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What is Excep-onal Student Educa-on?

Excep=onal Student Educa=on is specially designed instruc=on and related services that are provided to students with disabili=es and students who are iden=fied as giCed. (Florida defini=on) ESE is more commonly known as Special Educa4on.

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Excep-onal Student Educa-on

Guided by:

• 1. The Individuals with Disabili-es Educa-on Act (IDEA

2004) § Provision of a Free Appropriate Public Educa=on (FAPE) is the central obliga=on under IDEA § Least Restric=ve Environment (LRE) students with disabili4es must be educated with children who are not disabled to the maximum extent possible

• 2. Florida Statutes and State Board Rules

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Excep-onal Student Educa-on

Excep-onal Educa-on

34,439 students, ages 3-21 are served by Excep=onal Student Educa=on.

GiJed

13,049 students are iden=fied as GiCed students.

Students with Disabili-es

21,390 students are iden=fied as Students with Disabili=es.

Source: FLDOE Final Survey 2 Data – October 2015

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ESE Program Categories

§ Intellectual Disability § Language Impairment § Other Health Impairment § Orthopedic Impairment § Specific Learning Disability § Speech Impairment § Trauma=c Brain Injury § Visual Impairment: Blind and Par=ally Sighted § Au=sm Spectrum Disorder § Deaf or Hard of Hearing § Developmentally Delayed (ages 3-5) § Dual-Sensory Impaired: Deaf-Blind § Emo=onal / Behavioral Disability § GiCed § Homebound or Hospitalized

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Excep-onal Student Educa-on

Source: FLDOE Final Survey 2 Data – October 2015

Orange County Public Schools 38% GiCed 3% Speech Impaired 26% Specific Learning Disabili=es 2% Emo=onal Behavior Disorder 5% Intellectual Disabili=es 1% Deaf or Hard of Hearing 6% Language Impaired 1% Other Disabili=es

• Hospital Homebound
• Orthopedically Impaired
• Trauma=c Brain Injury
• Visually Impaired

8% Other Health Impaired 7% Au=sm Spectrum Disorder 4% Developmentally Delayed (Pre-K)

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ESE Services and Supports

§ Diagnos=c and evalua=on services § Behavior support § Physical and occupa=onal therapy § Speech and language therapy § Social/emo=onal services § Special transporta=on § Mental health services § Transi=on services § Internships § Orienta=on and mobility training § Braillists § Interpreters and auditory amplifica=on § Assis=ve technology devices § Specialized equipment § Curriculum support

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• Dr. Vickie Cartwright

Senior Execu-ve Director Excep=onal Student Educa=on

ESE Department

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Beverly Knestrick Director ESE Policy Vacancy Senior Director ESE Services Latonia Green Director ESE Procedures Leigh Aus-n Director Specialized Services Carl Sousa Director Psychological & Social Services Lynda Langa Director Behavior Support, Health Services, Specialized Instruc=on S a r a h K

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Florida Service Delivery Models

Out-of-Class Supports In-Class Supports One ESE Teacher

LRE - Service delivery may vary throughout the day.

Consulta-on Only Support Facilita-on Co-Teaching Out-of-Class Resource Self-Contained

General Educa,on Classroom Alterna,ve Loca,on

Source: Florida Course Code Directory

Collabora,ve Models

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In-Class Resource

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Strategic Plan

• Increased professional development
• Universal Design for Learning
• Support Facilita=on
• Monitor academic and behavioral progress of SWD
• Review and adjust grade level transi=on programs
• Expand parent involvement opportuni=es
• Increase gradua=on rates/reduce drop-out rates
• Collabora=on with CTE

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Resources

OCPS Excep-onal Student Educa-on

www.ese.ocps.net

Facebook Group: Excep-onal Student Educa-on OCPS

hfps://www.facebook.com/OCPSESE/

Florida Department of Educa-on (FLDOE) Bureau of Excep-onal Educa-on and Student Services

www.fldoe.org/ese/

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