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
MEMORANDUM
Contact Information:
Arlene Duncan
(850) 245-0477
arlene.duncan@fldoe.org
K12: 2005-143
TO: District School Superintendents
FROM: Bambi J. Lockman, Chief
Bureau of Exceptional Education and
Student Services
Michael Tremor, Chief
Bureau of School Improvement
DATE: October 17, 2005
SUBJECT:
Parallel Alternative Strategies for Students (PASS) materials: Language Arts 1
We are pleased to announce the distribution of a new Parallel Alternative Strategies for Students
(PASS) package,
Language Arts.
The content-centered package supports the Department’s goal
of highest student achievement by providing 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. This PASS package was developed through the joint efforts of exceptional student
education and content area teachers throughout Fl
Improvement Project, Leon County Schools.
The content of the new
Language Arts 1
(course number 1001010) 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
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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, 2006, 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:
12663.B
Language Arts 1
(student book)
$11.75
12663.A
Language Arts 1, Teacher’s Guide
$9.70
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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
