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VPK Rule Development Workshops

• Memo # 9-20 (PDF) August 14, 2009 - Announcement of Rule Development Workshops: 2008-09 Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Provider Kindergarten Readiness Rate and Information on the New 2009-10 Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading.
• Attachment 1: 6A-1.099821 – Draft 8-09 (PDF)
• Attachment 2: Rule Workshops Flyer (PDF)

2009 Summer VPK Planning Tool

• Memo # 09-18 (PDF, 52KB) – June 15, 2009 – VPK Provider Kindergarten Readiness Data Book
• 2009 Summer VPK Planning Tool (PDF, 2MB)

VPK Education Standards Revision Process

• Memo 08-07 – Draft 2008 VPK Standards Revision Process (PDF, 50KB)
• Panel of Experts Proceedings-FINAL 12-07 (PDF, 1MB)
• June 2008 version VPK Education Standards (PDF, 118KB) View changes that have been made since the February 2008 draft, based on public comment received as a result of statewide Rule Development Workshops.
• Underline Strikethrough 2008 draft revisions (PDF, 1MB)
  This is the first version of the 2008 VPK Standards, and it shows proposed changes from the 2005 VPK Education Standards. This version was used in the statewide Rule Development Workshops.

Announcement of the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Curriculum Approval Process for Low Performing

• Memo #08-05 (PDF, 37KB) - 2007 Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Curriculum Approval Process and Approved Curriculum List for Low Performing Providers. (PDF)
• VPK Curriculum Approved for Low Performing Providers (PDF, 1MB)
• VPK Curriculum Approval Process for Low Performing Providers

Announcement of the English Language Learners in the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Classroom Learning Module

• Memo #07-39 (PDF, 36KB) - English Language Learners in the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Classroom Learning Module. January 31, 2008
• Visit the English Language Learners Website
• Memo # 07-18: (PDF, 90KB) Reporting Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program Students on the Automated Student Information System

Fact Sheet for Families of Preschool Children with Special Needs

• Memo # 07-12: (PDF) Fact Sheet for Families of Preschool Children with Special Needs
• Attachment: (PDF) What Families of Preschool Children with Special Needs Should Know about the Summer Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program (Revised 3-2007)

Technical Assistance Paper #: 07– 03 Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Programs and Programs for Children with Disabilities

• Memo #07-08: TAP #07-03 (PDF) Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Programs and Programs for Children with Disabilities
• Technical Assistance Paper #07-03 (PDF) Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Programs and Programs for Children with Disabilities

Timelines for the 2007 Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program Curriculum Approval Process

• Memo #07-10:(PDF, 63KB) Timelines for the 2007 Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program Curriculum Approval Process
• Attachment:(PDF, 19KB) Timelines for 2007 Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Curriculum Approval Process

Nominations for Appointments to the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program Curriculum Approval Committee (2-6-2007)

• Memo #07-06: (PDF, 75KB) Nominations for Appointments to the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program Curriculum Approval Committee (2-2007)
• Attachment 1: (PDF, 35KB) Information for Prospective Members of the VPK Education Program Curriculum Approval Committee
• Attachment 2: (PDF, 19KB) VPK Education Program Curriculum Approval Committee Member Nomination Form Part I
• Attachment 3: (PDF, 21KB) VPK Education Program Curriculum Approval Committee Member Nomination Form Part II

Information Data Base reporting requirements for VPK students attending district schools

• Technical Assistance Paper #07-04 (Updated) (PDF, 115KB) Reporting Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program Students on the Automated Student Information System

Results of 2006 Kindergarten Teacher Survey - Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program

• Memo #07-03 (PDF): Results of 2006 Kindergarten Teacher Survey - Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program (1-24-07)
• Attachment (PDF):Kindergarten Teacher Survey Summary Report

Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Instructor Qualifications

• Memo #07-02 (PDF): TAP #07-01 Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Instructor Qualifications (1-24-07)
• Technical Assistance Paper # 07-01 (PDF): Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Instructor Qualifications

Technical Assistance Paper #07-02: 2004-05 and 2005-06 School District Participation and Impact of Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Program

• Memo # 07-01: (PDF) Technical Assistance Paper #07-02: 2004-05 and 2005-06 School District Participation and Impact of Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK Program (1-24-07)
• Technical Assistance Paper # 07-02: (PDF) Technical Assistance Paper #07-02: 2004-05 and 2005-06 School District Participation and Impact of Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Program

