We are pleased to announce that several staff have joined or changed positions within the
Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Program Development and Services Section of the Bureau
of Instructional Support and Community Services. These changes are as follows:
Dr. Iris Palazesi is the Program Director for the ESE Program Services and Gifted Education
Dr. Janet Adams is the Program Specialist for Transition.
Lezlie Cline is the Program Specialist for Speech/Language Impaired (S/L), Deaf/Hard of
Evy Friend is the Program Specialist for Emotional Handicaps/Severely Emotionally
A complete list of the section staff and their responsibilities is attached. Please don't hesitate to
contact us at (850) 488-1106 any time if we can provide information or assistance.
cc: District Contact Persons for Gifted, Pre-Kindergarten, EH/SED, S/L, Deaf and Hard of
Department of Education
Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services
Exceptional Student Education Program Development and Services
(850) 488-1106
Administrator: Michele Polland
(Michele.Polland@fldoe.org)
Subject Areas:
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General Special Education Programming
Project Liaison:
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CSPD (L. Sherry/USF)
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ESE Professional Development Partnerships
(L Sherry/Regional)
Agency/Activity Liaison:
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State Improvement Plan Management Team
?
State Improvement Grant
?
Developmental Disabilities Council Child
Development
Education Task Force
?
Florida Interagency Coordinating Council for Infants and
Toddlers
?
Florida Rehabilitation Council
?
Agency Partners
?
SAC
Goal 3 Workgroup
Program Development
Supervisor: T B A
Subject Area:
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ESE Teacher Certification
?
Course Code Directory
Project Liaison:
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Accommodations/Modifications Project
(M. Beech/FSU)
?
Alternate Assessment Project (M. Adams/PAEC)
Agency/Activity Liaison:
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CEC
?
Office of Civil Rights (general oversight)
?
Disproportionality
?
LEP
?
SAC Goal 1 Workgroup
Program Specialist: Carla Brown
(Carla.Brown@fldoe.org)
Program Areas:
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Prekindergarten Part B (3-5)
?
Visually Impaired/Orientation and Mobility
?
Deaf/Blind (Dual Sensory Impaired)
?
Physically Impaired (including Traumatic Brain Injury)
Subject Areas:
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Transition from Part C to B (619 Coordinator)
Project Liaison:
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Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually
Impaired (FIMC/VI—S. Dalton/Hillsborough)
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Birth to Kindergarten Collaborative Project (FAU)
?
Critical Initiatives in Visual Impairments (FSU)
?
Outreach for Visually Impaired and Hearing Impaired Services
(FSDB)
?
Teacher Training Initiative in Visual and Hearing Impairments
(UNF)
Agency/Activity Liaison:
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Division of Blind Services
?
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
?
Florida Network for Deaf/Blind (FNDB)
?
Fla. Outreach Project for Children & Young Adults who are Deaf/Blind
Program Specialist: Lezlie Cline
(Lezlie.Cline@fldoe.org)
Program Areas:
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Speech/Language
?
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
?
Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy
Subject Areas:
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Audiology
Project Liaison:
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Educational Interpreters (FSDB)
?
S/L Weekend with the Experts (CSPD
)
?
Deaf/HH Weekend with the Experts (UNF)
?
OT/PT Weekend with the Experts (CSPD)
Agency/Activity Liaison:
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PDA-ESE Modules
?
Medicaid
Program Specialist: Evy Friend
(Evy.Friend@fldoe.org)
Program Areas:
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Emotionally Handicapped
?
Severely Emotionally Disturbed
Subject Areas:
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Behavior/Discipline
?
Pupil Progression/Retention
(w/Paul)
?
Extracurricular Activities
?
Adaptive PE
?
Extended School Year
?
Standard Diploma/Graduation Requirements
(w/Paul)
?
FCAT/Accommodations (
w/Paul)
?
Mental Health
Project Liaison:
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SEDNET
?
Positive Behavior Support (USF)
Agency/Activity Liaison:
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PASS reviews
?
DDC Behavior Supports Workgroup
?
Mental Health Program Office
?
SAC Goal 2 Workgroup
Program Specialist: Paul Gallaher
(Paul.Gallaher@fldoe.org)
Program Areas:
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Specific Learning Disabilities
?
Other Health Impaired (ADD/ADHD)
Subject Areas:
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504 Plans
?
IEP/AIP
?
Pupil Progression/Retention
(w/Evy)
?
Standard Diploma/Graduation Requirements
(w/Evy)
?
FCAT/Accommodations
(w/Evy)
Project Liaison:
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Effective Instructional Practices (Project Central)
?
Quality Designs for Instruction (Stetson)
Agency/Activity Liaison:
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PASS Reviews
?
Statewide Instructional Materials Adoption Process
?
SAC Goal 1 Workgroup
Program Specialist: Mike Muldoon
(michael.muldoon@fldoe.org)
Program Areas:
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Mentally Handicapped
?
Autism
Subject Areas:
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Special Diploma/Graduation Requirements
?
Alternate Assessment
Project Liaison:
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Severe/Profound-Weekend with the Experts (PAEC)
?
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD)
?
Florida Inclusion Network (FIN)
Agency/Activity Liaison:
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Special Olympics
?
