Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Department

  • ESE services this year are outlined on each student's Temporary Distance Learning Plan (TDLP). The TDLP is updated and reviewed at each student's annual IEP meeting.

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    • Ms. Christina Boos-Patton - ESE Director
    • Mrs. Julia Ludovici - 6th and 7th grade Reading and History Support Facilitator
    • Ms. Andrea Beecher – 7th grade Math and Science Facilitator and 8th grade facilitator
    • Mr. Charles King – Teacher, Specialized Varying Exceptionalities (SVE)
    • Ms. Hilda Efienokwu - Teacher, Specialized Varying Exceptionalities (SVE) 
    • Mr. Taylor Simpkins - Teacher, Specialized Varying Exceptionalities (SVE)
    • Mrs. Monica Prada - Speech and Language Pathologist

    Special Education Services (per IEP specifications)

    • Inclusion Model: Students on standards (Take the Florida Standards Assessment – FSA)

              Services may include:

    • Pull-out for specialized instruction in the ESE setting
    • Push-in for collaboration in the general education setting
    • Combination of pull-out and push-in services
    • Intensive reading and/or math (FSA – Level 1)
    • Accommodations (e.g., extra time, small group for testing, preferential seating)
    • Related services (e.g., PT, OT, Speech, Language, Counseling)
    • Specialized Varying Exceptionalities (SVE): Students on Access Points (Take the Florida Standards Alternate Assessment – FSAA)
    • Self-contained ESE setting
    • Low student-teacher ratio (i.e., approx. 10 – 11 students : 2 - 3 adults)
    • Differentiated (modified) curriculum
    • Education Support Professionals (ESPs) for additional instructional and behavioral support
    • Related services (e.g., PT, OT, Speech, Language, Counseling)
    • Speech and Language Therapy
      • Pull-out sessions
      • Small group instruction for speech and/or language therapy (pragmatics)