Exceptional Student Education
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Exceptional Student Education (ESE) |
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The Exceptional Student Education (ESE) program is for qualifying children (age 3-21) who have a disability or who are in the Gifted Program. Other services overseen by the ESE department include English as a Second Language (ESOL) and Secton 504. This department also works within the schools to support the Response to Intervention (RtI) process.
The ESE programming is guided by legislation on both the state and federal levels. Students who have an Individual Education Plan (IEP) or a Section 504 plan have specific Civil Rights protections. All of the information regarding the rights of these students and their parents/guardians are detailed in the Procedural Safeguards, which can be accessed in the link below.
Child Find is a part of the federal Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which mandates that schools must find and evaluate students who may have a disability at no cost to families. Students can be referred by members of their family or any school personnel who believes that the student may have a disability associated with his or her education.
At the Villages Charter School (VCS) all students participate in an inclusion model, meaning that all services are provide for students with an IEP or Section 504 plan in the general education classroom. While VCS does not provide all services or programs for students with disabilities, the Sumter County School District(SCSD) has programming available for any student need. SCSD is our Local Education Agency (LEA) who maintains administrative control over VCS and serves as a conduit for most of the funding to operate VCS.
Exceptional Student Education is not familar to many families. For this reason, the ESE staff strive to inform families about the processes and their rights within each process to those who reach out. Please feel free to contact any ESE Staffing Specialist at the phone numbers below.
Lawrence Russell - Special Services Coordinator (larry.russell@tvcs.org) (352-259-7700)
GRADE LEVEL SCHOOL COUNSELORS
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The Villages Elementary School Primary Center (K-1st) (352) 259-7700 Maureen Pittman Middleton K-5 (352)-259-6820 Stephanie Skoblicki
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The Villages Elementary School Intermediate Center (2nd-3rd) (352) 259-2300 Renee Flaxmayer Middleton K-5 (352) 259-6820 Stephanie Skoblicki
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The Villages Elementary School 4th & 5th Grade Center (352) 259-6850 Shannon Sprowles Middleton K-5 (352)-259-6820 Stephanie Skoblicki |
The Villages Middle School Buffalo Ridge (352) 259-0044 Allisun Anderson - 7th & 8th A-L Christina Gaouette - 6th & 8th M-Z Middleton (352) 259-6860 Jenny Cannon 6th & 7th A-L Stephan Skoblicki 7th M-Z & 8th John Tucker- Special Populations |
The Villages High School (352) 259-3777 All 9th Grade: Jennifer Blake All grades last names:A-G Nicole Lake All grades last names:H-Pe Merideth Brock All grades last names:Pf-Z Amy Henges
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CRT/RTI COORDINATORS
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The Villages Elementary School Buffalo Ridge Shannon Cree Grades 1,4,5 (352) 259-7700 Rhonda Ashbey Grades K,2,3 (352) 259-2300 Middleton Lindsey Holmes K-5 (352) 259-6820 |
The Villages Middle School Buffalo Ridge Kim Hubbard (352) 259-0044 MiddletonMelinda Scruggs (352) 259-6860 |
The Villages High School (352) 259-3777 Briana Smith
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STAFFING SPECIALISTS
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The Villages Charter School Buffalo Ridge Gale Fort K-8 (352) 259-7700 Kathy Ryan Speech/Lang (352) 259-7700 Middleton Sherri Aichele K-12 (352) 259-3777 |
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS
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The Villages Charter School (352) 259-2350 Antoinette Greenland
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ESE TEACHERS
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The Villages Elementary School Primary Center (K-1st) (352) 259-7700 Kathryn RileyPrisco Middleton (352) 259-6820 Sarah Bernstein |
The Villages Elementary School Intermediate Center (2nd-3rd) (352) 259-2300 Millie Delfin Middleton (352) 259-6820 Sarah Bernstein
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The Villages Elementary School 4th & 5th Grade Center (352) 259-6850 Mary Hockett Middleton (352) 259-6820 Sarah Berstein |
The Villages Middle School Buffalo Ridge (352) 259-0044 Jessica Allison & Elizabeth Abelson Middleton (352) 259-6860 Sharis Kirkland & Joseph Dawson |
The Villages High School (352) 259-3777 Jenesse Bradford Traci Smith- Kindle Lindsey Wilson David Ponsford |
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS
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The Villages Early Childhood Center Pre K (352) 259-7161 Belkis Simmons |
The Villages Elementary School Primary Center (K-1st) TBA (352) 259-7700 Middleton Anna Farmer (352) 259-6820 |
The Villages Elementary School Intermediate Center (2nd-3rd) Debra Kennard (352) 259-2300 Middleton Anna Farmer (352) 259-6820 |
The Villages Elementary School 4th & 5th Grade Center Julie Helton (352) 259-6850 Middleton Anna Farmer (352) 259-6820
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The Villages Charter Middle Buffalo Ridge Tanya Peterson (352) 259-0044 Middleton & HS Belkis Simmons (352) 259-6860 |
ESE DATA ENTRY CLERK
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The Villages Charter School (352) 259-2350 Krista Schott ext. 4339 |
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