Data Management Alert: FY2024 Special Education Data Dashboard

Data Management Alert

FY2024 Special Education Data Dashboard

The Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) opens today, May 8, 2024. SEDD is a comprehensive platform for Public Education Agencies (PEAs) to securely access federally mandated special education and statewide public data with redaction features. Through this application, PEAs enter, review, and certify special education data required under Section 618 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Reporting Requirements

Even if a PEA did not provide services to any special education students throughout the school year, the PEA is still required to certify this information during data certification.

• Public School Districts

  • Exit, including tuitioned-out students

  • Discipline, including tuitioned-out students

  • Students Without Disabilities (SWOD), if applicable

  • Preschool Transition

• Charter Schools

  • Exit, including tuitioned-out students

  • Discipline, including tuitioned-out students

  • Students Without Disabilities, if applicable

• Secure Care Facilities

  • Exit

  • Discipline

Training

We are conducting training sessions to help you to meet the reporting requirements. Each session will cover the same material. Registration is required.

• Online Training via Zoom

Date: Thursday, May 23, 2024

Time: 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Register for the online training

• In-Person Training

Location: 100 N. 15^th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85007

Date: Monday, June 3, 2024

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Register for the in-person training

Important Dates

• May 8, 2024: SEDD opens

  • Validate that users have the correct access to the application

  • Begin reviewing/entering data

• July 15, 2024: Student data is due

  • All student data in AzEDS must be corrected in PEA’s SIS

  • Preschool Transition and SWOD data entry

• July 22, 2024: Data Certification opens

  • Due August 5, 2024, by 5:00 p.m.

    • LEA Signer must complete electronically

Application Access

The following roles can access the SEDD application and can only be assigned by a local ADEConnect Entity Administrator within the PEA:

• ESS SEDD: LEA User

  • Data Entry and Review only

• ESS SEDD: LEA Signer

  • Data Entry, Review, and Certification

New for FY2024

• Application

  • SPED Discipline Data

    • Previous: Data was submitted in the Discipline Data Collection Application

    • New: Discipline Data is collected in AzEDS

• Data

  • SPED Exit Data

    • Previous: Students must be enrolled in SPED services within the first two weeks of the school year

    • New: The student's enrollment in SPED services must align with the approved AzEDS calendar and be effective from the first day of school

    • Previous: Exit Review Status

    • New: Exit Review Status removed (email notifications optional)

• Reports

  • New: Discipline Detail Report (coming soon)

We hope to see you at one of our training sessions. Please email the ESS Data Management inbox with any questions.