Results of 2006 Administration – Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS)

• Memo (PDF) Results of 2006 Administration – Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS) (12-8-06)
• Attachment (PDF) DIBELS Letter Naming Fluency Percent Change 2005-06 to 2006-07 (PDF)
• Attachment (PDF) DIBELS Initial Sound Fluency Percent Change 2005-06 to 2006-07 (PDF)
• Attachment (PDF) DIBELS Letter Naming Fluency and Initial Sound Percentage Change Maps (PDF)
• Attachment(PDF)> 2006-07 DIBELS Letter Naming and Initial Sound FluencyAbove Average/Low Risk KG Students at or Above the State Average(PDF)

Teenage Parent Program Reporting Procedures and Dates for Fiscal Year 2006-2007

• Memo # 06-18: (PDF) Teenage Parent Program Reporting Procedures and Dates for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 (09-11-06)
• Attachment 1: (PDF) Instructions for completing the Teenage Parent Program-Supplemental Information Form
• Attachment 2: (PDF)Teenage Parent Program – Supplemental Information Form

Participation of Virtual School Students in the Fall 2006 Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS)

• Memo #06-16 (PDF, 63KB) (8-15-06)
• Attachment (PDF, 25KB) FCA kindergarten count

300-Hour Summer Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program

•  Memo #06-15(PDF, 59KB) (07-13-06)

Awarding of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for Successful Completion of DOE-Approved Trainings

• Memo #06-14 (PDF, 64KB) (07-28-06)

Adoption of Rule 6A-6.040, Florida Administrative Code (FAC), Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Director Endorsement for Private Providers

• Memo #06-13 (PDF, 47KB), (7-11-06)
• Attachment (PDF, 117KB) TAP #06-05: (VPK) Director Endorsement for Private Providers

2006-07 Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS)

• Memo #06-12 (PDF, 78KB) (7-31-06)
• Attachment 1 (PDF, 120KB) Office of Early Learning, Technical Assistance Paper #06-06, Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener: Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
• Attachment 2 (PDF, 28KB) Flow chart with recommended procedures for training non-public school teachers and screening of non-public kindergarten students who participated in VPK (PDF)
• Attachment 3 (PDF, 63KB) Sample district letter to non-public schools announcing dates, times, and locations of district FLKRS trainings (PDF)
• Attachment 4 (PDF, 72KB) DOE letter sent to all non-registered public schools (PDF)
• Attachment 5 (PDF, 194KB) Flow chart on procedures for selection of kindergarten students for the IDEL  (PDF)
• Attachment 6 (PDF, 61KB) Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS) brochure order form (PDF)

2006-07 Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Funding: Minimum Funding Level for District Summer VPK Programs

• Memo #06-10 (PDF, 142KB), (06-2-06)
• 0607 Allocation (Excel, 82KB)

Administration of Home Language Survey and English Language Proficiency Assessment of Students in Summer Voluntary PreKindergarten (VPK) Education Programs

• Memo #06-09 (PDF, 65KB), (05/23/06)

Fact Sheets (Spanish and Haitian Creole Translations) for Families of Preschool Children with Special Needs

• Memo #06-08, (PDF) (05-24-06)
• Creole Attachment (PDF)
• Spanish Attachment (PDF)

2006-07 Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS) – Regional Training Meetings

• Memo #06-06, (04-25-06)
• Attachment A
• Attachment B

TAP 06-04: Selected Questions and Response: Summer Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program Planning

• Memo, (PDF) (04-24-06)
• Attachment 1 (PDF)
• Attachment 2 (PDF)

TAP 06-03: Reporting Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program Students on the Automated Student Information System

• Memo #06-04 (PDF, 61KB), (03-28-06)
• TAP (PDF, 57KB)

Fact Sheet for Families of Preschool Children with Special Needs

• Memo #06-03 (PDF), (03-15-06)
• Attachment (PDF)

Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program (VPK) Funding and the District Cost Differential (DCD)

• Memo #06-02 (PDF, 60KB), (03-03-06)
• Attachment (PDF, 24KB)

Class Size Reduction Requirement and School District Eligibility to Provide Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education School-Year Program for 2006-07 and 2007-08

• Memo (PDF, 36KB) February 5, 2008 Memo to District School Superintendents re: 2007-08 Class Size Reduction Transfer Calculation and School District Eligibility to Provide the 2008-09 School Year Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program
  
