FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
     
    John L. Winn
    Commissioner of Education
     
      
     
     
     
    STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
      
     
    F. PHILIP HANDY,
    Chairman
    T. WILLARD FAIR,
    Vice Chairman
     
    Members
    DONNA G. CALLAWAY
    ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
    PHOEBE RAULERSON
    KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
     
    LINDA K. TAYLOR
    CONTACT
    PERSONS
      
     
    NAME:
    Lisa C. Saavedra
    PHONE:
    (850) 245-5074
    SUNCOM:
    205-5074
    EMAIL:
    lisa.saavedra@fldoe.org
     
    K12:
    2006-
    40
    MEMORANDUM
     
    TO:
    District School Superintendents
     
    FROM:
    Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.
     
    DATE:
    March 2
    2
    , 2006
     
    SUBJECT
    :
    Comprehensive English Language Learning Assessment (CELLA)
    Technical Assistance Paper
     
    As communicated to you in K12 Memorandum 2006-17, an extension was granted to delay the first administration of
    CELLA until the last week of August through the last week of September, 2006. Attached is a technical assistance
    paper which was developed to provide additional information and guidance to school districts as you prepare for the
    administration of CELLA. The Department is in the process of finalizing details regarding the training that will be
    provided to school districts in the form or train-the-trainer and in video. Regional training workshops are being
     
    In an effort to effectively communicate with each school district and to ensure that information regarding CELLA is
    transmitted to the correct district level staff members, we are requesting that each district designate a primary contact
    person who will be responsible for administering CELLA in the district. For your convenience, attached is a form for
    reporting this information to us.
    Please designate a primary contact person and submit the attached form as
    indicated in the attachment by March 31, 2006
    .
     
    Please be assured that the Department is committed to continuing to work with districts and to providing guidance and
    technical assistance on CELLA in a timely manner. Another conference call is being scheduled for district staff; the
    date and time will be provided to you under separate cover.
     
    CYP:lcs
     
    Attachments
    CHERI PIERSON YECKE, PH.D.
    CHANCELLOR, K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS
     
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