Welcome to Exceptional Student Education!
Orange County Public Schools serves approximately 37,800 students identified as eligible for Exceptional Student Education (ESE); this includes 13,419 students identified as gifted. Eligible students with disabilities are provided services from birth through age 22. ESE services are available at all public school sites throughout the district. OCPS is committed to providing exceptional students a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in accordance with federal, state, and local mandates. In keeping with this philosophy, the School District:
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Provides every exceptional student with an appropriate individualized education program (IEP)
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Offers exceptional students services that are available to every other student
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Provides placement alternatives that enable students to be educated in the least restrictive environment
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Encourages the participation of parents in the educational process
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Ensures the right to due process and equal protection under the law
Our central office ESE department offers support to schools and helps monitor services for Students with Disabilities (SWD) and Section 504 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA/504).
Parent Support Ticket
The Parent Support Ticket is your opportunity to submit a parent concern, complaint, or issue that you have requested help for at your school, but it has not been addressed or you feel you need further support from the district to resolve the issue. You may also use this ticketing system to ask general questions and/or request resources to help support your child.
If you have questions or concerns regarding the transportation of your student, the first step is to reach out to the School Staffing Specialist for assistance. If they are unable to resolve your concern, the next step is to reach out directly to the OCPS Transportation Department via email at [email protected]. Please allow 48 hours during the school week for a response. If you do not receive a response, please feel free to submit a Parent Support Ticket and someone from the ESE Department will reach out to the OCPS Transportation Department on your behalf.
The district ESE Parent Outreach team will reach out to the school to address your specific concerns and collaborate with departments within OCPS to resolve the concern, complaint, or issue that is taking place. Data collected from this site will be used to drive professional development and technical assistance needs.
