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FACE (FL Autism Ctr of Excellence), 813-985-3376
Florida Autism Center, 813-981-0815, Tampa
Learning for Life Academy, 813-445-4229
Special Kids Academy, 727-204-4545, Seminole
Tampa Pinnacle Academy, 941-755-1400, Tampa
The Broach School, 813-963-0901, BroachSchool.org
STATE/HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY EDUCATION
Hillsborough County School District | Exceptional Student Education
813-273-7025, www.sdhc.k12.fl.us, see page 10
The HCPS Exceptional Student Education Department is dedicated to providing
students with a continuum of services and programs to meet the individual needs of each
student who is eligible for special education and related services, ages 3 through 21.
FDLRS | fdlrs.mysdhc.org/Parent_Services | Parent Liaison Project
813-837-7732 (English), 813-837-7728 (Spanish)
fdlrsparentservices@sdhc.k12.fl.us
Guiding and empowering families to become collaborative, effective advocates for their
child with special needs by providing information, help and support to promote academic
and social success in school and within the community.
Step Up For Students | StepUpForStudents.org
877-735-7837, gardiner@stepupforstudents.org, see pages 2 and 7
Offering four scholarships including the Gardiner, Florida Tax Credit, Hope and
Reading Scholarships. The Gardiner Scholarship allows parents to personalize the
education of their pre-K-12 children with certain special needs by directing money
toward a combination of approved programs and providers.
ADA Coordinators & Compliance, fldoe.org/contactus/
americans-with-disabilities-act-ada-co.stml
Bureau of Exceptional Ed & Student Serv (BEESS),
fldoe.org/academics/exceptional-student-edu
Division of Blind Services (DBS), dbs.myflorida.com
FAAST (FL Alliance for Assistive Tech), faast.org
Florida Department of Education, www.fldoe.org
Florida Inclusion Net, floridainclusionnetwork.com
Florida Instruct’l Materials Ctr for Visually Impaired
(FIMC-VI), 813-837-7826, fimcvi.org
ICEI (USF Interdisciplinary Ctr for Evaluation and
Intervention) 813-974-0968, icei.fmhi.usf.edu
SEDNET (Multiagency Net for Students with Emotional/
Behavioral Disabilities), 727-873-4661, sednetfl.info
Vocational Rehabilitation, rehabworks.org,
813-233-3600
SCHOOLS, CONTINUED
/BroachSchool.org
/www.sdhc.k12.fl.us
/Parent_Services
/StepUpForStudents.org
/exceptional-student-edu
/dbs.myflorida.com
/faast.org
/www.fldoe.org
/floridainclusionnetwork.com
/fimcvi.org
/icei.fmhi.usf.edu
/rehabworks.org
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