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

Effective June 3-July 25, 2025, our hours will be…
Monday: 7:00 AM-5:00 PM
Tuesday: 7:00 AM-5:00 PM
Wednesday: 7:00 AM-5:00 PM
Thursday: 7:00 AM-4:30 PM
Friday: CLOSED
 

2024-2025 FLDOE Exceptional Student Education ESE Parent Survey

Each year, the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) asks the parents of Exceptional Student Education (ESE) to participate in a survey--seeking parent and guardian input to enhance services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The ESE Parent Survey is open to all parents of children with an individual educational plan (IEP) receiving ESE services from preschool through grade 12. It is not intended for parents of students receiving only gifted services through an educational plan (EP). Students with disabilities aged 18 or older may complete this survey. The survey is available for completion until June 30, 2025. If you have more than one child with an IEP, please complete one survey for each child. The survey can be accessed at  FLDOE 2024-2025 Exceptional Student Education Survey or by using the QR code below!

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...

March 28: Snow White (Live Action)

April 12: Minecraft

May10: Thunderbolts

May 31: Lilo & Stitch

June 7: Karate Kid Legends

June 21: How to Train Your Dragon

June 28: Elio

July 26: Smurfs

August 2: Fantastic Four

August 9: The Bad Guys 2

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!
 
¡Ayude a su hijo a desarrollar sus habilidades de lectura con libros y actividades de lectura GRATIS de la Iniciativa de Lectura de Nuevos Mundos de Florida! Para obtener información sobre cómo postularse, vaya a este ENLACE!

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

A partir del 1 de julio de 2023, el Programa de Cuentas de Becas Nuevos Mundos amplió la elegibilidad para incluir a estudiantes de escuelas públicas matriculados desde jardín de infantes hasta quinto grado que:
tener una deficiencia sustancial en lectura o matemáticas;
exhibir características de dislexia o discalculia; o obtuvo una puntuación inferior al Nivel 3 en la evaluación estandarizada estatal de Artes del Lenguaje Inglés (ELA) o Matemáticas en el año escolar anterior.

Los gastos elegibles para reembolso son: Materiales educativos; plan de estudios; matrícula y tarifas por servicios de tutoría a tiempo parcial; tarifas para programas educativos de verano especializados diseñados para mejorar las habilidades de lectura, alfabetización o matemáticas; y tarifas para programas de educación extraescolar diseñados para mejorar las habilidades de lectura, alfabetización o matemáticas.

Para obtener más información sobre la beca, visite esta ENLACE

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