DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Updates to Reporting Developmental Delay
Wed, Aug 2 2023 •
Data Management
Updates
To be eligible for Developmental Delay (DD), students must be younger than ten (10) years of age. Effective fiscal year 2024, students reported with the DD need will fail integrity, receiving error -40072, two months before their tenth birthday.
INTERNAL PD INFO: Reserve your spot for the 2023 Special Education New Director Symposium today!
Tue, Aug 1 2023 •
Training
Professional Learning and Sustainability
Updates
Registration for the 2023 Special Education New Director Symposium (SENDS) is closing soon, so please be sure to register if you are beginning your first or second year as a special education director.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Preschool Outcomes Reporting
Tue, Aug 1 2023 •
Data Management
Updates
Effective fiscal year 2024, Preschool Outcomes will now be reported to Arizona Education Data Standards (AzEDS). The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) requires State Education Agencies to calculate the percentage of preschool children aged 3 through 5 with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) who demonstrate improved outcomes with Social Relationships, Use of Knowledge and Skills, and Taking Action to Meet Needs.
Effective fiscal year 2024, Ancillary Needs can be reported to Arizona Education Data Standards (AzEDS). Students who require ancillary services but do not require special education (SPED) instruction as outlined in A.R.S. § 15-769 (D) and students on an Individualized Education Program (IEP) with ancillary needs can be reported.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT : Special Education Data Updates Webinar Wednesday, August 16
Fri, Jul 28 2023 •
Data Management
Updates
The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next Special Education Data Updates live webinar on Wednesday, August 16, from 2:00– 3:00 pm.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY23 SEDD FINAL Exit Data Status Update
Thu, Jul 20 2023 •
Data Management
Updates
The inconsistency issues with the exit data in the SEDD application have resulted from incorrect timing in our processing steps. The exit data in the SEDD application is static as of 7:00 am on July 19, 2023 (yesterday).
INTERNAL PD INFO: Secondary Transition Training Opportunities for the 2023–2024 School Year
Wed, Jul 19 2023 •
Transition News
Updates
Transition Training
As the new school year approaches, we encourage you to ask yourself if Secondary Transition training would be helpful for you or your staff. Whether it's a quick refresher or an in-depth professional development opportunity, the ADE/ESS team has various training options available to help meet the unique best practice needs of your school or region.
PS & MONITORING: Hot Topic IDEA and ESA Evaluations
Wed, Jul 19 2023 •
Program Support and Monitoring
Updates
ADE/ESS has received numerous questions about Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) evaluations. The purpose of this Hot Topic is to help to highlight the differences between evaluations specified in federal and state special education regulations and ESA evaluations outlined in state regulations.
DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT UPDATE: FY23 SEDD Exit Data and Discipline Data Collection (DDC) Reporting
Tue, Jul 18 2023 •
Data Management
Updates
We are happy to share that the SEDD issue documented previously has been resolved, and the SPED exit data is again viewable within the SEDD application.
