programs
This is a list of the ESE programs for which students may qualify. Each is linked to an explanation below.
Areas of
Exceptionality
Autistic - Autism is a lifelong neurological disability
that affects a person's ability to communicate, understand language, play and
participate in social relationships. Autism is classified as a developmental
disability because it interferes with the typical rate and patterns of childhood
development. The first signs of autism usually appear as developmental delays
before the age of three. Diagnoses closely related to autism include Pervasive
Developmental Disorder, Asperger's syndrome, and Rett's syndrome. These
diagnoses are included in the category of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing - A student who is deaf or hard-of-hearing has a hearing impairment that gets in the way of how information is processed and
communicated to others. The hearing impairment affects developmental skills,
academic achievement, vocational-career skills, or social-emotional adjustment.
The degree of hearing loss may range from mild to profound. Although deaf or
hard-of-hearing students may wear a hearing aid, the aids do not enable them to
hear as well as we do.
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Dual-Sensory Impaired - Students, who have dual-sensory impairments
affecting both vision and hearing, are seriously impaired in their abilities to
acquire information, communicate, or function within the environment unless
special instruction, materials, adaptations or counseling are provided.
Eligibility for this special program may also include students who have a
degenerative condition that will lead to a dual-sensory impairment.
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Emotionally Handicapped - The student with emotional handicaps exhibits
persistent and consistent maladaptive behavior, even after receiving supportive
educational assistance and counseling services. Intellectual, sensory or health
factors that get in the way of the student's learning and ability to build and
keep social relationships cannot explain such behavioral disabilities. A serious
emotional handicap exists over an extended period of time, and in more than one
situation; may result in a general mood of unhappiness or depression; and the
student may develop physical symptoms, pains or fears associated with personal
or school problems.
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Gifted - Gifted students have superior intellectual
development and are capable of high performance. The purpose of education for
gifted students is to provide appropriate educational experiences that foster
the development of their potential and their unique abilities.
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Hospital/Homebound - A homebound or hospitalized student
is a student who has a medically diagnosed physical or mental condition that is
a chronic illness. Such a condition or illness confines the student to home or
hospital and restricts his/her activities for an extended period. A licensed
physician qualified to assess the student's physical or mental condition shall
make the medical diagnosis. The Hospital/Homebound program follows the regular
school curriculum as closely as possible, taking into account the student's
physical and mental health.
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Mentally Handicapped - Students with a mental handicap develop at a
significantly below average rate and have difficulty in learning and social
adjustment. They can and do learn, but they learn slowly and with difficulty. A
student with a mental handicap may be eligible in one of three areas. The three
areas are based on the student's ability to learn and to be independent and
socially responsible.
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Educable
Mentally Handicapped (EMH) - The measured intelligence and adaptive behavior of
an EMH student generally falls below that of other students of the same age and
socio-cultural group. The EMH student is a student who is mildly impaired in
general intellectual functioning and his/her development reflects a reduced rate
of learning.
- Trainable
Mentally Handicapped (TMH) - The TMH student is a student who is moderately or
severely impaired in intellectual and adaptive behavior and whose development
reflects a reduced rate of learning. The rate of progress in school compares to
the rate of mental development. The mental age is usually one-fourth to one-half
of the student's chronological age.
- Profoundly
Mentally Handicapped (PMH) - The PMH student is a student who is profoundly
impaired in intellectual and adaptive behavior and whose development reflects a
reduced rate of learning. These students have limited response to most social
stimuli and are sometimes unaware of their environment. Communication is often
limited and they may display temper tantrums, self-injurious behaviors, and
self-stimulation. Many of these children have other serious medical problems.
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Occupational Therapy (OT) - OT is a service for a student with disabilities
that will help to develop mental or physical well being in daily living skills,
academic learning skills or adaptive social or emotional behaviors.
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Physical Therapy (PT) - PT is treatment for a student with disabilities that
will help to maintain, improve, restore, or develop the use of bones, joints,
muscles, and nerves.
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Physically Impaired (PI) - The term PI includes students who are orthopedically impaired, students who are other health impaired, and students
with traumatic brain injury. The impairment has a negative affect on the
student's education performance.
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Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) - The student with a learning
disability has near average, or above average intelligence, but may not achieve
at that level. Problems with learning are not primarily due to emotional
disturbance, physical impairments, environmental disadvantage or lack of
previous school experience. The student with a learning disability has the
ability to learn, but because of problems such as receiving, organizing,
remembering and/or expressing information, he/she may have difficulty in school.
Individuals may also have dyslexia, which is difficulty with processing written
language. Students with learning disabilities may have SOME of the following
characteristics:
- Strong in one
area (such as math) and a disability in another area (such as spelling and/or
reading)
- Good listening
skills, but unable to read the subject material
- Difficulty
remembering multiple-step directions and carrying out an assignment
- Ability to read
on grade level and have good verbal reasoning skills, but unable to do the
required written work
- Strong in
mechanical fields, art, music, or sports, but with weaknesses in academic areas
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Speech and Language - Impairments in speech and language
can interfere with learning, vocational training, or social adjustment. The
Speech and Language services are offered to students who have problems in
communicating so that they can be understood, or in listening, so they can
understand what others are saying. Speech and Language programs are designed to
assist students with communication problems to function as well as possible and
independently. Instruction in communication is provided to improve academic,
social, and vocational success.
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Surrogate Parent Program - Duval County Public
Schools Exceptional Education and Student Services Department is looking for
volunteers to serve as surrogate parents.
Click here for more information.
The Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act requires that students with disabilities
who do not have a parent or guardian to represent their
interests in the special education process be appointed
a surrogate parent.
Surrogate parents are important
members of the Exceptional Education team. They help our
community meet the needs of exceptional students and
fulfill our legal obligations.
Click here for more information.
For more information contact: Judy
Glendenning, FDLRS/Crown, Parent Services at
904-346-4601.
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Visually Impaired (VI) - A visual impairment is defined as a disorder in the
structure and function of the eye that, even with the best correction and
treatment, interferes with a student's ability to function in an educational
setting. The degree of visual ability is different among visually impaired
students. Partially sighted students (acuity of at least 20/70 with correction)
are those who after the best possible adjustments, use their remaining vision
for learning. Blind students have no useful vision and rely on tactile or
auditory senses for learning. Both groups of students require the use of special
materials and/or equipment such as large print, Braille, and tape recorders.
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