• ESE
     
    There are 388 students receiving services from the Exceptional Students Education (ESE) department. 246 students are pursuing a regular diploma (63.4%) while 142 are pursuing a special diploma (36.5%). The different exceptionalities are: exceptionally mentally handicapped, orthopedically impaired, speech impaired, language impaired, visually impaired, emotionally handicapped, specific learning disabled, health impaired, and varying exceptionalities. A full range of instructional approaches is available in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) and determined by the needs of the individual student. These include: consultation resource classrooms, inclusion classes and full-time special classes. Social work services, psychological services, and vocational training are also offered. Students placed in the ESE program must qualify according to criteria established by the State of Florida and defined in the Pinellas County Special Programs and Procedures for Exceptional Students. Currently, there are 16 ESE teachers and 19 ESE assistants at Pinellas Park High School.