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Publications Index lists Florida Department of Education Publications related to Exceptional Student Education, Early Intervention and School Readiness, Intervention and Prevention, Student Support Services, Dropout Prevention, Juvenile Justice Education, and more.

504

A Parent and Teacher Guide to Section 504 - Frequently Asked Questions - (PDF, )

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - District Guide for Meeting the Needs of Students (2005) - (PDF, )

Section 504 - Accommodation Plan for Postsecondary Adult/Vocational Education Students (May 2004) - (PDF, )

A

Accommodations

Accommodations - Assisting Students with Disabilities - A Guide for Educators (2003) (PDF, )

Accommodations and Modifications for Students with Disabilities - What Parents Need to Know (2003) (PDF, )

Acomodos y modificaciones: Lo que los padres tienen que saber (Revisido en 2003). - (PDF, )

Accommodations and Modifications for Students with Disabilities Career Education and Adult General Education - brochure (revised 2005) (PDF, )

Accommodations and Modifications for Students with Disabilities in Career Education and Adult General Education - 98 page guide (revised 2005) (PDF, )

Assistive Technology

Interagency Agreement for the Transfer of Assistive Technology

C

Career and Technical Education

Program Options for Students with Disabilities Career and Technical Education - (PDF, )

Program Options for Students with Disabilities Career and Technical Education / What Students and Families Need to Know - (PDF, )

Simply Careers! - Helping Students with Disabilities Effectively Plan Their Futures through Comprehensive Career Development (PDF, 712KB)

CERT Form Training Tool (Link to script and video)

Child Abuse Source Book for Florida School Personnel: A Prevention and Intervention Tool - (PDF, )

D

Dare to Dream - A Guide to Planning Your Future (Revised 1999) (PDF, )

Dare to Dream for Adults - (PDF, )

Atrévete a Soñar para Adultos 2005 - (PDF, )

Diploma Decisions for Students with Disabilities - What Parents Need to Know - (PDF, )

Diverse Classroom

Assessment for the Diverse Classroom - A Handbook for Teachers - (PDF, )

Designing Lessons for the Diverse Classroom - A Handbook for Teachers - (PDF, )

Selecting Media for the Diverse Classroom - A Handbook for Teachers - (PDF, )

E

Educational Interpreter / Transliterator Standards 2001

• Memorandum (PDF, )
• Document (PDF, )
• Large Chart (PDF, )

ESE - Exceptional Student Education

Legislative History of Florida's Exceptional Student Education Program

• letter size (PDF, )
• tabloid (11 X 17) size (PDF, )

What is Exceptional Student Education for Children Who Are Gifted? - 2002 - (PDF, )

¿Qué es la educación de estudiantes excepcionales para niños(as) superdotados(as)? - (PDF, )

What is Exceptional Student Education for Students with Disabilities? - 2001 - (PDF, )

¿Qué es la educación de estudiantes excepcionales para niños(as) discapacitados(as)? - (PDF, )

ESY - Extended School Year

Technical Assistance Paper - FY 2002-5
Determining an Individual Student's Need for Extended School Year (ESY) Services (PDF, )

Teacher brochure:
Extended School Year Services: A Guide for IEP and FSP Teams (PDF, )

A Training Module for IEP Teams:
Extended School Year Services for Students with Disabilities (PDF, )

IEP team worksheet:
Extended School Year Services: Determination of Need for Students with Disabilities (PDF, )

Parent brochure:
ESY: What's the IDEA Behind Extended School Year Services for Students with Disabilities? (PDF, )

Extended School Year Services: Determination of Need for Students with Disabilities (PDF, )

F

FCAT

FCAT Accommodations for Students with Disabilities - Information for Parents (PDF, )
Informacion para los padres (PDF, )

Planning FCAT Accommodations for Students with Disabilities - Information for Parents and Teachers - (PDF, )

Cómo planificar los acomodos para el FCAT de los estudiantes con discapacidades - Informacion para los padres - (PDF, )

The IEP Team's Guide to FCAT Accommodations - (PDF, )

FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (PDF, )

FERPA - Memos and Technical Assistance Materials

Florida Course Descriptions - Exceptional Student Education - Grades 6 - 12 / 1999 Revisions - Suggested Course Performance Objectives

Florida Statutes and State Board of Education Rules (Vol. I-B) Excerpts for Special Programs (revised 2007) (PDF, )

Florida Military Student Education Report (PDF, )

For Parents of Florida's Students with Disabilities - 2001 (English) (PDF, ) - (Spanish) (PDF, ).
(Formerly: "For Parents of Exceptional Students. . . An Information Series")

Parent Record Book (English) (PDF, ) - (Spanish) (PDF, )

G

Gifted

Acceleration of Gifted Students - (PDF, )

Challenge Grant for the Gifted - 2005-2006 Summaries, Collaborative Curriculum Projects - (PDF, )

For Parents of Students Who Are Gifted - An Introduction to Gifted Education - 2004 - (PDF, )

Governor's Summer Program for Gifted and High Achieving Students - (PDF, )

Procedural Safeguards for Exceptional Students who are Gifted - 6A-6.03313 - (PDF, )

Salvaguardas Procedimentales para Estudiantes Excepcionales Superdotados - 6A-6.03313 - (PDF, )

What is Exceptional Student Education for Children Who Are Gifted? - 2002 - (PDF, )

GROW to 5 Series

Grow to 5 (PDF, ) - Brochure - (Spanish) (PDF, )

Welcome to the World (PDF, ) - An Overview of Your Growing Child

Bienvenidos al Mundo - Una panorámica del crecimiento de sus hijos (PDF, ) (Spanish)

Byenvini nan Mond Lan: Yon Rezime sou Pitit Ou k ap Grandi (PDF, ) (Creole)

