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Wed, Jul 29, 2026
The ADE/ESS, Academic Achievement & Inclusive Practices unit invites you and your educators to join our upcoming free professional learning webinar series focused on the High-Leverage Practices
Thu, Jul 23, 2026
ESS/PSM is excited to offer free, in-person regional training opportunities throughout the school year. Participants may register for the training topic(s) that best meet their needs.
Tue, Jul 21, 2026
The ADE/ESS Assistive Technology (AT) team is pleased to announce the kickoff for our 2026–27 National Presenter Series with a two-part virtual session: “Why Our
Tue, Jul 21, 2026
The ADE/ESS is requesting your assistance in completing a brief survey to help us identify lead related service providers within your public education agency, including speech-language pathologists
Wed, Jul 15, 2026
Registration for Arizona's 2026 IDEA Conference: Stronger Systems, Better Outcomes—for Every Student is currently open and will remain open until July 27, 2026, or until
Wed, Jul 15, 2026
ADE/ESS is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the Interpreting, Mentoring, Education & Training (IMET) self-paced online courses offered by Utah State University.
Tue, Jun 23, 2026
ESS/Program Support and Monitoring (PSM) is proud to announce the release of the 
Fri, Jun 12, 2026
The ADE/ESS Academic Achievement & Inclusive Practices team is pleased to announce the K–12 State Braille Transcriber Project.
Tue, Jun 9, 2026
Effective June 8, 2026, integrity error -40105: Preschool exit outcomes may not be entered until the last day of the student's program, will now be a FED SPED warning instead of a FED SPED f
Tue, Jun 9, 2026
Don't Miss This Summer Professional Learning Opportunity!
Thu, Jun 4, 2026
ESS/Program Support & Monitoring is pleased to announce the release of the SY 2026–2027 P
Thu, Jun 4, 2026
ADE/ESS is pleased to announce that registration for the 2026–2027 Special Education New Director Symposium (SENDS) is now open!
Thu, Jun 4, 2026
The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.
Fri, May 22, 2026
Beginning May 1st of each fiscal year, -40055 integrity rule is re-run to capture any misaligned or unreported data related to SPED Exit Date, SPED Exit Reason, Enrollme
Wed, May 13, 2026
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004 requires that each public school district with geographic boundaries maintain records and provide to the State informat
Tue, May 12, 2026
The Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Data Management team is pleased to announce that the recording of the FY26 Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) webinar is now available for your viewing a
Fri, May 8, 2026
The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.
Tue, May 5, 2026
All school districts, charter schools, secure care facilities, and the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB) are required to annually administer the State Performance Plan Indicat
Thu, Apr 30, 2026
Start the 2026-2027 school year with stronger family partnerships, clearer communication, and a peaceful IEP experience for everyone at the table!