Florida Department of Education
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Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services
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Federal and State General Revenue
2002-03 Discretionary Projects
The following are projects funded during 2002-03 from federal or state general revenue sources. Many
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of these projects are effective beginning July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003. Additional information
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regarding the objectives, activities, or status of any of these proposed or funded projects may be
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obtained from the designated Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services (BISCS)
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contact person. New projects may be added during the year as needs are identified.
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Accommodations and Modifications for Students with Disabilities.
To develop materials and
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training for teachers to provide accommodations and modifications to the Sunshine State Standards to
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allow students with disabilities to achieve at the highest level appropriate.
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Fiscal agent:
Florida State University
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Contact:
Lezlie Cline
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Accountability/Assessment for Students with Disabilities.
To provide alternate assessment
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initiatives for students with disabilities that are linked directly to Florida’s System of School
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Improvement and Accountability.
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Fiscal Agent:
Washington County School District on behalf of Panhandle Area Educational
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Consortium (PAEC)
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Contact:
Lezlie Cline
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Alternate Assessment State Collection Initiative.
To support state-level collection of alternate
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assessment data, analyses of the data, and production of student-, school-, district-, and state- level
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reports.
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Fiscal Agent:
University of Miami
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Contact:
Karen Denbroeder
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Alternative Schools/Public and Private Partnership Incentives Projects.
To support alternative
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schools with public and private partnerships serving disruptive and low performing students in grades 6-
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12 in the development and implementation of new and innovative strategies to improve student
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performance.
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Fiscal agent:
Orange, Sarasota, and Volusia County School Districts
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Contact:
Roger Henry
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Assistive Technology Educational Network (ATEN) Coordinating Unit (FDLRS Specialized
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Center).
To promote, support, and coordinate statewide delivery of assistive technology services to
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Florida’s students with disabilities.
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Fiscal agent:
Seminole County School District
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Contact:
Karen Morris
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Assistive Technology Educational Network (ATEN) Regional Centers (FDLRS Associate
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Centers).
To extend opportunities and support for consumers, educators, students, families, and
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agency personnel to receive training and demonstration in the latest assistive technology and to provide
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opportunities for individuals to gain awareness of assistive technology devices and services while
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investigating information and on-line resources in preview labs.
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Fiscal agents:
Broward, Hillsborough, Leon, St. Lucie, and Putnam County School Districts
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Contact:
Karen Morris
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Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD)/Department of Education (DOE)
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Partnership Activities.
To assist school districts in meeting their need for qualified teachers of
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students with autism. Provides for regional CARD/DOE staff development activities, a pre-conference
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day for teachers at the annual CARD conference and a mentoring program that pairs teachers with
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CARD staff members.
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Fiscal agent:
University of South Florida, Florida Mental Health Institute, and Department of Child
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and Family Studies
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Contact:
Mike Muldoon
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Career Development and Transition.
To assist school districts in providing specialized instruction
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and services to students with disabilities and to support the expansion of interagency collaboration in
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order to help students achieve a more successful transition from school to adult and community living.
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Fiscal agent:
University of Florida
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Contact:
Janet Adams
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Challenge Grant Program for the Gifted.
To (1) promote meaningful collaboration between gifted
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students and teachers, and other students, colleagues, mentors, or agencies while investigating a
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significant problem or issue; (2) support professional development, networking, and program
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development activities in small and rural districts; and, (3) facilitate and disseminate information
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regarding gifted programs in Florida school districts.
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Fiscal agent:
TBD
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Contact:
Donnajo Smith
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Challenge Grant Working on Gifted Issues.
To develop strategies for optimizing the education of
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gifted children, dissemination of working papers from the work groups and coordination of a statewide
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conference to disseminate information to gifted educators in Florida. Also, to provide a continuum of
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services to gifted students.
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Fiscal agent:
Washington County School District on behalf of the Panhandle Area Educational
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Consortium (PAEC)
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Contact:
Donnajo Smith
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Charter School Support, Assistance, and Training.