Nutrition for Children with Health Care Needs (PDF, ) - A Handbook for Parents, Teachers, Caregivers, and Food Service Providers

La nutrición para niños con necesidades especiales de atención sanitaria: (PDF, ) Manual para padres, maestros, cuidadores y proveedores de servicios de comida

Module A - The Education and Caregiving Environment - Planning an Effective Program - (PDF, )

Module B - Working Together: Communication Skills for Families, Early Childhood Educators and Other Professionals - (PDF, )

Module C - Health Care: Infection Control, Medication Administration, and Seizure Management - (PDF, )

Module D - Nutrition and Feeding Practices: What You Need to Know - (PDF, )

Module E - Intellectual Development: What You Can Do to Help- (PDF, )

Module F - Speech and Language Development: What You Can Do to Help- (PDF, )

Module G - Motor Development: What You Need to Know - (PDF, )

Module H - Social and Emotional Development: Building the Child's Foundation - (PDF, )

Module I - Teaching Behavior Skills: Calm, Connect, Clarify - (PDF, )

Module J - Inclusion: Serving Children with Special Needs in Early Care and Educational Settings - (PDF, )

Module L - Family Functioning: Understanding Families and Helping Them Cope - (PDF, )

Module M - Transition Points: Helping Children and Families Move to a New Program - (PDF, )

H

High School

High School Diploma Options for Students with Disabilities- Getting the Right Fit - 2004
(English (PDF, )) (Spanish (PDF, ))

Florida's Guide to Public High School Graduation for 2006-2007 School Year - (PDF, )

I

IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Getting Ready for Your Child's IEP Meeting - (PDF, )

Cómo prepararse para la reunión del IEP (plan educacional individual) de su hijo(a) (PDF, )

IEP - Present Levels of Educational Performance - (PDF, )

Inclusion - Brief - (PDF, )

J

Juvenile Justice Education

Link to Educational Quality Assurance Standards for:

• Juvenile Justice Detention Centers
• Residential Juvenile Justice Commitment Programs
• Day Treatment Programs

Developing Effective Educational Programs in Department of Juvenile Justice Programs (PDF, ),
(Annual Report)

Multiagency State Plan: Career Education for Youth in Department of Juvenile Justice Educational Facilities - April 2007 (PDF, )

No Child Left Behind in Juvenile Justice Education - Report to the Legislature, February 2005 - (PDF, )

State Plan - Vocational Education for Youth in Juvenile Commitment Facilities - (PDF, )

L

Leading Action Research in Schools - (PDF, )

Links to other government document sources:

Federal Register - GPO documents

Florida Legislature - "On-line Sunshine"

U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Legislation and Policy

U.S. Department of Education Publications On-Line Ordering System

M

Matrix of Services

Use of the Exceptional Student Education Matrix of Services - January 2002 - (PDF, )

Measuring Adaptive Behavior - Important Information for Parents - (PDF, )

Mediation in Special Education - (PDF, )

Monitoring Reports

P

PASS - Parallel Alternative Strategies for Students

Phonological Awareness

Assessment and Instruction in Phonological Awareness - (PDF, )

Education Alert! Phonological Awareness - (PDF, )

What Every Teacher Should Know about Phonological Awareness - (PDF, )

Procedural Safeguards

Notice of Procedural Safeguards for Parents of Students with Disabilities (PDF, )

Outline of Procedural Safeguards Available to the Parents of a Student with a Disability (PDF, )

Aviso de Salvaguardas Procedimentales para los Padres de Estudiantes con Discapacidades (PDF, )

Procedural Safeguards for Exceptional Students who are Gifted - 6A-6.03313 - (PDF, )

Program Options for Students with Disabilities Career and Technical Education - (PDF, )

Program Options for Students with Disabilities Career and Technical Education / What Students and Families Need to Know - (PDF, )

Q

Quality Standards for Academic Intervention Programs (PDF, )

R

Read to Learn - 2005 (English - (PDF, )) (Spanish - (PDF, ))

Risk

Resources for Florida's Teachers: Florida Department of Education Projects That Help Schools, Families, and Communities Improve Outcomes for Students with Disabilities and Other Students Who Are at Risk - (PDF, )

S

Special Diploma - Performance Objectives for Elementary Students - (Sunshine State Standards) - (PDF, )

State Plan - Vocational Education for Youth in Juvenile Commitment Facilities - (PDF, )

Summaries of Due Process Hearings in Exceptional Student Education

Summaries of Agency Orders

Sunshine State Standards

The Sunshine State Standards and Students with Disabilities -
(poster side 1 - (PDF, )) (poster side 2 - (PDF, ))

¡Se espera mucho de los estudiantes de la Florida! - (PDF, )

Las Normasdel Estado del Soly los Estudia ntes con Disca pacidades - (PDF, )

Student Support Services

Student Progression Plan Guide for the 2006-2007 School Year - (PDF, )

Supporting Student Achievement in Florida's Public Schools - Brochure - (PDF, )

T

Teaching Resources for Florida Exceptional Student Education Accommodations and Modifications Project

Teaching Students with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - A Resource Guide for Florida Educators - (PDF, )

TAPs - Technical Assistance Papers

Technology

Top 10 Classroom Technology Strategies

Therapy

CERT Form Training Tool (Link to Script and DVD)

Considerations for Educationally Relevant Therapy (CERT) - Occupational and Physical Therapy Summary Sheet - (PDF, )

Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities: A Guide for Families - (PDF, )

Planificación de la transición de los estudiantes con discapacidades: Guía para Familias - (PDF, )

Traumatic Brain Injury

Understanding and Teaching Students with Traumatic Brain Injury - What Families and Teachers Need to Know - (PDF, )

V

Virtual School

Florida Virtual School in Juvenile Justice Education Programs

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