Introduction

The Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Program Management team distributes Individuals with Disability Act grant monies to eligible Public Education Agencies (PEA) throughout Arizona. The grant application process is facilitated through the grants management system. Grants are approved, amended, and financially monitored through this system. Programmatic monitoring for IDEA grants is facilitated between the program management team and the program support and monitoring specialist in ESS.

ESS Office Hours – FY26 Office Hours Coming Soon

ESS Program Management will also host Office Hours. PEAs are invited to attend these informal Microsoft Teams meetings to bring questions directly to their program specialist.

Communications

For programmatic questions, please email ESS Program Management, which includes:

• Funding Applications
• Completion Report programmatic issues
• Proportionate Share
• Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS)
• Allocations
• Maintenance of Effort, general supervision, and oversight

For fiscal questions, please submit a Help Desk ticket which includes:

• Reimbursement requests
• Completion Reports expenditures

For questions on the ESS Census, please email ESS Data Management

Contact Program Management

ESS Program Management Inbox

Abby Sanchez - Director of Finance ,602-542-2812

Jayden McGriff  - Program Project Specialist II ,602-542-2975

Sign up for the ESS Program Management listserv.

Page Revised 02/25/2026