FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
JIM HORNE
Commissioner of Education
STATE
BOARD OF EDUCATION
F.
PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
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HARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
A L. JOHNSON
ILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.
INDA K. TAYLOR
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CONTACT PERSONS
NAME:
Shan
Goff
PHONE:
(850) 245-0509
SUNCOM:
205-0509
E-MAIL:
shan.goff@fldoe.org
NAME:
Mary Laura Openshaw
June
8,
2004
PHONE:
(850) 245-0503
SUNCOM:
205-0503
EMAIL:
marylaura.openshaw@fldoe.org
MEMORANDUM
DPS:
04-132
TO:
District School Superintendents
FROM:
Jim Warford, K-12 Chancellor
Mary Laura Openshaw, Director of Just Read, Florida!
SUBJECT:
2004 LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING STUDENTS WITH
READING
DEFICIENCIES
AND
STUDENT PROGRESSION – CS/SB 364
We want to thank all of the district and school personnel that participated in a recent series of conference
calls and shared their issues and plans for implementing new legislative requirements related to students
with reading deficiencies and student progression.
Initial information regarding Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 364 (CS/SB 364) was provided in DPS
Memorandum #04-125, dated May 21, 2004. We are pleased to provide you the attached chart that
compares existing and new requirements as amended in sections 1002.20 and 1008.25, Florida Statutes.
These requirements include:
o
legislative intent
o
student progression plans
o
allocation of resources
o
third grade reading assessment
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
o
parental notification
District School Superintendents
June 8, 2004
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o
remediation
o
K-3 READ Initiative
o
elimination of social promotion
o
retention placement
o
successful progression of retained third-graders
o
intensive acceleration classes
o
transitional instructional settings
o
mid-year promotion policies and
o
reporting requirements
Additional information will be provided in the near future including sample letters for parental
notification and reporting requirements to the Department and to the State Board of Education.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact either Shan Goff, 850/245-0509,
shan.goff@fldoe.org; or Mary Laura Openshaw, 850/245-0503, marylaura.openshaw@fldoe.org.
Thank you for your continued commitment to Florida’s goal to make every child a successful reader.
SG:kac
Attachment
cc: Assistant Superintendents for Curriculum and Instruction
Directors of Student Services
Directors of Elementary Education
Directors of Exceptional Student Education
Elementary School Principals
Guidance Supervisors
