FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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CHARLIE CRIST
Commissioner
BETTY COXE
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
CONTACT PERSONS
Name:
Lorraine H. Allen
Julie Collins
Phone:
(850) 410-1667
Suncom:
210-1667
E-mail:
allenl@mail.doe.state.fl.us
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Collinj@mail.doe.state.fl.us
DPS:
02-107
M E M O R A N D U M
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District School Superintendents
FROM
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Betty Coxe
DATE:
June 7, 2002
SUBJECT
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Process for Submittal of Safety and Security Best Practices
Self-Assessment Report
As you are aware, the 2001 Legislature created Section 229.8348, Florida Statutes,
pertaining to Safety and Security Best Practices review, self-assessment,
recommendations, and report. Specifically, the statute states that:
Each school district shall use the Safety and Security Best Practices to conduct a
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self-assessment of the school district’s current safety and security practices.
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Based on these self-assessment findings, the superintendent of each school
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district shall provide recommendations to the school board which identify
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strategies and activities that the school district should implement in order to
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improve school safety and security.
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By July 1, 2002, and annually thereafter, each school board must receive the
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self-assessment results at a publicly noticed school board meeting to provide the
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public an opportunity to hear the school board members discuss and take action
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on the report findings.
Each superintendent shall report the self-assessment
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results and school board
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action to the Commissioner of Education within 30 days following the school
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board meeting.
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PLAZA LEVEL – 08, THE CAPITOL – TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32399-0400 – (850) 413-0555 – FAX (850) 488-2869
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http:/www.firn.edu/doe
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An affirmative action/equal opportunity employer
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District School Superintendents
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June 7, 2002
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Based on the statutory language, reports should be received in the Department of
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Education no later than July 31, 2002.
Please note that there will be no deadline
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extensions, as waivers cannot be given for activities in Chapter 229, Florida Statutes.
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As you prepare to submit your report, please send the original report and one hard copy
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and an electronic copy in a Microsoft Word or PDF file on CD or disk to:
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Commissioner Charlie Crist
Attention: Office of Safe Schools
Florida Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street, Room 301
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Should you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Lorraine Allen or
Julie Collins, Office of Safe Schools, at 850-410-1667 or SunCom 210-1667, or at
allenl@mail.doe.state.fl.us or collinj@mail.doe.state.fl.us.
We thank you for your commitment to ensuring students in your district have a safe and
secure place in which to learn.
Students thrive and learn in schools that have an
environment that is free of drugs and violence; classrooms that are well disciplined;
strategies that lead students to make healthy life choices; and administrators, teachers,
and students who respect the civil rights of all.
This self-assessment will help you
identify areas of improvement to bring these desired ends to a reality.
This memorandum is available at http://www.firn.edu/doe/bin00005/dpsmemo02/index.
htm on the DOE Internet Homepage. See Division of Public Schools.
BC/lha
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Secretary Jim Horne
John W. Turcotte, Director, OPPAGA
District Safe Schools Contacts
District Safe and Drug-Free Schools Contacts
District School Improvement Contacts
District School Emergency Management Contacts
District Transportation Directors
District Coordinated School Health Contacts
District Drop-out Prevention Coordinators
District Exceptional Student Education Administrators
District School Facilities Contacts
Partnership for School Safety and Security
PLAZA LEVEL – 08, THE CAPITOL – TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32399-0400 – (850) 413-0555 – FAX (850) 488-2869
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http:/www.firn.edu/doe
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An affirmative action/equal opportunity employer
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