Memos and Communications
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 public education agencies (PEAs) and AHCCCS related to the DSC and MAC programs.
Medicaid School-Based Claiming
Medicaid Overview
Medicaid School-Based Claiming (MSBC) is a joint federal and state program that offers reimbursement for both the provision of covered medically necessary school-based services and for the costs of administrative activities, such as outreach activities to identify eligible students and enroll them in the program, that support the Medicaid school-based program.
Merging Two Worlds
The Merging Two Worlds Transition/Career Planning curriculum was developed by Pima Special Programs, Department of Pima County School Superintendent's Office, Tucson Arizona.