Exceptional Student Education (ESE)
ESE Solution Center
This resource is designed to provide an open line of communication for parents, employees, and community members in order to improve customer service. The ESE Solution Center form is a forum to address concerns and inquiries. These will be researched and followed up by District ESE staff. Data collected from this site will be used to drive professional development and technical assistance needs. This Solution Center will facilitate a more collaborative district-wide effort to find solutions more efficiently and result in increased positive outcomes.
Did You Know?
Palm Beach County School District serves approximately 39,683 students identified as eligible for Exceptional Student Education (ESE); this includes 6,299 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. Palm Beach County School District 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:
- Provides every exceptional student with an appropriate individualized education program (IEP)
- Offers exceptional student services that are available to every other student
- Provides placement alternatives that enable students to be educated in the least restrictive environment.
- Encourages the participation of parents in the educational process
- Ensures the right to due process and equal protection under the law
Eligibilities
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Deaf/Hard of Hearing (DHH)
Developmental Delay (DD)
Dual Sensory Impaired (DSI)
Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities (EBD)
Gifted (GIFT)
Hospital/Homebound (HH)
Intellectual Disabilities
Language Impaired (LI)
Orthopedically Impaired (OI)
Other Health Impaired (OHI)
Physically Impaired (PI)
Specific Learning Disabled (SLD)
Speech Impaired (SI)
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Visually Impaired (VI)
