Special Education Blog

Data Management Alert: Integrity Rule Enhancements for -40055 and -40080

  • Fri, Nov 15 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

Enhancements to integrity rules -40055 and -40080 have been implemented for SPED data validations in AzEDS. These updates are part of an ongoing effort to ensure clean data during the fiscal year and to avoid corrections of data after the close of the fiscal year. 

 

INTERNAL PD INFO: Free Assistive Technology JOTs

  • Wed, Nov 13 2024  •
    • Assistive Technology
    • Assistive Technology Upcoming Events
    • Updates

Are you overwhelmed by professional development? Don’t have time for a 90-minute webinar? We got you! Join the ADE/ESS Assistive Technology Team for our fall series, Assistive Technology: Just One Thing (JOT).

EXTERNAL PD INFO: Registration for the National NRCP Virtual Conference for Paraeducators, RSPs, and Interveners is Now Open!

  • Wed, Nov 13 2024  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Looking for a conference to support the professional learning of paraeducators who work with students with disabilities? 

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY25 October 1 Data Collection Phase II Training

  • Fri, Nov 8 2024  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

Annually, the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is required to report special education (SPED) data to the federal government. The October 1 Data Collection (ODC) is part of that process and is required by all Public Education Agencies (PEAs).

RECRUITMENT & RETENTION INFO: ESS is Recruiting SLPs and SLPAs at ASHA for You!

  • Thu, Nov 7 2024  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Are you looking for Speech-Language Pathologists or Speech-Language Pathology Assistants?

SPED A.A.C. INFO: PEA and SEA Implementation of Revised Arizona State Board Rule Re: Secondary Transition Services

  • Fri, Nov 1 2024  •
    • Updates

ADE/ESS is providing notice to the field of the updated Arizona State Board of Education (SBE) rule A.A.C. R7-2-401(G)(4)(A) that was approved and effective on October 21, 2024.

SPED DATA UPDATE: Teacher Attrition Survey Now Open

  • Fri, Nov 1 2024  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

ESS collects data each year through the Teacher Attrition Survey to make informed decisions about recruitment and retention efforts in Arizona. Participation in the survey is mandatory for all public education agencies in Arizona. 

INTERNAL PD INFO: Fall 2024 CCCs Project Professional Opportunity for Special Educators—Developing Resilient Learners: Teaching Self-Efficacy Strategies

  • Tue, Oct 29 2024  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Training
    • Updates

In partnership with ADE/ESS, the College and Career Competencies (CCCs) Project invites you to tune into a Fall 2024 professional learning opportunity for educators: Developing More Resilient Learners Through Self-Efficacy Instruction.

INTERNAL PD INFO: Program Support and Monitoring In-Person Regional Training Opportunities, New Date

  • Fri, Oct 25 2024  •
    • Program Support and Monitoring
    • Updates

ESS/Program Support and Monitoring (PSM) is excited to announce that in-person regional training opportunities are taking place this school year. 

ESS Recruitment & Retention INFO: Updating Lead Related Service Providers Group Email Lists

  • Tue, Oct 22 2024  •
    • Professional Learning and Sustainability
    • Updates

Each year, ESS updates its contact lists of Lead Speech-Language Pathologists, Lead Occupational Therapists, Lead Physical Therapists, Lead School Psychologists, and Assistive Technology Specialists.