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The Importance Of FACE

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The school I chose to research is the Florida Autism Center of Excellence, more commonly referred to as FACE. FACE comes under the umbrella of schools dedicated to providing for the special education needs of students who have been diagnosed as being on the Autism Spectrum. It is an institution dedicated to focusing on the distinctive educational needs of autistic students in the age range of three to twenty-two (3-22) years old. FACE is a public charter school in Hillsborough County that is operated by a private board of directors. What this means for students is that they are guaranteed the same quality education that they would receive at a county school. It also ensures that the curriculum they are taught will meet all the requirements …show more content…

This allows for an even greater focus on the in-depth learning challenges the students enrolled at the institution face. In the 2014-2015 academic school year, the student population totaled ninety-two (92) pupils. Forty One or 44.57% of the students were White. The second highest enrollment was twenty-seven Hispanic students at 29.35%. There were seventeen Black students enrolled which accounted for 18.48% of the student population. The rest of the student populace was three Asian students equaling 3.26% and four students whom identified as multi-racial for a total of 4.35%. There were no American Indian children in attendance at the school (Hillsborough County Public Schools, …show more content…

It has improved from 79% the first year that data was collected to the low 90 percentiles for each subsequent year and their students either made percent gains in math and/or reading in the 2012-2014 school years (Florida Department of Education, n.d.).

Teachers at FACE must be highly qualified and certified, just as they would have to be if they worked at a Hillsborough County public school. Because this school has special needs students only, all teachers must also hold an Exceptional Education certificate. If a teacher does not currently possess an ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) endorsement when hired on at FACE, he or she must be currently in the process of earning one. The school is run by Principal Annie Russell and a ten member supervising

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