Special Education Blog

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT - FY23 Special Education Data Dashboard Update

  • Tue, Jul 18 2023  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

We are aware of the inability of PEAs (and ESS) to access SPED exit data within the SEDD application. This is due to issues with the application date settings. We're working with our IT team to resolve this issue quickly.

DATA UPDATE: Clarification on Federal Data Collections and Parental Permission for Surveys (A.R.S. § 15-117)

  • Fri, Jul 14 2023

Please see the attached memo that clarifies that for federally required data collections regarding students with disabilities, the Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) § 15-117 provisions, which outline that informed consent to parents is necessary to administer a survey, do not apply.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: -21002 and Operational Data Store (ODS) Updates

  • Thu, Jul 13 2023  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

-21002 and Operational Data Store (ODS) Updates

IDEA CONFERENCE INFO: Registration Closing Soon for Arizona’s 2023 IDEA Conference

  • Thu, Jul 13 2023

Registration for Arizona’s 2023 IDEA Conference: Creating Connections and Strengthening Systems is filling up quickly. To join us from August 21–23, 2023, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, please register on or before July 19, 2023.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Due Date Change for the Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) and the Discipline Data Collection (DDC) Applications

  • Thu, Jul 13 2023  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

School Finance released this Hot Topic: Update to Statewide ADM Recalculation Date (7/17/2023).

The Important Dates website has been updated to reflect this change in the Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD) for exit data and Discipline Data Collection (DDC) due dates to ensure consistency.

Registration Closing Soon for Arizona’s 2023 IDEA Conference

  • Wed, Jul 12 2023  •
    • IDEA Conference

Registration for Arizona’s 2023 IDEA Conference: Creating Connections and Strengthening Systems is filling up quickly. To join us from August 21–23, 2023, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, please register on or before July 19, 2023.

FY 2023 ESS Data Management Year-End Checklist

  • Mon, Jul 10 2023  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

FY 2023 ESS Data Management Year-End Checklist

The attached checklist serves as a reminder to all public education agencies (PEAs).

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT - Preschool Outcomes Technical Assistance Manual Now Available

  • Fri, Jul 7 2023  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

Note: This guidance is applicable to school districts only.

ESS Data Management is pleased to announce the Preschool Outcomes Technical Assistance Manual. It’s now available in the AzEDS SPED Reporting section of the ESS Data Management website.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT Special Education Data Dashboard Update (SEDD): Preschool Transition and Students Without Disabilities (SWOD) Data Entry Now Open

  • Thu, Jul 6 2023  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The Preschool Transition and Students Without Disabilities data entry components are now open in the Special Education Data Dashboard (SEDD):

  • Preschool Transition: required for PEAs that provide special education and related services to preschoolers. Data entry involves information on students who transferred from Part C (Arizona Early Intervention Program) to Part B (PEA preschool program).
  • Students Without Disabilities (SWOD): data entry is required for PEAs to identify whether or not educational services were provided to SWOD reported as long-term suspended or expelled in AzEDS.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: DATA INFO: Collection of IDEA Parent Information in the AzEDS System

  • Thu, Jul 6 2023  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The Arizona Education Data Standards (AzEDS) system will begin collecting an extension of parent information starting in the fiscal year 2024. This additional information is a flag on parent data submitted into AzEDS that identifies the parent as an Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) parent.