Florida Association of Exceptional School Administrators
(FAESA)
?
DDC Solutions Forum Workgroup
?
Developmental Disabilities Program Redesign
Research Assistant: Amy White
(studentI3@fldoe.org)
Program Services
Supervisor: Iris Palazesi
(
iris.palazesi@fldoe.org)
Subject Areas:
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Special Programs and Procedures (SP&P)
?
Gifted Rule
Project Liaison:
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FDLRS Administration
?
Institute for Small and Rural Districts (M. A. Brost/NEFEC)
?
Charter School Support Project (Kathy Wooley Brown)
Agency/Activity Liaison:
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DOE/CMS Collaboration Team
?
Agency Partners for People with Disabilities
?
Developmental Disabilities Program Redesign Workgroup
?
SAC Goal 5 Workgroup
Program Specialist: Janet Adams
(janet.adams@fldoe.org)
Subject Areas:
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Secondary Transition (including Self-Determination)
?
Transition to Adult Services/Post-secondary Education
(Community Colleges and State University System)
?
Vocational Education and Adults with Disabilities
Project Liaison:
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FDLRS - HRD
?
Career Development and Transition Project, including Project
Connect (D. Andrews/UF)
?
Transition to Independence Process Project (R. Clark, N.
Deschene/USF)
?
Bridges to Practices Project
Agency/Activity Liaison:
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Developmental Disabilities Council Employment Task Force
?
Agency Partners for People with Disabilities
?
Youth Leadership Forum (ABLE Trust)
?
Collaborative Supported Employment Training Initiative
?
DWD liaison
?
Grassroots Forum (temporary)
?
World Congress on Disabilities
?
Special Needs Technical Advisory Committee
?
SAC Goal 6 Workgroup
Program Specialist: Cathy Bishop
(cathy.bishop@fldoe.org)
Program Areas:
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Hospital/Homebound
?
Developmentally Delayed
?
School Readiness
Subject Areas:
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School Health
Agency/Activity Liaison:
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Children’s Medical Services (Newborn Screenings)
?
Partnership for School Readiness
Program Specialist: Kelly Claude
(kelly.claude@fldoe.org)
Subject Areas:
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Parent Services
?
Private Schools; Charter Schools; Home Schooling
?
McKay Scholarships
Project Liaison:
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Parents Educating Parents (J. LaBelle/Family Network on Disabilities -
FND)
?
Families as Faculty (J. Sergay/USF)
?
Family Network on Disabilities (FND)
Agency/Activity Liaison:
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FDLRS - Parent Services
?
Family CAFÉ (L. Fahey)
?
Grassroots Forum
?
Florida Olmstead Coalition
?
SAC Goal 4 Workgroup
?
Real Choice Partnership Program
Program Specialist: Karen Morris
(karen.morris@fldoe.org)
Subject Areas:
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Assistive Technology/Instructional Technology
?
Universal Access Stations
?
Web Accessibility
?
Distance Learning
Project Liaison:
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FDLRS Associate Centers
?
FDLRS Assistive Technology Educational Network
(Seminole)
?
FDLRS TECH (Brevard)
?
Assistive Technology Regional Centers (5)
?
ESE Technology Support (M. Ferguson/TCC)
?
School Renovation and IDEA (S. Boatright)
?
Resource Materials Center for the Hearing Impaired (FSDB)
Agency/Activity Liaison:
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Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology
?
ESE Technology Workgroup
?
Preschool ESE Technology Workgroup
?
Florida Educational Technology Conference
?
SAC Technology Workgroup
Program Specialist: Donnajo Smith
(donnajo.smith@fldoe.org)
Program Areas:
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Gifted
Subject Areas:
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Governor’s Summer Programs
Project Liaison:
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Gifted Challenge Grants
?
Collaborative Curriculum Projects Grants
?
Working on Gifted Issues Project (G. Pignata, USF – Sarasota)
Agency/Activity Liaison:
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Florida Association for the Gifted (FLAG)
?
Sunshine State Standards Revisions
Program Specialist: Rachael Spanjer
(spanjer_r@popmail.firn.edu)
Subject Areas:
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Child Find (and Data)
?
Transition from Part C to B
Project Liaison:
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FDLRS - Child Find
?
Florida’s Birth to K Collaboration Project
?
Grow to Five (ASP)
?
Children's Registry and Information System (UM)
?
FDLRS Activity/Management Database
Agency/Activity Liaison:
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BISCS Discretionary Projects Database
?
State Improvement Plan Management Team
?
SAC Goal 5
Program Specialist: Carole West
(carole.west@fldoe.org)
Program Areas:
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Prekindergarten Infants and Toddlers Part C (0-2)
Subject Areas:
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Transition Part C to Part B
Project Liaison:
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Florida’s Birth to K Collaboration Project
?
Native American Project - Cooperative Agreement with Head
Start and Indian Tribes (C. Abbott/FDLRS South)
Agency/Activity Liaison:
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Children’s Medical Services Liaison
?
Part C Steering Committee
?
Children’s Forum Inclusion Workgroup
?
Part C Quality Assurance Reviews
?
Children’s Forum Central Directory Advisory Council
?
Goal 1 Summer Pre-k Conference Planning Workgroup
?
FICCIT Workgroup