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Program Area: Special Education
ADE/ESS is acutely aware of the shortage of qualified special education teachers and related service providers across Arizona.
Program Area: Special Education
This is a free early resolution option available to both IEP teams and parents of children with disabilities. Participation is voluntary and both parties must agree to
Program Area: Special Education
The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) Office of Dispute Resolution provides several options for parents and schools to address and resolve these special education conflicts:
Program Area: Special Education
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Program Area: Special Education
For general information, email the Dispute Resolution Coordinator or call 602-542-3084.
Program Area: Special Education
Mediation is a no-cost, voluntary, problem-solving process rather than an adversarial process that allows parents and schools to communicate directly with each other as they work with a trained med
Program Area: Special Education
The State Complaint falls under the State’s general supervisory authority and is a process through which members of the community can alert the state education agency (SEA) of potential noncomplian
Program Area: Policy Development & Government Relations
The ADE Policy Development and Government Relations Team has compiled documents outlining legislation impacting the Arizona Department of Education from previous legislative sessions.
Program Area: Special Education
Although the spirit of the federal special education regulations is that parents and schools will arrive at a consensus, sometimes conflict arises.
Program Area: Grants Management
Meet Our Grants Fiscal Monitoring Unit:The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) serves as the pass-through entity and fiscal/cognizant agency for several different grants.
Program Area: Grants Management
Meet Our Fiscal Processing Unit:The Processing Unit assists the Local Education Agencies (LEA) and entities in all their fiscal grant related processes.
Program Area: Office of Communications
PHOENIX – Recent questions raised about school policies for the usage of restrooms, locker rooms and shower areas has state schools chief Tom Horne responding to concerns he has received from parents and other interested citizens statewide.
Program Area: Special Education
The Extraordinary Special Education Needs fund was established through A.R.S.
Horne: Governor’s ESA cost alarms unfounded Independent analysis shows program will save tax dollars
Program Area: Office of Communications
PHOENIX – Arizona schools chief Tom Horne says an independent analysis of how much the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program will cost shows the dire predictions made by Governor Hobbs and other opponents of the program are incorrect.
Program Area: Special Education
Program Area: Special Education