Updates

FY 2023 ESS Data Management Year-End Checklist

The attached checklist serves as a reminder to all public education agencies (PEAs).

Note: This guidance is applicable to school districts only.

ESS Data Management is pleased to announce the Preschool Outcomes Technical Assistance Manual. It’s now available in the AzEDS SPED Reporting section of the ESS Data Management website.

The Preschool Transition and Students Without Disabilities data entry components are now open in the Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD):

• Preschool Transition: required for PEAs that provide special education and related services to preschoolers. Data entry involves information on students who transferred from Part C (Arizona Early Intervention Program) to Part B (PEA preschool program).
• Students Without Disabilities (SWOD): data entry is required for PEAs to identify whether or not educational services were provided to SWOD reported as long-term suspended or expelled in AzEDS.

The Arizona Education Data Standards (AzEDS) system will begin collecting an extension of parent information starting in the fiscal year 2024. This additional information is a flag on parent data submitted into AzEDS that identifies the parent as an Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) parent.

ESS Data Management is pleased to share a new guidance document that addresses full-time equivalency (FTE) enrollment reporting for preschool students with disabilities in the AzEDS SPED Reporting section of the ESS Data Management website.

The FY24 Statement of Assurances application is open for submission. All PEAs must submit the IDEA Statement of Assurances (SOA) through the ESS Portal of ADEConnect. This is required before any FY24 activities in the Exceptional Student Services portal are allowable. The portal will block any PEA that has not completed the SOA after the deadline.

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next Special Education Data Updates live webinar on Wednesday, June 21, from 2pm – 3pm. This session will cover a variety of data topics that will include (subject to change):   

ADE/ESS is excited to announce the opening of registration for Arizona’s 2023 IDEA Conference: Creating Connections and Strengthening Systems. This year’s conference will be held from August 21–23, 2023, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004 requires that each public education agency (PEA) maintain its records and provide to the State information related to parentally placed private elementary and secondary school students covered under §§ 300.130 through 300.144.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004 requires that each public education agency (PEA) maintain its records and provide to the State information related to parentally placed private elementary and secondary school students covered under §§ 300.130 through 300.144.