• Attachment to class size memo with list of schools by district ineligible to offer VPK for 2008-089
Schools Ineligible to Offer 2008-09 School-Year VPK Based on Class Size Reduction Noncompliance (PDF, 86KB)
• Memo (PDF, 64KB) March 19, 2007 - Class Size Reduction Requirement and School District Eligibility to Provide Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education School-Year Program for 2007-08
• Attachment A (PDF, 50KB) Florida Department Of Education/Office Of Early Learning Schools Ineligible To Offer VPK In 2007-08 Based On Inability To Meet Class Size Reduction Requirements In 2006-07 VPK
• Memo (PDF) March 2, 2006 - Class Size Reduction Requirement and School District Eligibility to Provide Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education School-Year Program for 2006-07
• Attachment (PDF) 2006 District Class Size Averages Grades Prek-3 Compliance Calculation

Rilya Wilson Act and School District-Operated Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Programs

• Memo #06-01 (PDF), (01-23-06)

Summer Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Planning Tool; December 2005

• Memo #05-08 (PDF), (12-06-05)

Paperless Communication Sign-Up for VPK Information

• Memo #05-06, (PDF, 78KB) (11-08-05)

Enrollment in Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) School-Year Education Programs

• Memo (PDF), (11-03-05)
• Attachment 1 (PDF)
• Attachment 2 (PDF)

Teenage Parent Program Reporting Procedures and Dates for Fiscal Year 2005-2006

• Memo, (PDF) (10-25-05)
• Teenage Parent Program – Supplemental Information Form (PDF)
• Instructions for completing the Teenage Parent Program-Supplemental Information Form (PDF)

E-Rate: Telecommunications Service Discounts for Voluntary
Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Providers - Revised

• Memo #05-05, (PDF) (09-23-05)
• E-Rate Workshops 2005

TAP 05-02: Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Programs (VPK) and Programs for Children with Disabilities

• Memo #05-03, (PDF) (07-20-05)
• TAP (PDF)

First Day of the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program

• Memo #05-02, (PDF) (07-18-05)
• AWI Fact Sheet
• Coalition Contacts (PDF)

TAP 05-01: School Districts and the Provision of VPK Education Programs

• Memo, (PDF) (04-19-05)
• TAP (PDF)

Class Size Reduction Requirement and School District Eligibility to Provide Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education School-Year Program for 2005-06

• Memo, (PDF) (04-12-05)
• Attachment A (PDF)
• Attachment B (PDF)

Florida’s VPK Program-HB1A; Request for Contact Information and Scheduling of First Conference Call

• Memo, (Word, 114KB) (01-21-05)
• Attachment (Word, 28KB)

VPK Meetings

• Previous Years Training Calendars (PDF, 100KB)
• Previous Years Training Calendars (PDF, 100KB)
• Previous Years Training Calendars (PDF, 250KB)
• Previous Years Training Calendars (PDF, 478KB)
• Previous Years Training Calendars (PDF, 202KB)
• Previous Years Training Calendars (PDF, 2MB)
• Previous Years Training Calendars (PDF, 480KB)
• Meeting Agenda (PDF, 26KB)
• Workgroup Members (PDF, 41KB)
• Presentation (PDF, 407KB)
• Proceedings (PDF, 66KB)
• Summer VPK Planning Tool (PDF, 1MB) - Revised December 2005

VPK Presentations

• Press Release announcing 2006-07 VPK Provider Final Readiness Rate
• FOIL Meeting (PDF, 740KB)(12-01-05) Revised 01-12-06
• Coalition Executive Director’s Meeting (PDF, 745KB) (12-01-05) Revised 01-12-06
• Senate Education Appropriations (PDF, 327KB) (11-10-05)See slides 19-28
• House Education Appropriations (PDF, 1MB) (02-16-05)

Performance Standards

• Performance Standards Overview (Word, 75KB)
• Training Contacts (PDF, 342KB)

Setting and Aligning Standards/Benchmarks for Florida's Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program

• Panel of Experts (Word, 39KB)

• Agenda (PDF, 40KB)
• List of Members (PDF, 17KB)
• Performance Standards (PDF, 71KB) (State Board Briefing)
• Performance Standards (PDF, 35KB) (as adopted by State Board)
• DIBELS Risk Levels Chart (PDF)
• Proceedings from May 2005 Meeting (PDF, 195KB)

• Proceedings from February 2005 Meeting (PDF, 414KB)

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