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Program Area: Special Education
Special Education Directors,The ADE/ESS is pleased to announce training for school personnel on how to recognize and intervene with commonly occurring behavioral health issues.
Program Area: Special Education
As the new school year begins and special educators are challenged to meet their students’ needs, we are excited to announce that we are continuing to offer virtual Literacy Office Hours for Special Education Teachers.These virtual meetups are a chance for special educators across Arizona to learn from each other, celebrate successes, and share literacy resources to increase the learning outcomes for all students with disabilities. Join our virtual meet-ups and connect with your colleagues to learn from wherever you are in our state.
Program Area: Special Education
Additional fields have been made available in the SPED72 report to aid PEAs in validating submitted data. Integrity Warnings and Resident School ID
Program Area: Special Education
A new Average daily Membership (ADM) integrity rule will be introduced into the integrity process for FY21 shortly. Integrity Rule -10133 Students reported with Tuition Payer Code 7 (Students funded through other state formula programs) must have a SPED Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) reported for all dates of the Tuition Payer Code 7.
Program Area: Special Education
Effective Fiscal Year 2022, two Integrity Rules will be upgrading from a warning to a failure.Please be aware you can identify students receiving these warnings in FY21 to prepare for your reporting in FY22. Please check your INTEG15 report in the AzEDS Portal to determine if your entity is failing any Integrity Rules. The INTEG15 report can filter by warnings only.
Program Area: Special Education
A new Data Quality Validation integrity rule -51002 will be introduced into the integrity process on FY22 Enrollment data shortly. This update is a continuation of our effort to ensure clean data for the state. A new one-sheet Integrity Tool is now available on our AzEDS SPED Reporting webpage for troubleshooting tips for Integrity Rule -51002.
Program Area: Special Education
Special Education Directors,Please see below the free professional learning opportunity that is available to you and your staff.From Barriers to Belonging: Supporting Inclusion for Students with Disabilitieswith Eric CarterThursday, December 2 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Program Area: Special Education
The SPED07 report is now available within the October 1 Data Collection (ODC) application for Phase II: Reconciliation.
Program Area: Special Education
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT Special Education Data Updates Webinar Wednesday, May 18th The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will be hosting the next Special Education Data Updates live webinar on Wednesday, May 18th from 2pm – 3pm.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar Registration for Wednesday August 17th
Program Area: Special Education
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT Special Education Data Updates Webinar Wednesday, August 17th The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will be hosting the next Special Education Data Updates live webinar on Wednesday, August 17th from 2pm – 3pm.
Program Area: Special Education
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT Special Education Data Updates Webinar Wednesday, September 21st The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will be hosting the next Special Education Data Updates live webinar on Wednesday, September 21st from 2pm – 3pm.
Program Area: Special Education
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERTFY 2023 October 1 Data Collection Application is now OPENThe October 1 Data Collection (ODC) application is now open, and Phase I is underway. This phase includes the submission of your Public Education Agency (PEA) Special Education (SPED) student count and personnel Full-Time Equivalency (FTE) data.
Program Area: Special Education
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT Upcoming change for Fiscal Year 2024 - Special Education Disabilities allowed for Preschool Programs for Students with Disabilities.An update to allowable special education (SPED) disabilities for preschool programs will be introduced in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. This update is a continuation of our effort to further validate SPED reporting and ensure accurate data for the state.Updates to integrity rules and validation matrices will take effect on 7/1/23 to allow all SPED disabilities to be reported for preschool programs except EDP.
Program Area: Special Education
The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is required to report Special Education data to the federal government annually.
Program Area: Special Education
AboutUnder Section 618 of The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, States are required to collect and examine data to determine if significant disproportionality based on race and
Program Area: Special Education
The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) will soon apply for federal funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
Program Area: Special Education
PUBLIC NOTICE INFO: Notice of Public Comment Period for FFY 2025 IDEA Part B State ApplicationFederal Fiscal Year 2025 IDEA Part B State ApplicationTh
Program Area: Special Education
Annually, the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is required to report Special Education data to the federal government.
Program Area: Special Education
The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) will soon apply for federal funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. This application document serves as the basis for the operation and administration of activities to carry out the requirements of Part B of the IDEA. As part of the public participation process set forth in the IDEA Part B regulations at 34 CFR § 300.165 and in Section 427 of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) (20 U.S.C. 1228a), the State must publish its Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2023 IDEA Part B Application and allow public comment.