To provide statewide support for the
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development and implementation of charter schools, with emphasis on the provision of appropriate
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services to students with disabilities enrolled in charter schools.
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Fiscal agent:
University of South Florida
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Contact:
Iris Palazesi
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Children’s Registry and Information System (CHRIS).
To expand and improve the capability of
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CHRIS for use as a tracking, reporting, and planning tool for IDEA, Part B, Child Find Activities.
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Fiscal agent:
University of Miami
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Contact:
Rachael Spanjer
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Communities in Schools of Florida, Inc.
To build the connection of community resources with
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schools to help young people successfully learn, stay in school, and prepare for life.
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Fiscal agent:
Communities in Schools of Florida, Inc.
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Contact:
Michael Lisle
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Comprehensive System of Personnel Development Project.
To enhance Florida’s capacity to
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increase the number of appropriately qualified teachers and related services personnel for students with
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disabilities through the implementation of regional collaborative plans for personnel development.
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Fiscal agent:
University of South Florida/St. Petersburg
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Contact:
Michele Polland
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Coordinated School Health Program Administrative Services Project.
To provide support for
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technical assistance, project development, dissemination, and training related to initiatives for the
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Coordinated School Health Program.
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Fiscal agent:
Florida Atlantic University
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Contact:
Lynda Kinard
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Coordinated School Health Education Infrastructure Project.
To provide support and assistance
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in carrying out the mandates of the Cooperative Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and
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Prevention and provide project development, dissemination, and training.
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Fiscal agent:
Florida Department of Health
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Contact:
Lynda Kinard
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Critical Initiatives in Visual Impairments Project.
To support critical initiatives in visual impairments
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including: (1) the use of low vision devices, follow-up on use of devices, and improvement of reading
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fluency and (2) the implementation of a training initiative to assure that teachers of visually impaired have
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dual training as orientation and mobility instructors.
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Fiscal agent:
Florida State University
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Contact:
Carla Brown
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Curriculum Improvement Project.
To develop and produce
Parallel Alternative Strategies for
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Students
(PASS) materials, which help teachers meet the needs of at-risk students, students with
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learning disabilities, and those with diverse learning needs who are seeking a standard diploma.
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Fiscal agent:
Leon County School District
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Contact:
Arlene Duncan
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Educational Interpreters Project.
To provide statewide training on communication skills for
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individuals working with students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, and to develop an evaluation and
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certification process.
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Fiscal agent:
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB)
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Contact:
Lezlie Cline
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Effective Instructional Practices.
To identify and make available to school districts successful
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educational practices, including developing a “core” database of effective instructional practices,
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identifying criteria for determining effective instructional practices and then procedures for determining
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effective instructional practices, identifying trainers for all effective models determined, and providing
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data on student progress as a result of implementing each effective instructional practice.
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Fiscal agent:
University of Central Florida
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Contact:
Paul Gallaher
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Exceptional Student Education Administrative Services.
To provide flexibility in accessing
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resources for the provision of improved management, implementation, and evaluation in areas of Bureau
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initiatives.
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Fiscal agents:
Florida Atlantic University and Washington County School District on behalf of PAEC
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Contact:
Virginia Sasser
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Exceptional Student Education Professional Development Partnerships.
To enhance Florida’s
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capacity to increase the number of appropriately qualified teachers providing services to students with
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disabilities through the implementation of regional collaborative partnerships between local schools,
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districts, and their allied colleges and universities.
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Fiscal agents:
State University System institutions
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Contact:
Michele Polland
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Exceptional Student Education Program Evaluation Project.
The project’s purpose is to enhance,
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modify and support the system of the monitoring and evaluation of exceptional student education
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programs; to align the monitoring process with the State Improvement Plan; to increase stakeholder
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input through an advisory committee, surveys, and focus groups with parents, advocates, teachers, and
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other district and school staff; and, to utilize data to identify issues, strategies for improvement and
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evidence of change.
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Fiscal agent:
University of Miami
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Contact:
Eileen Amy
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Exceptional Student Education Technology Support.
