DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY26 Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) is Now Open!

This message has been sent to inform you that the Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) application is now open for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. SEDD is a one-stop shop for public education agencies (PEAs) to securely review their SPED data collected over the fiscal reporting year and certify said SPED data at year-end. Effective this year, PEAs can now access, and are expected to review, their SEDD data year-round.

Navigating to the SEDD application

1. Navigate to ADEConnect
2. Click "View Applications"
3. Locate the parent/district level entity for your organization.
4. Click the "Exceptional Student Services Portal" link
5. Locate the "Data Collection and Reporting" section
6. Click the "Special Education Data Dashboard" link
   1. If the link is grayed out, you do not have access to the SEDD application.

Accessing the SEDD Application

Access to the SEDD application is granted by a PEA’s local ADEConnect Entity Administrator. Only one role, assigned at the parent/district entity level, should be assigned per user.

• ESS SEDD: LEA User
  • Allows a user to access the SEDD application. The user can review all current and prior data housed inside the application.
• ESS SEDD: LEA Signer
  • Same access as above.
  • Allows a user to certify SEDD data during the certification window.
  • This role should only be assigned to Special Education Directors, Superintendents, Business Managers, CEOs, Charter Holders, or equivalent titles.

Technical Assistance

An updated training and user guide are coming soon.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

ESS Data Management
Exceptional Student Services
Arizona Department of Education
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 602-542-3962
Data Management Webpage