Resources- information about Florida's
public school curriculum
Designing Modifications- definition
of modifications, links to information about two types of modifications,
the legal basis and implications, and training resources
Alternate Curriculum- information
about the type of student who may require modifications in the Sunshine
State Standards
Partial Requirements- information
about the type of student who may use partial requirements of Career
and Technical Education courses
Impact of Modifications- implications
of making modifications to curriculum outcomes and information about
how modifications impact the type of diploma a student will receive
Who is Eligible?- definitions
of disabilities including links to the categories of disabilities
identified in IDEA
No Child Left Behind- holds
states accountable for student achievement and requires that schools
show increasing performance for all students
Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act- mandates that all children with disabilities receive
a free, appropriate public education regardless of the level or severity
of their disability
Americans with DIsabilities Act-
guarantees equal access and removal of barriers so that people with
disabilities can fully participate in society
Florida Statutes and Rules-sections
of the Florida Statutes and the Florida Administrative Code that deal
with accommodations and modifications for students with disabilities
Sunshine State
Standards - benchmarks and grade level expectations (GLEs)
that define learning outcomes of Florida's general curriculum in seven
academic areas and applied technology
ESE Course Descriptions
PDFs- PDF files for the 86 state-adopted courses for
Exceptional Student Education, Grade 6-12 and Adult. The course
descriptions include Suggested Performance Objectives.
Performance Objectives for Elementary Students-
information on Performance Objectives for Elementary Students for Sunshine
State Standards for Special Diploma, with downloadable PDF documents