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Program Area: Educator Certification
Certificate InformationOverview: This Certificate authorizes the holder to teach students in kindergarten through grade 12 with moderate/severe disabilities as documented
Program Area: Migrant Education Program
The State Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) and LCNA is part of the U.S.
Program Area: Special Education
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERTESS Portal Update This notice is to inform Public Education Agencies (PEAs) about an upcoming update to the Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Portal.
Program Area: Special Education
For the Arizona Department of Education to comply with state and federal reporting guidelines, school districts and charters must accurately report student enrollment and attendance at the physical school site where the student is being educated.
Program Area: Special Education
Please join ADE/ESS for the next Special Education Professionals Check-In on Thursday, February 15, 2024, from 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Program Area: Special Education
The Center for Technical Assistance in Excellence for Special Education (TAESE), in partnership with ADE/ESS, is pleased to offer Saturday Mornings with the NRCP for free to all paraeducators, teachers, and administrators working in Arizona public education agencies.
Program Area: Special Education
Please see the following information regarding free professional learning for special education staff, K-12 leadership and educators, and adult education.
Program Area: Office of Communications
PHOENIX – All 307 School Resource Officers in Arizona have received an appreciative letter from State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne in honor of today’s National School Resource Officers Appreciation Day.
Program Area: Educator Certification
Thank you for reaching out to the Certification Unit, the links to the right are designed to answer all your questions, please review, and if you still have questions please send us an email.
Program Area: Accountability & Research
Accountability oversees the use of pupil withdrawals, including official withdrawal codes and the monitoring of schools/districts for correct documentation of these exit codes.
Program Area: Human Resources
Program Area: Assessments
Program Area: Office of Communications
PHOENIX – State schools chief Tom Horne and Dr. Mehmet Oz, M.D., are announcing a partnership between the Arizona Department of Education and the non-profit HealthCorps initiative founded by Dr. Oz more than 20 years ago.
Program Area: School Finance
Reminder: Payment 9 will be based on data captured that is passing integrity and generating ADM in AzEDS. Actual data in AzEDS will be used to calculate ADM for Payment 9.
Program Area: School Finance
The School District Employee Report (SDER) On-Line Application is now open to accept employee data revisions. You can access this application through ADE Connect.
Program Area: Office of Communications
PHOENIX – The majority of a $10 million state grant that provides schools money to buy arts supplies has been put on hold by the Governor’s office, threatening payments to teachers and vendors. The funds are used to buy items such as paints, brushes, sheet music, dance props, theatrical costumes, and pay for repairs.
Program Area: Office of Communications
PHOENIX – On the same day that state legislators have introduced legislation - prepared at the department and submitted at Superintendent Tom Horne’s request - to strengthen the Arizona law that requires Holocaust education in public schools, Horne is announcing an extension of the deadline to February 23 for schools to report their compliance with the current law.
