FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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JIM HORNE
Commissioner of Education
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
Members
SALLY BRADSHAW
LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.
CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
JULIA L. JOHNSON
WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.
February 5, 2004
MEMORANDUM #04-12
TO:
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Exceptional Student Education Directors
FDLRS Associate Center Managers
FROM:
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Michele Polland
SUBJECT:
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Family Cafe Publication and 2004 Conference
Enclosed with this memo is the recently published booklet entitled
Questions and Answers from
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Annual Family Cafe Conference
. This publication contains, by agency and topic, answers
to the questions that Governor Bush received during the 2003 Family Cafe. Copies of this
publication have been sent to the conference attendees who submitted the individual questions.
The publication is available on the internet at http://www.firn.edu/doe/commhome/pub-
home.htm or may be requested through the Clearinghouse Information Center by phone at 850-
245-0477 or by electronic mail at cicbiscs@fldoe.org.
We are also pleased to announce the 2004 Annual Family Cafe conference, to be held May 28-
30, 2004, in Orlando, Florida. As part of the conference, the 6
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Annual Governor’s Summit on
Disabilities is scheduled for Friday, May 28, 2004, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. The three-day
conference will provide a diverse range of information for individuals with disabilities and
special health care needs, and their families through 150 concurrent sessions, a record-setting
number for the Family Cafe. The conference will be at the Rosen Centre, 9840 International
Drive, Orlando, Florida (407-996-9840). The group name for reservations is “Family Cafe," and
room reservations are based on availability. Early reservations are encouraged.
Pre-conference registration begins on February 5, 2004, and ends on March 30, 2004. There is
no registration fee. All participants, including presenters and exhibitors, are required to register.
Participants may either register online at www.familycafe.net or call the Family Cafe office at
MICHELE POLLAND
Acting Chief
Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 614 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0475 • www.fldoe.org
Memorandum #04-12
February 5, 2004
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1-888-309-2233 to request that a registration brochure be mailed. Limited financial assistance
will be provided to families by the Family Cafe on a case-by-case basis, based on funding
availability. Early registration is encouraged for those families seeking financial assistance.
Districts are also encouraged to support families in their attendance at the 2004 Annual Family
Cafe conference through the use of their discretionary grants.
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District Parent Services Personnel
FDLRS Parent Services Personnel
State Advisory Committee Members
