Our Mission
 

 

The Department for Exceptional Student Education will provide a spectrum of innovative support that helps to inspire students with disabilities to reach their highest potential as responsible, productive citizens.

 

 

 

 

Customer Service Policy

The Department for Exceptional Student Education encourages collaboration among all stakeholders through being courteous, friendly, and approaching each interaction with the goal of removing barriers to learning for students with disabilities.

 

We encourage our families to use the Let’s Talk link when you have questions or concerns. You will find this link at the bottom corner of the website.  Our team will research how best to support and provide needed follow-up.  Utilizing this system will help our team analyze trends and drive professional learning for our schools as well as help us determine technical assistance needs.

 

Exceptional Student Education Announcements

 

 

Back to School Teacher Events

Meet the Teacher dates are around the corner. This is a great chance for students to get comfortable with their new classrooms and for parents to connect with teachers before the first day of school.

Meet the Teacher Schedule:

Wednesday, August 6: all high schools (including Osceola County School for the Arts Grades 6–12) from  3:30–5:30 PM

Thursday, August 7: all middle & K-8 schools from  3:30–5:30 PM

Friday, August 8: all elementary schools from  3:30–5:30 PM

The first day of school is Monday, August 11th, 2025. You can view the full academic calendar at this link 2025-2026 Academic Calendar.

#WeAreSDOC

 

OASIS Volunteer Application Now Available

 

The district is gearing up for an amazing 2025–2026 school year, and we need YOU to help make it unforgettable!

Past Volunteers – We appreciate your time and dedication to helping your children's schools! To continue volunteering, please make sure you renew your application at this link SDOC Renewal Volunteer Application

New to Volunteering? We’d love to have you join the OASIS family! Sign up today and make a difference in our schools and community by visiting this link New SDOC Volunteer Application.

Let’s make this school year the best one yet – together! #OASISVolunteers

 

AngelSense Information and Updates

AngelSense is Assistive Technology with unique features like proactive safety alerts, auto pickup speakerphone, real-time location, SOS emergency button, school bus monitoring, and non-removable wearing options. AngelSense helps effectively cope with safety concerns like wandering and elopement, outdoor activities, and school and public transportation.

The school district requires that the voice features are disabled during school hours to comply with policies regarding electronic devices.  AngelSense provides an automated mechanism to disable the voice feature according to a predefined schedule specifying school days and school hours. Parents utilizing the AngelSense technology for their child shall complete and return the Voice Feature Deactivation Agreement to school administration and AngelSense, which designates a defined member of the school staff as a School Guardian.   

The Guide for Schools can be found Angel Sense Guide for Schools

 

Safety Resources for Students with Disabilities

Student safety is a number one priority--on every campus and with every staff member throughout the district as well as in our communities and in our own homes. Sometimes, ensuring that all individuals are safe is challenging, especially if the individual is non-verbal, has a cognitive disability, or another health condition. As a result, Ms. Kacie Rosario from Neptune Middle School created a list of safety resources currently in place within Osceola County. This list was used to create the document below as well as the new links we have available on the Parent Toolkit page of our department webpage.

 

Studio Movie Grill Special Needs Screenings
Studio Movie Grill Sunset Walk hosts special needs screenings monthly! 

Here is a list of the movies coming...

July 26: Smurfs

August 2: Fantastic Four

August 9: The Bad Guys 2

August 16: Freakier Friday

October 4: Gabby’s Dollhouse

October 18: Tron: Ares

November 29: Wicked: For Good

December 27: The Spongebob Movie: Search for Squarepants

January 3: Avatar: Fire and Ash

All shows are at 11:00 AM--the box office opens at 10:00 AM the day of the show for tickets.

Special Needs Screenings are FREE for all family members of guests with special needs! Tickets are available at the Box Office as early as the Wednesday prior to showtime. 

 

 

FREE Books and Reading Activities

Help your child develop their reading skills with FREE books and reading activities from Florida's New Worlds Reading Initiative!
For information on how to apply, please go to this LINK!
 

New Worlds Scholarship Accounts Program

Effective July 1, 2023, the New Worlds Scholarship Accounts Program expanded eligibility to include public school students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 5 who:
have a substantial deficiency in either reading or mathematics;
exhibit characteristics of dyslexia or dyscalculia; or scored below a Level 3 on the statewide, standardized English Language Arts (ELA) or Mathematics assessment in the prior school year.

The eligible expenditures for reimbursement are: Instructional materials, curriculum, tuition and fees for part-time tutoring services; fees for specialized summer education programs designed to improve reading, literacy, or mathematics skills; and fees for after-school education programs designed to improve reading, literacy, or mathematics skills.

For more information on the scholarship, please visit this LINK