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Wed, Nov 13, 2024
Special education leaders, Looking for a conference to support the professional learning of paraeducators who work with students with disabilities? 
Tue, Nov 12, 2024
District supports Black Lives Matters and other political signage on campusPHOENIX – State schools chief Tom Horne says the Osborn school district in central Phoenix is allowing race and g
Tue, Nov 12, 2024
PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Education has sent a letter to the State Auditor General updating that agency on measures the Department took in 2023 to implement key internal controls over Emp
Fri, Nov 8, 2024
Payment 6 will be based on data captured that is passing integrity and generating ADM in AzEDS.
Fri, Nov 8, 2024
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT October 1 Data Collection Phase II Trainings for FY 2025   Annually, the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is required to report specia
Thu, Nov 7, 2024
Are you looking for Speech-Language Pathologists or Speech-Language Pathology Assistants?
Thu, Nov 7, 2024
BUDG-75 reports for all school districts have been posted to the School Finance website.
Fri, Nov 1, 2024
ADE/ESS is providing notice to the field of the updated Arizona State Board of Education (SBE) rule A.A.C. R7-2-401(G)(4)(A) that was approved and effective on October 21, 2024.
Fri, Nov 1, 2024
ESS collects data each year through the Teacher Attrition Survey to make informed decisions about recruitment and retention efforts in Arizona.
Wed, Oct 30, 2024
The Special Election Results Form must be emailed to the Arizona Department of Educat
Fri, Oct 25, 2024
ESS/Program Support and Monitoring (PSM) is excited to announce that in-person regional training opportunities are taking place this school year. Trainings are free for participants. The content to
Tue, Oct 22, 2024
BUDG-25 reports for all school districts have been posted to the School Finance website.  FY 2025 October BUDG-25 reports have been calculated using the FY 2025 October BSA 55 information.
Tue, Oct 22, 2024
Each year, ESS updates its contact lists of Lead Speech-Language Pathologists, Lead Occupational Therapists, Lead Physical Therapists, Lead School Psychologists, and Assistive Technology Specialist
Wed, Oct 16, 2024
For immediate release: October 16, 2024Contact: [email protected] 
Thu, Oct 10, 2024
The ADE/ESS Assistive Technology (AT) Team is pleased to announce the second presentation in our 2024—2025 AT National Presenter Series: Technology Tools to Support Executive Functioning and Self-R
Thu, Oct 3, 2024
For immediate release: October 3, 2024Contact: [email protected] 
Thu, Oct 3, 2024
BUDG-25 reports for all school districts have been posted to the School Finance website.  FY2025 September BUDG-25 reports have been calculated using the FY2025 September BSA-55 information.
Mon, Sep 30, 2024
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT Reporting Special Education Students Attending Secondary Transition Programs and October 1 Child Counts On February 13, 2024, Public Educat
Mon, Sep 30, 2024
The Center for Technical Assistance for Excellence in Special Education (TAESE), in partnership with ADE/ESS, is pleased to offer Saturday Mornings with the NRCP to paraeducators, related service p
Mon, Sep 30, 2024
The Fiscal Year 2025 Aggregate Expenditure Budget (AGD) Report for all school districts has been published and is available to download from the
Fri, Sep 27, 2024
For immediate release: September 27, 2024Contact: [email protected] 
Thu, Sep 26, 2024
Another $15 million availablePHOENIX – State schools chief Tom Horne says more funding for armed officers on school campuses is on the way as the Department of Education has identified $15