FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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JOHN L. WINN
Commissioner of Education
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
Members
DONNA G. CALLAWAY
LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.
CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
JULIA L. JOHNSON
LINDA K. TAYLOR
November 29, 2004
MEMORANDUM
TO:
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District School Superintendents
FROM:
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Bambi Jo Lockman, Chief
Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services
Mary Jane Tappen, Chief
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Bureau of School Improvement
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SUBJECT:
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PASS Materials
We are pleased to announce the distribution of a new Parallel Alternative Strategies for Students
(PASS) package,
Language Arts 3.
This PASS package was developed through the joint efforts
of exceptional student education and content area teachers throughout Florida, under the
coordination of the Curriculum Improvement Project, Leon County Schools. It is a content-
centered package of instructional activities designed to supplement state-approved textbooks and
other instructional materials and to assist teachers who are teaching Language Arts to middle
school students of various achievement levels and diverse learning needs.
The content of the new
Language Arts 3
(course number 1001070) is designed to correlate
t area teachers throughout Florida, under the
coordination of the Curriculum Improvement Project, Leon County Schools. It is a content-
centered package of instructional activities designed to supplement state-approved textbooks and
other instructional materials and to assist teachers who are teaching Language Arts to middle
school students of various achievement levels and diverse learning needs.
The content of the new
Language Arts 3
(course number 1001070) is designed to correlate
classroom practices with the
Florida Curriculum Frameworks
and the Sunshine State Standards.
Copies of the language arts package are being sent to every Florida middle school and sets are
being sent to each Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System Associate Center. To
distribute these materials, principals should identify language arts teachers in their schools who
are working with exceptional students in regular education settings. Please note that there is a
BAMBI J. L
OCKMAN
Chief
Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 614 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0475 • www.fldoe.org
District School Superintendents
November 29, 2004
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pull-out evaluation form in the front of the teacher’s guide. We ask your help in having the
selected teacher fill out the form and return it to us. Persons returning evaluation forms by June
30, 2005, will be eligible to receive additional complimentary copies.
The materials may be reproduced for use in the school system or additional copies may be
purchased from the Florida Department of Education, Office of Workforce Education, Career
Development and Product Distribution Unit, 325 W. Gaines Street, 644 Turlington Building,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400, 850/245-0452, 1/800-342-9271, Suncom 205-0452, FAX
850/245-0995. Prices are as follows:
12495.B
Language Arts 3
(student book)
$11.30
12495.A
Language Arts 3, Teacher’s Guide
$9.10
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Enclosures
cc:
Assistant Superintendents for Instruction
Contact Persons, FDLRS Associate Centers
Chairpersons, University Training Programs
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
Contact Persons, Secondary Education
Contact Persons, Dropout Prevention Programs
Contact Persons, Programs for Specific Learning Disabilities
Contact Persons, Programs for Emotional Handicaps
Middle School Principals