To provide information, training, and support
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to educators and parents of children with special needs. To promote appropriate use of technology for
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exceptional students through coordination with Department of Education technology initiatives; support
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of several major technology projects, and support of technology components in additional projects.
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Fiscal agent:
Tallahassee Community College
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Contact:
Karen Morris
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Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS) Associate Centers.
To provide
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diagnostic and instructional support services to those persons involved in the education of students with
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exceptionalities, including infants and preschool children who are high risk or who have disabilities.
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Fiscal agents:
School districts on behalf of the 19 designated FDLRS Associate Center service areas
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Contact:
Karen Morris
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Florida Inclusion Network (FIN).
To maintain a regional network of facilitators, consultants, and
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practitioners to assist schools and school districts in the implementation of effective and inclusive
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educational practices.
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Fiscal agents:
Miami-Dade, Escambia, Duval, Palm Beach, Broward, Orange, Pinellas, Hillsborough,
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University of Central Florida, Florida Atlantic University, Florida State University, University of West
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Florida, University of North Florida, University of South Florida, Florida Gulf Coast University
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Contact:
Mike Muldoon
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Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired.
To provide Braille, large print,
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and recorded materials for students with visual impairments through grade 12 throughout Florida and to
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provide coordination and training in the selection and use of materials, equipment, and technological
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applications.
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Fiscal agent:
Hillsborough County School District
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Contact:
Carla Brown
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Florida Instructional Technology Training Resource Unit (FDLRS/TECH
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To coordinate,
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develop, and provide well-coordinated and high-quality experiences for educators and decision-makers
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in key positions of impact, and to provide leadership in technology to assist students with disabilities to
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attain their educational goals.
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Fiscal agent:
Brevard County School District
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Contact:
Karen Morris
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Governor’s Summer Program for Gifted and High Achieving Students.
To provide gifted or
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high-achieving secondary students with summer programs, located in universities and community
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colleges, which emphasize experiences not commonly available on high school campuses.
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Fiscal agents:
Public and private community colleges, and universities and colleges (competitive
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project applications)
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Contact:
Donnajo Smith
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Institute for Small and Rural Districts (ISRD).
To address programmatic and functional concerns
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in delivering services to students with disabilities and those at risk in small and rural district settings.
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Fiscal agent:
Putnam County School District
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Contact:
Iris Palazesi
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Institute for Small and Rural Districts (ISRD) Gifted Initiative.
To address programmatic and
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functional concerns in delivering services to students who are gifted in small and rural district settings.
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Fiscal agent:
Putnam County School District
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Contact:
Donnajo Smith
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Juvenile Justice Education Enhancement Program.
To assist juvenile justice programs across the
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state through provision of training, quality assurance, program development, and technical assistance to
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programs and staff to meet or exceed established quality assurance standards and comply with all state
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and federal requirements.
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Fiscal agent:
Florida State University
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Contact:
Michael Lisle
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Multiagency Service Network for Students with Severe Emotional Disturbances (SEDNET).
To improve the success of students with severe emotional disturbances and the capacity of the school
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districts to provide integrated education and treatment programs through partnerships with mental
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health, education, and families.
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Fiscal agents:
Eighteen regional projects
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Contact:
Paul Gallaher
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Outreach for Visually Impaired and Hearing Impaired Services.
To assist in the outreach
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services needed for students with visual and hearing impairments. Additionally, staff is available to work
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exclusively with small and rural districts in the identification and provision of needed services
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Fiscal agent:
Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
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Contact:
Carla Brown
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Parents Educating Parents in the Community.
To provide information, training, and support to
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parents of children with special needs and to build collaborative relationships between school personnel
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and community service providers in the identification and alleviation of developmental disabilities in
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children.
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Fiscal agent:
Florida Gulf Coast University
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Contact:
Iris Palazesi
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Positive Behavioral Support.
To provide technical assistance and training that will expedite the
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resolution of serious problem behavior and build the capacity of personnel to use positive, assessment-
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based intervention approaches for students who have disabilities and significant behavioral challenges.
