About ESS

ESS ensures that public education agencies in Arizona have special education programs, policies, and procedures that comply with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and its implementing regulations, and that eligible children and youth with disabilities receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE). ESS provides professional learning opportunities, provides technical assistance to schools, supports the needs of families of students with disabilities, monitors schools for compliance with the regulations that implement the IDEA, and administers the IDEA Entitlement grant.

Program Support & Monitoring

• Secure Care

Professional Learning & Sustainability

• Professional Learning/Staff Development
• Recruitment & Retention

Operations

• Data Management
• Program Management - Approved Private Day, ED-P, Program Management, Vouchers

Special Projects

• Accessible Education Materials (AEM)
• Assistive Technology (AT)
• Post School Outcomes Survey (PSO)
• Secondary Transition
• Special Populations
  • Low Incidence Disabilities
  • Family Engagement
    • AZ FIND/Child Find Families /Schools
    • Parent Involvement Survey: Families / Schools

Early Childhood Special Education

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