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Welcome to Exceptional Student Education!

Support the People First Language Initiative
(click above to get all the info you need!)

Lee County Exceptional Student Education 2011-2012
Links to Community Support/ Resources

Project Transition: Lee County

PROMISING PATHWAYS ~ NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AUTISM


Speakers:
Temple Grandin, Ph.D. | Tristram Smith, Ph.D.
Registration beginning mid January | CEUs Pending

Saturday, April 14th, 2012
8:00 AM – 2:30 PM

Florida Gulf Coast University
Alico Arena

For directions and other information please visit
www.fgcu.edu/events/promisingpathways

 

OF LEE COUNTY

CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

INVITES YOU TO

Parenting in the Alphabet Soup Education System

*ADD   *ADHD   *RTI    *IEP   *IDEA  *504

Making Sense of the Alphabet Soup While Promoting School Success for Kids!

 

A Presentation for Families, Schools, Mental Health Professionals and the Community

By

Donna Djerf, ESE Family Liaison & Dr. Jason W. Kurtz, Coordinator

ESE Services

LEE COUNTY TEACHER INSERVICE CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE

One (1) CEU through Genesis Counseling of Fort Myers

Florida Board of Mental Health Counselors, Clinical Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists

Provider #50-806, exp. 03/31/13

The School District of Lee County is neither endorsing nor sponsoring this event, product or service nor endorsing the views of the sponsoring organization

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 7 – 9 P.M.

Lee Memorial Hospital MED Room 3, 2776 Cleveland Avenue,
Fort Myers, FL

CHADD provides information and education about AD/HD to our members and the general public.  We encourage you to use the information you receive at CHADD meetings to talk with your local health care provider.  CHADD does not provide any medical or diagnostic services and does not recommend or endorse any products, services, publications, medications or treatments.

For more information, please contact Lynne Lampila, 940-2578, or write to CHADD of Lee County, 14851 David Dr, Ft. Myers, FL   33908

Email:  chaddofleecounty@yahoo.com

Info Brief for Families on Soft Skills for Job Success Now Also Available in Spanish

NCWD/Youth's Info Brief, Helping Youth Develop Soft Skills for Job Success: Tips for Parents and Families, is now also available in Spanish. This brief provides guidance for parents and family members on ways to help young people prepare for job success by working with them and encouraging them to develop soft skills. "Soft Skills" are common sense skills that are important in all aspects of life and have been identified by employers as particularly important for success at work. Read the brief in Spanish, Ayudando a los jóvenes a Desarrollar Habilidades Sociales para tener Éxito en el Trabajo: Consejos para los Padres y las Familias.

 


Advisory Committee for Exceptional Student Education

The School District of Lee County has an Advisory Committee for Exceptional Student Education (ESE). It is comprised of a cross representation of parents, teachers, community stakeholders, The Superintendant, and The Director of Exceptional Student Education.  The committee meets approximately five times  per year.  All meetings are open to the public and advertised in the News Press.

Meetings address district and state issues.  They are not a forum to discuss individual situations or concerns.  The Advisory Committee for ESE operates collaboratively in order to gain and share information.  If you are interested in becoming a member of the committee, please complete the online application and send it to: Donnald@leeschools.net  or call Donna Djerf at (239) 337-8621 for more information.

Would you like to serve on the Superintendent's Advisory Committee for Exceptional Student Education?      

Who's Who in Parent Mentors?

Do you know about FDLRS?

FDLRS Island Coast Mission Statement

 

FDLRS Island Coast will show respect towards teachers, families, children and other

 community agencies while working to improve student learning and support state and

district initiatives.

Parent Services

FLDRS provides information, training, order to promote effective parent participation in the education of children who are exceptional and/or have special or unique needs.  FDLRS/Island Coast Parent Services department is here for you! We strive to serve the families and schools involved in the education of every child. We are available to support in a variety of ways.

Visit FDLRS website today!

The Florida Department of Education is conducting a parent survey which can be accessed at the following link: www.ESEsurvey.com. There are 2 surveys; one for parents of Pre K children and one for students in grades K-12.  Both English and Spanish are provided.  If you do not have access to a computer, call your school to make arrangements to use one of their computers or call FDLRS at
337-8127
.  Your input is important!!


Exceptional Student Education (ESE) is located in the Lee County Public Education Center, 2855 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers, Florida, 33966. 

Through the Exceptional Student Education Department, the District offers a free and appropriate public education in compliance with the federally mandated Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA).  A continuum of services and programs is available to meet the individual needs of students requiring special education, ages 3 through 21.  Services and related services are provided per an Individual Education Plan (IEP) and are based on each child’s unique needs, as related to present levels of academic achievement and functional performance.

The continuum of services may be provided in a variety of settings, which include regular classrooms, resource rooms, separate full-time or near full-time classrooms, specialized center schools, and hospital homebound.  The IEP team, which includes parent input, determines the amount and frequency of special education services and regular education participation.  Numerous service delivery models are available in Lee County, including regular education, intensive reading, co-teaching, communication disorders, and full-time center schools.  Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Behavioral Support, Counseling and Special Transportation are also provided as needed.  Special education services are provided for  children and young adults with learning disabilities, mental handicaps, emotional/behavioral disabilities, language or speech impairments, visual impairments, autism spectrum disorder, hearing impairment, other health impairment, and developmental delay.

The Exceptional Student Education Department (Special Education) coordinates the provision of programs with the District’s School Assignment Office.  Special education services are provided in all of the three  attendance zones – East, West and South.  With the exception of very specialized low-incidence programs, students will attend a school within the geographical school attendance zone of residence.  Parents and students who are moving to Lee County from another district in Florida, or from out of state, should contact the School Assignment Office for information regarding enrollment and special education services within each of the district’s school attendance zones.
 

 

CONTACT INFORMATION
Telephone: (239) 337-8616 
Fax: (239) 337-8653

ADDRESS
Lee County Public Education Center
2855 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers, Florida  33966


Parent Information Center
(Special Education): 

Cape Coral Office 
         
360 Santa Barbara Blvd. N            
                          Cape Coral, FL                          
(239) 335-1489

Fort Myers Office
2855 Colonial Blvd.
Ft. Myers, FL
(239) 335-1577

Lehigh Acres Office
9 Beth Stacey Blvd., Suite 207
Lehigh Acres, FL  33936
(239) 461-8473

 

 



 

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