Arizona Department of Education

Arizona's state education agency

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We would like to update you on the Arizona Department of Education’s Certification System temporary outage...please see attached image: https://t.co/9U3db2JoHs
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Evaluate or Coach Teachers? - you can't miss the
Qualified Evaluator Training! Spots are going fast for the October 21-22 session--sign up today!!

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See good character in action??? Tell us about it. Nominate your "Character Counts" student today!!!

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1-Day packed with Practical, Proven Strategies you can Use Immediately! Lunch and Materials provided. Your Principal can use campus Title II funds! Let's do this! Level up now!

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Certification System Temporary Outage-

We would like to inform you that the Arizona Department of Education’s Certification System is currently unavailable. This outage affects all our portals and services/actions provided:

• Educator Portal- Application for certification, Checking the status of certification applications, and uploading documents
• LEA Portal- Checking status of application, checking IVP fingerprint status, verifying professional development, managing rosters for workforce, adding contacts, adding positions and assignments, taking surveys, etc. o We are aware of the upcoming deadlines for surveys and data input. Please know that these deadlines will be extended once services are restored. Additional communication will be forthcoming.

• EPP Portal- Manage cohorts
• Public Certification Search Portal- Search educators

We understand the inconvenience this causes and sincerely apologize for the disruption. Our team is actively working with our vendors to restore service as quickly as possible.
Please share this information with educators and staff in your organization who may be impacted. We will provide an update as soon as the system becomes available again.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.

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Join us for the Great Arizona ShakeOut earthquake drill on Thursday, October 15th at 10:15 am Arizona time (or at another chosen date/time that works for your group). It only takes a minute or two to register, and registration can be done at the school or district level to save time. The drill itself is a simple Drop, Cover, and Hold On exercise that will last one minute. Demonstrations of the exercise in various situations can be found on the Great ShakeOut YouTube page.
Why prepare for earthquakes in Arizona? Well, Arizona is home to many active faults and historical earthquakes—these can be viewed on the AZGS Natural Hazards in Arizona webmap. Also, students may travel to areas of high earthquake hazard, such as California or the Pacific Northwest. It is critical to know how to act during earthquake shaking, and the Drop, Cover, and Hold On technique is the recommended technique by earthquake safety experts and organizations.
This year is the 15th consecutive year that the Arizona Geological Survey and Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs have promoted ShakeOut as the best practice to employ during ground shaking that accompanies moderate to large earthquakes. There are currently over 29,000 participants enrolled in the Arizona ShakeOut, mostly from Yuma, Maricopa, Yavapai, Mohave, and Pima counties.
For more information:
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Gifted potential exists in every community.
IGNITE will help rural schools turn that potential into opportunity by strengthening local capacity to identify gifted learners, expand advanced learning opportunities, and provide the challenge and support students need to thrive.
In partnership with AAGT and HumRRO, IGNITE will turn what we learn through these rural communities into tools, practices, and resources to strengthen gifted education across Arizona.
Interested in IGNITE? Visit ADE’s Gifted Education website for project updates and information about future partnership opportunities.

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ADE Secures $5 Million Grant to Support Teacher Development. Federal funds to fuel special education apprenticeship programs. For more info:

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A sincere thanks to our attendees, presenters, and exhibitors for helping make the 2026 Arizona Adult Education Institute: Strengthening Skills for Brighter Futures an inspiring and impactful event.

Together, we explored innovative workforce preparation strategies, discovered the power of building collaborative partnerships, examined the necessity of digital resilience, and leveraged data-driven decision making to better serve adult learners across Arizona.

We were honored to have keynote speaker Dr. Keisha Kingon Friday, September 18. Her experience leading T-Mobile's Project 10Million highlighted the importance of expanding access and opportunity through connectivity. Dr. King currently serves as U.S. Head of Strategic Engagement and Market Development, K–12 Education at Apple.

Thanks to all of Arizona’s adult education providers and partners - we look forward to continuing the work together!

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The O'Connor Institute and Arizona Department of Education Present:

The Life and Accomplishments of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor LIVE

Teachers and students will explore Sandra Day O’Connor‘s journey from growing up on the Lazy B Ranch to becoming the first woman appointed to the US Supreme Court in this live webinar program.

Join us Friday, September 25 to discover how her education, perseverance, and groundbreaking career shaped American history and opened doors for generations of women and public service in the law. There are two 30-minute sessions, one for elementary and one for secondary. Teachers will register and can join the Zoom with their class. Individual students should not register.

Secondary Program| 9:30 AM | REGISTER or visit https://t.co/Xj2cmCtoJC and search JUSTICE
Elementary Program| 1:30 PM | REGISTER or visit https://t.co/Xj2cmCtoJC and search JUSTICE
Every September 25 is Sandra Day O’Connor Civic Celebration Day in Arizona! In 2018, the celebration day was created by proclamation and in 2020, HB2625 was passed that requires public schools to dedicate the majority of the school day to civics education. Participation in this live programming helps meet this requirement!
We can't wait to see you all there! Questions? Email [email protected].

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Thanks to @NIETteach @NIETjbarnett for your generous contribution to the latest AZ edition. We value your continued partnership in Arizona education!!!

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10 spots remain!!! Reserve yours now.

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Limited spots available to join TUSD as they host 
ADE's 2-day Instructional Coaches Academy Bootcamp
Level Up & grab your spot today!

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Happening today....The Supervisors of Principals’ Academy (SOPA) - program launches. Equipping Arizona leaders with the skills and systems to help principals thrive and schools succeed. There are no effective schools without effective leadership. And strong principals need leaders who can support, coach, and grow them.

NEXT UP 📷
📷 Principals’ Leadership Academy - Sept 10 launch - leveling up principals to lead with impact and inspire growth.
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📷 PLA 2 - Oct 8 start- advanced learning for principals ready to go deeper.
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Strong Principals. Strong Schools. Strong Arizona. 📷Who’s ready to Level Up? 📷

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Welcome Back to School… and now is the time to apply for U.S. Senate Youth Program

What: United States Senate Youth Program – Education • Leadership • Public Service

Arizona: U.S. Senate Youth Scholarship Program | Department of Education
Deadline: Sept. 10th, 2026, at NOON.

Exam date: Oct. 26th, 2026, in person at the Arizona Department of Education.

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Superintendent Horne kicks of the Arizona Education Foundation Back to School Breakfast with a heart-felt "Thank you for all you do!" to teachers, administrators, and preK-12 educators from across the state this morning.
He highlighted the great academic testing achievements and school safety gains achieved over the last four years and a continued pledge to fight for higher teacher salaries.
The crowd of over 500 gathered to present "Teacher of the Year" honors and induct education leaders into the "Arizona Education Hall of Fame"

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Amazing accomplishment news!
Black Mountain School, grades K-8 in Golden Valley, AZ, formed the first, and only so far, human 250 in honor of America's 250th birthday in 106°F 🔥(see attached school drone shot).
The entire school participated except kindergarten and the younger autism classes due to the heat, almost 500 students. The school is part of Kingman Unified School District 12.
For more information, call Black Mountain School Principal, Mr. Emborsky

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If you need additional information, please contact the 21st CCLC Inbox at [email protected].

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🎨 Arizona students—show us your creativity! Enter the 2026 Character Education Summer Bookmark Competition and design a bookmark inspired by the Six Pillars of Character: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring & Citizenship.

Bookmark Summer Contest

📅 Entries due Aug. 14, 2026