ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION FLORIDA STATE MAP

Adapted Physical Education State Mandate (yes/no)	No
Adapted Physical Education (state regulations definition)	Adapted Physical Education is the adaptation/modification of a "regular"physical education curriculum ,to meet the needs of students with varying exceptionalities
Adapted Physical Education State Regulations (yes/no). If yes, please list the citation or web site where the materials can be accessed.	No
State Director of Special Education	State director ESE - Michele Polland 850-245-0478 or Michele.polland@fldoe.org
State Director/Representative of Physical Education
Number of school aged children with disabilities	20% of all school age kids is the average in the state.
Number of state certified Physical Educators:	10,000 +/-
Number of state certified Adapted Physical Educators:	30 endorsements aproximately. No certification available. No endorsement available anymore either.
APENS State Coordinator Information	Rene Rodrique
Total nationally certified CAPEs within state
State/Regional Parent Advocacy Information	There is a state contact at DOE and each county handles their own representation, there is no mandate.
State Special Education Resources (e.g., CEC, TASH)	County based, all on an individual basis.
State Assistive Technology Information:	ATEN (Assisitive Technology Education Network). There are 6 regions in the state. Our website is http://www.ATEN.scps.k12.fl.us or, you can got to http://www.FDLRS.org (Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resource Services).
State Early Childhood Special Education information:
State Disability Sport Organizations/contacts: Special Olympics
Disability Sport Organizations (e.g., USCPAA, USABA, Wheelchair sports USA)

A project sponsored by
APENS/NCPERID
Adapted Physical Education National Standards
National Consortium for Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities
Email: APENS@Cortland.edu
Web: http://www.cortland.edu/APENS