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In addition, there is a second component of this project that provides guidance to school districts and
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schools related to school-wide implementation of positive behavioral supports.
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Fiscal agent:
University of South Florida, Florida Mental Health Institute, and Department of Child
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and Family Studies
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Contact:
Mike Muldoon
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Preschool Administrative Services.
To provide administrative services necessary to design and
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implement Florida’s preschool grant for students with disabilities, ages three through five, including
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coordinating planning activities with the Part C, Infants and Toddlers Program, and to assist programs
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administered through the Office of Early Intervention and School Readiness.
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Fiscal agent:
Florida Atlantic University
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Contact:
Carla Brown
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Research Initiative.
To support research activities that will lead to improved programs for students
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with disabilities.
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Fiscal agent:
Washington County School District on behalf of PAEC
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Contact:
Karen Denbroeder
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Resource Materials Center for the Hearing Impaired.
To serve as the statewide coordinating unit
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for specialized instructional materials, including technology, for students with hearing impairments. To
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provide consultation and technical assistance regarding training, emerging technology applications, and
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evaluation and use of materials to districts, FSDB teachers, and parents of students with hearing
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impairments.
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Fiscal agent:
FSDB
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Contact:
Karen Morris
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Shared Service Network Infrastructure Projects.
To develop communication and problem-solving
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forums which will assist school districts and the Department of Education in the areas of interagency
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policy, service delivery, and funding collaboration for the purpose of increasing school achievement and
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positive post-school outcomes for students with disabilities and other at-risk students.
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Fiscal agents:
Ten to fifteen school districts to be selected based upon readiness assessment.
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Contact:
Shan Goff
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Shared Service Network Technical Assistance and Resource Center Project.
To develop a
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Shared Service Network (SSN) infrastructure by building projects in ten counties and to assist in the
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maintenance of existing projects, as well as to continue the development and enhancement of a Shared
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Services Network Resource Center. To provide technical assistance to SSN projects, school districts,
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and the Department of Education in the areas of interagency policy, service delivery, and funding
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collaboration.
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Fiscal agent:
University of South Florida
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Contact:
Shan Goff
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Student Support Services.
To assist the Department of Education in providing training, consultation,
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resource development, and technical assistance to student services programs and staff statewide; to
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support schools in meeting the academic, behavioral, and health needs of students that adversely affect
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learning; and to help students make a successful transition into the world of work.
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Fiscal agent:
University of South Florida
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Contact:
Mary Jo Butler
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Supplemental Academic Achievement Support.
To provide timely on-site training, program
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development and improvement, and technical assistance to schools and school districts regarding
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student performance and safe learning environments for at-risk students.
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Fiscal agent:
Polk County School District
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Contact:
Mary Jo Butler
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Teacher Training Initiative for Hearing Impaired and Visually Impaired.
To enhance capacity to
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increase the number of appropriately qualified teachers and related services personnel for students with
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visual impairments and hearing impairments through collaborative teacher preparation programs.
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Fiscal agent:
University of North Florida
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Contact:
Carla Brown
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Tobacco Prevention and Intervention Teacher Training.
This project provides support to school
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districts for teacher training to reduce and prevent the use of tobacco products by children.
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Fiscal agents:
Florida public school districts (competitive project applications)
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Contact:
Matthew McKibben
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Transition to Independence Process (TIP).
To provide technical assistance and training to
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personnel to improve the graduation rate and academic success of students with severe
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emotional/behavioral disturbance (SED) and/or students with disabilities who are involved in the juvenile
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justice system, as well as to increase their competencies for postsecondary success. This will result
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from the implementation of a collaborative interagency transition system.
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Fiscal agent:
University of South Florida
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Contact:
Janet Adams
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Very Special Arts Florida.
To maintain Very Special Arts Florida (VSAF) as a statewide support
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network responsible for the implementation of arts programs to ensure the successful inclusion of
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individuals with exceptionalities.
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Fiscal agent:
University of South Florida
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Contacts:
Margot Palazesi
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