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  https://fldoepaads.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_881xTFo6E6C6ZJI or by using the QR code below!

AngelSense Information and Updates

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, which can be found at THIS LINK!

Recreation and Leisure for Children Who Are Deafblind

People participate in recreational activities for many reasons—fun, exercise, and meeting others. They look forward to Tuesday bowling, Saturday hikes, and Sunday book discussions.

Children and youth who are deafblind enjoy recreational activities just like their peers with typical hearing and vision. In fact, they may need those activities even more to help combat the isolation and lack of independence that often result from deafblindness.

Children who are deafblind can enjoy a wide variety of activities, especially when adaptations are made based on their available vision, hearing, and other abilities. Everyone—educators, family, and friends—should encourage them to add enjoyable recreational activities to their daily lives.

For information on recreation and leisure for children who are deafblind, use this LINK. You may also visit nationaldb.org

Learning Experience and Adventure Program (LEAP) Next Session Coming Soon

LEAP is a youth program offered by the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell). LEAP is a virtual program designed for deaf and hard-of-hearing students who use hearing devices such as cochlear implants and/or hearing aids and rely on listening and spoken language (LSL) as their primary mode of communication.

LEAP participants spend 2.5 hours in a one-day virtual session of up to 20 students. LEAP participants join together in fun activities that allow them to interact with each other, become more self-aware, and learn about their strengths. Only 20 students will be accepted into each session, but that’s a large number of new people to meet, swap stories with, and connect! What an awesome and exciting experience this could be for you or a student you know! Plus, LEAP is led and facilitated by adults who have grown up using LSL.

AG Bell is accepting applicants for the next session now, which will take place on Saturday, May 24th from 12:30 PM-3:00 PM! The next session is for middle school students (6-8 grades). To complete an application, use this link... https://www.agbellleap.com/apply-today

ESE Happenings in May

ESE Happenings in April

Check out what's happening in the ESE Department in April...  
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In the Osceola School District, the sky is the limit!

Congratulations to all the winners and the nominees from all the schools who were recognized in this year's Osceola County School District's Education Awards! We would like to give a special congratulations to Ms. Justin Bruscato-Douglas, our very own District Program Specialist Lead for Secondary Curriculum and Instruction as well as Yodaliz Aviles Reyes, IEP assistant for Horizon Middle School. Both were Top Ten Finalists for School-Related Employee of the Year!

A special shout-out to Goalbook for sponsoring our table at this year's event!!

 

Project Decode

Are you a teacher, or do you know a teacher who may be interested in getting their MEd or EDS degrees in Special Education? Check out this LINK for information on Project Decode!

Events, Activities, and More Happening in and Around Our Community 

Check out these amazing events and activities happening in and around our community! Make sure to click on each link to view the flyer for each event or activity!

There is something for everyone...

Toddler Open Gym

Mini Hoopers- Toddler Basketball

Homeschool Recreation

Homeschool Social Club

Chris Lyle Aquatic Center

Stepping Out Walking Club

Wednesday Free Movie Matinee at the Community Center

Baton Twirling and Dance

2024-2025 Parent Training/Workshop Schedule

We are excited about what the 2024-2025 school year has in store! Starting with these amazing Parent Training/Workshop opportunities being offered throughout the school year. Below is the schedule of tentative trainings/workshops being provided. If you don't see something you would like offered simply message Sarah.McKenney@osceolaschools.net and we will try to add your request. 

FREE Books and Reading Activities

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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