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Welcome to the Exceptional Student Learning Support Website
Broward County Public Schools serve over 32,000 students with disabilities and offers a free and appropriate public education in compliance with the federally mandated IDEA. A continuum of services and programs are available to meet the individual needs of students eligible for special education and related services, ages 3 through 22. This continuum of services may be provided in a variety of settings, which include general education classrooms, resource rooms, specialized day schools, and hospital homebound. Eligible students are provided supports and/or services as per their Individual Education Plan (IEP) that are based on each child’s unique needs, as related to their present levels of academic achievement and functional performance.
Exceptional Student Learning Support Division staff provides professional learning opportunities and instructional programming to facilitate high quality instruction for students with disabilities. Supplemental services are provided in collaboration with discretionary projects such as Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System/Florida Inclusion Network and the Multiagency Network for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities (SEDNET).
ESLS had the great opportunity to collaborate with Wingate Oaks Center, Arts4All Florida, and the African American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLC) to provide an 8-week arts residency where students with disabilities grades PK-12th participated and presented a visual arts "Eyes on Africa" exhibition. You can visit the exhibit at the African American Research Library and Cultural Center to see our student's fabulous artwork on display through June 4th or at: https://arts4allflorida.org/Exhibitions.html
Resources for Caregivers
The Exceptional Student Learning Support (ESLS) Division is working in collaboration with elementary and secondary learning to provide guidance around best practices, ideas, and resources for general education and ESE instructional staff (support facilitators, SLPs, special program teachers, and Pre-K ESE teachers) to schools so they can determine how these staff members can provide services to their students with disabilities Pre-K through transition in this new learning environment.
Parent Letter Temporary Distance Educational Plan
In addition, please continue to monitor the BCPS website at www.browardschools.com/coronavirus for updates.
For information and resources to support and continue learning, please visit www.browardschools.com/learningnevercloses.
Directions to complete the FDLRS Child Find Referral Form
- Click on the form below to download the form to your computer.
- Complete the form.
- Email the form to esechildfind@browardschools.com
If you need assistance, click on the Email ESLS icon below.
