Exceptional Student Education
The Exceptional Students Education (ESE) Department is part of Student Intervention Services. The department oversees the implementation of policies and procedures related to Florida statutes or State Board of Education rules affecting programs for exceptional students, including gifted students. Specifically, the department works with schools and parents to ensure that students with disabilities and gifted students receive the appropriate educational opportunities and related services through the IEP and/or EP process.
The ESE Parent Survey opens February 1 and will be available online until May 31, 2020.
The web address for the survey is http://www.esesurvey.com.
FDLRS Early Childhood Training for Parents and Teachers
ESE Parent Advisory Council
2020 ESE Parent Advisory Council Core Membership Team
Meeting Dates for 2020
- January 7, 2020: 5:30-6:30 PM
- April 7, 2020: 5:30-6:30 PM
- August 25, 2020: 5:30-6:30 PM
- November 3, 2020: 5:30-6:30 PM
Links and Resources
- ESE Student Services 2020 School Reopening FAQ (7.14.20) / Espanol
- Acronyms in Exceptional Student Education
- ESE Matriculation Process
- ESE Placement and Program Options
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Gifted Students
- Hospital/Homebound Program
- OCSD Response to FLDOE's On-Site Visit
- Records Request
- Student Intervention Services
- Transition Services
- Transportation Department
Informational Video Links
Documents and Forms
- SP&P - ESE Student Policies and Procedures 2018-2019 through 2019-2020
- McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
- Notice of Procedural Safeguards for Parents of Students w/Disabilities
- Notice of Procedural Safeguards for Parents of Students w/Disabilities (Other Languages)
- Okaloosa BPIE
- Transportation Flyer
- Military Compact
Additional ESE Resources
- Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services (BEESS)
- Autism
- Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
- Discretionary Project Blurbs for School Websites
- Florida Diagnostic Learning Resource System (FDLRS)
- Florida Inclusion Network (FIN)
- Florida School Choice
- Military Families
- Panhandle Area Education Consortium (PAEC)
- Parent Agency Book
- SED Network (SEDNET)
DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Dr. Heather Willis-Doxsee, Director, ESE, and Student Services
850.833.3164
Amy Bowles, Program Director, ESE
850.833.3164
Judy Peacock, Program Specialist, ESE
850.833.3164
Brad Burnette, ESE Parent Liaison
850.833.3164
Jo Grice, District Level Staffing Specialist
850.833.3164
Trisha Johnson, District Level Staffing Specialist
850.833.3164
Karen Sanders, District Level Staffing Specialist
850.833.3164
Ginny Wright, Administrative Assistant
850.833.3164
Debbie Stone, ESE Payroll
850.833.5899
Karen Carroll, ESE Bookkeeper/Records
850.833.5867