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INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: Assistive Technology (AT) Consideration and Assessment Made Easy with Penny Reed

  • Fri, Aug 16 2024  •
    • Assistive Technology
    • Assistive Technology Upcoming Events
    • Updates

The ADE/ESS Assistive Technology (AT) Team is pleased to announce our 2024—2025 AT National Presenter series kickoff presentation, Assistive Technology Consideration and Assessment Made Easy, with Penny Reed, PhD. This presentation is intended for special education administrators, special education teachers, general education teachers, OTs, PTs, SLPs, and assistive technology specialists.

Horne blasts “Save Our Schools” leader for supporting biological boys using girls’ locker rooms and showers

  • Thu, Aug 15 2024  •
    • News

PHOENIX – State schools chief Tom Horne says “Save Our Schools” leader Beth Lewis owes her membership and Arizona educators an explanation for her support for having biological boys with male genitalia shower in girls’ locker rooms and using girls’ restrooms.

Horne announces waiver offer from federal government to avoid reverting funds

  • Mon, Aug 12 2024  •
    • News

PHOENIX – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne announced today the U.S. Department of Education (USED) contacted the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) late last week to offer a waiver to recoup approximately $29 million federal Title I dollars that had been under-utilized during the Hoffman administration. The department has submitted that waiver request that will cover State Fiscal Years 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Data Management Alert - FY25 Data Reporting Updates and Important Dates Document Now Available

  • Fri, Aug 9 2024  •
    • Data Management

ESS Data would like to inform you of important dates and reporting updates for fiscal year (FY) 2025. The FY25 Important Dates document is on the ESS Data Management web page. This email also outlines important changes for SPED data reporting for FY25, including new and upcoming changes within AzEDS and ESS applications overseen by ESS Data Management.

Horne calls for Azcentral / Arizona Republic to retract false story about federal funds

  • Tue, Aug 6 2024  •
    • News

PHOENIX – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has sent a letter to the News Director of Azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic demanding the retraction of a story falsely blaming the Horne administration for the reversion of $29 million in federal funds.

Horne statement on dishonest Azcentral report on grant funds

  • Mon, Aug 5 2024  •
    • News

PHOENIX – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following statement in response to today’s reporting on Azcentral about reverted federal grants:

Fiscal Year 2025 Instructional Calendars and August Data Capture Date

  • Fri, Aug 2 2024  •
    • Data Hot Topics

Fiscal Year 2025 Instructional Calendars and August Data Capture Date

Data Capture Reminder - 08/15/2024

  • Thu, Aug 1 2024

Data Capture Reminder - 08/15/2024

Truth In Taxation Report Has Been Published

  • Wed, Jul 31 2024  •
    • Budget Hot Topics

Truth In Taxation Report Has Been Published

Horne answers inquiries about schools and COVID

  • Wed, Jul 31 2024  •
    • News

Responding to an inquiry about the status of COVID cases in Arizona and any potential effect on schools, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne says public health agencies now consider COVID to be a common respiratory virus and schools should operate normally.