FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
     
    S
      
    TATE BOARD 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
     
    John L. Winn
    Commissioner of Education
     
     
      
     
      
     
     
     
     
     
     
    M E M O R A N D U M
     
    To:
      
    Principals
     
    From:
      
    Jim
    Warford
     
    Date:
      
    April
    20,
    2005
     
    Subject:
     
    School Survey for the Study of Alternatives to Suspension
     
    The Florida Department of Education’s goal of
    Highest Student Achievement
    is one of the top priorities
    for K-12, and the Department of Education, Bureau of Family and Community Outreach, has contracted
    with Evaluation Systems Design, Inc., to conduct a study of the procedures and programs school districts
    have implemented that are alternatives to suspending students from school. This project is funded
    through Title IV and began in February 2004. The report for last year is available under the publications
    section of the website for Evaluation Systems Design, Inc., http://www.esdi.cc/.
     
    To increase the Department’s knowledge of these programs, we are conducting a survey of all schools in
    the state to obtain more detailed information on current practices in alternatives to out-of-school
    suspension. The survey will take less than 10 minutes to complete. Individual school results will not be
    released, only summaries for reporting purposes. Please click on this link to complete the survey:
     
    www.opi-surveys.com/esdi/altoss1.htm
     
    If you have questions or additional comments, please contact Dr. Constance Bergquist, President, at
    Evaluation Systems Design, Inc., 5145 Pimlico Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32309 (Phone: 850-893-9504)
    (Fax: 850-893-9569) (e-mail: esdi@talstar.com).
     
    I hope you will join the department in our efforts to learn more about effective alternatives to suspension
    in Florida.
     
    cc
    Directors of Student Services
     
    Dropout Prevention Contacts
     
    Exceptional Student Education Coordinators
    JIM WARFORD
    K-12 CHANCELLOR
     
     
    325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
     
     

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