FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

JIM HORNE

Commissioner of Education

F. PHILIP HANDY,

Chairman

T. WILLARD FAIR,

Vice Chairman

Members

LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.

CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA

JULIA L. JOHNSON

WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.

February 6, 2004

M E M O R A N D U M

TO:

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District Contacts of Deaf and Hard of Hearing

District Contacts for Blind and Visually Impaired

District Contacts for Dual Sensory Impaired

FROM:

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Dawn Saunders

SUBJECT:

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Usher Syndrome Screening

State Board of Education Rule 6A-6.03013 (3)(d), Florida Administrative Code, states that

students who are eligible for programs for students who are deaf or hard of hearing are required

to have a screening for Usher Syndrome between grades 6 and 12. The Florida Department of

Education is collaborating with the Florida Outreach Project for Children and Young Adults who

are Deaf-Blind (FOP) to determine how districts are implementing this portion of the State Board

of Education Rule in order to best assess training needs of district personnel.

Please complete the attached survey to the best of your ability and return to Dawn Saunders,

Program Specialist, by fax at (850) 245-0930 or

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400 by April 7, 2004.

Thank you for your cooperation.

DS/mr

Attachment

cc:

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ESE Directors

Mr. Elmer Dillingham, President, Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind

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