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
JULIA L. JOHNSON
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
PHOEBE RAULERSON
LINDA K. TAYLOR
February 10, 2005
M E M O R A N D U M
TO:
District School Superintendents
FROM:
Mary Laura Openshaw, Director, Just Read, Florida!
SUBJECT:
Professional Development for Competency 1 of the Reading Endorsement
We are pleased to announce that the Educational Research and Dissemination Program (ER&D) offered
by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) through the Florida Education Association (FEA) is
approved for Competency 1 of the Reading Endorsement for 60 hours. The Just Read, Florida! Office is
committed to offering high quality professional development to all teachers, including those 6-12 teachers
who need the reading endor
sement by June 30, 2006. The ER&D program has a long and illustrious
history, and we are very pleased that Florida teachers may apply this professional development towards
the reading endorsement.
Beginning Reading Instruction may count for 48 endorsement inservice points and Reading
Comprehension Instruction may count for 12 endorsement inservice points, both in Competency 1. If you
have teachers in your district who have taken both modules, you may award them the full 60 hours. If
they have taken Beginning Reading Instruction but not Reading Comprehension, they will need to take a
12 hour session that addresses comprehension. If a teacher has taken neither of these courses, a 60 hour
component has been developed that addresses both areas.
For more information, please contact Danielle Montes, ER&D Project Director, at (305)969-6511.
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Reading Endorsement Contacts
Professional Development Contacts
FEA Local Chapters
Danielle Montes
Rosa Pickett
MARY LAURA OPENSHAW
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DIRECTOR, JUST READ, FLORIDA!
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325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1548 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0503 • www.fldoe.org