Medulla Elementary ESE

What is ESE?

Exceptional Student Education (ESE) is an umbrella term that includes the students with a variety of disabilities.  Medulla Elementary offers a continuum of services for these students that is driven by an Individual Education Plan (IEP).  Each student with an IEP has been made eligible for services based on a referral process.  The process begins with communication between parents and professionals.  Parents must be aware of their child's  needs and give consent for continuing the process of observation and assessment.  Most ESE programs require screening assessment, observations, work samples, conferences, and six weeks of interventions prior to a request for testing by a school psychologist.  The request must travel to the county office and be assigned, before a psychologist can schedule testing.  Once testing is complete,  a report must be written and sent to Psychological Services for review, before a staffing date can be set.  As you can see, the process for determining ESE eligibility can be long and timely.  It is our goal to meet the needs of all students at Medulla Elementary according to the law.  For more information on the law as it applies to students with special needs, visit the web sites below.

Links to Special Education Sites:

http://www.cec.sped.org
http://www-curriculum.inst.pcsb.k12.fl.us/FDLRSSunrise/
http://www.edlaw.net/frames.html
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/index.html
http://www.ideapractices.org/
www.fape.org

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