FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
BAMBI J. LOCKMAN
Chief
Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services
S
TATE BOARD 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.
LINDA K. TAYLOR
JOHN L. WINN
Commissioner of Education
October 15, 2004
M E M O R A N D U M #04-65
TO:
Exceptional Student Education Directors
FDLRS Associate Center Managers
FROM:
Bambi J. Lockman
SUBJECT:
Regional Workshops for IEP: Make It Measurable
We are pleased to announce six regional workshops for
IEP: Make It Measurable
developed
through the Accommodations and Modifications Project for Students with Disabilities at the
Learning Systems Institute (LSI), and Florida State University (FSU), sponsored by the Bureau of
Exceptional Education and Student Services.
The full day train-the-trainer workshop enables participants to write statements of present levels
of educational performance and annual goals including short-term objectives or benchmarks that
are in compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Florida
requirements and prepares them to present a one-day workshop to teach others. Those who
attend the train-the-trainer workshop will receive a replicable
packet of training materials.
We need your help in identifying persons who can attend the workshops. Please ask persons
from your district or region to complete a workshop registration form (attached) and fax or mail
it by November 19, 2004, to Ms. Flossie Smallwood, LSI/FSU, 227 N. Bronough St., Suite 7200,
Tallahassee, Florida 32301 (phone: 850-921-9268; fax: 850-921-0755; e-mail:
mfsmallwood@lsi.fsu.edu).
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 614 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0475 • www.fldoe.org
Regional Workshop IEP Memo # 04-65
October 15, 2004
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Each workshop will be limited to a maximum of 30 participants. Each district may send a limited
number of participants and each Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS)
Associate Center may send one participant. Priority will be given to participants from the region in
which the workshop is held. If there is space available, additional participants may be able to
attend.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
COUNTIES
4 per large size district
Brevard, Broward, Miami-Dade, Duval, Escambia,
Hillsborough, Lee, Orange, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk,
Seminole, Volusia
2 per medium size district
Alachua, Bay, Clay, Collier, Lake, Leon, Manatee, Marion,
Okaloosa, Osceola, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Santa Rosa, Sarasota
1 per small size district
Baker, Bradford, Calhoun, Charlotte, Citrus, Columbia,
DeSoto, Dixie, Flagler, Franklin, FSDB, Gadsden, Gilchrist,
Glades, Gulf, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando,
Highlands, Holmes, Indian River, Jackson, Jefferson,
Lafayette, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Martin, Monroe, Nassau,
Okeechobee, Putnam, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union,
Wakulla, Walton, Washington
1 per FDLRS Associate Center
Participants who need assistance with travel expenses may explore options through their school
district or local FDLRS Associate Center, or the Institute for Small and Rural Districts (ISRD), if
eligible.
A brief description of the workshop is provided as an attachment along with the 2004 Regional
Workshop Schedule. Please see the attached registration form for additional information.
Accommodations for participants who have special needs will be made available upon request. To
ensure appropriate accommodations during the workshops, please indicate any special requests on
the registration form and return before the meeting.
Thank you for your assistance. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Marty
Beech, Director, Accommodations and Modifications for Students with Disabilities Project, at 850-
921-0687 or by e-mail at mbeech@cpt.fsu.edu; or Ms. Evy Friend, Administrator, Exceptional
Student Education Program Development and Services, at 850-245-0478 or by e-mail at
Evy.Friend@fldoe.org.
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