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
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OBERTO MARTÍNEZ
P
HOEBE RAULERSON
L
INDA K. TAYLOR
CONTACT
PERSONS
NAME:
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Ksena Zipperer
Penny Detscher
PHONE:
(850) 245-0480
SUNCOM:
205-0480
E-MAIL:
ksena.zipperer@fldoe.org
penny.detscher@fldoe.org
K12:
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2005-164
MEMORANDUM
TO:
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District School Superintendents
FROM:
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Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.
DATE:
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December 9, 2005
SUBJECT:
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Invitation to Middle and High School HIV/AIDS and Pregnancy Prevention
Workshop: “
Promoting Prevention Together”
in Panama City, Florida
The Department of Education’s Coordinated School Health Program (CSHP) in the Office of Safe
and Healthy Schools is sponsoring a winter workshop for teachers, school nurses, Department of
Health personnel, school social workers, parents, and students, titled “
Promoting Prevention
Together.”
This workshop will be offered on
January 18, 2006, in Panama City, Florida, at
a.m. to 3:45 p.m., central time.
The workshop is offered in collaboration with school districts, Bay County Health Department,
Florida Department of Health Abstinence Projects, North East Florida Education Consortium,
CHERI PIERSON YECKE, PH.D.
CHANCELLOR, K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
District School Superintendents
December 9, 2005
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and Big Bend Area Health Education Center. The purpose of this workshop is to provide
training in abstinence education, human sexuality, HIV/STD, and pregnancy prevention
education, instructional strategies, and classroom activities.
District health coordinators, school district instructional staff, school nurses, school social
workers, staff from local health departments, and parents are encouraged to participate. School
districts will be reimbursed for the substitutes of teachers who attend these workshops, if needed.
The workshop will be limited to the first 125 participants who register. Certificates of
attendance will be provided to participants who wish to apply for Continuing Education Units.
Area high school students, with their parents’ permission, may also attend this workshop. A
keynote presentation for youth will be presented by Dr. Stephen Fallon. Dr. Fallon is an award
winning, nationally published science and editorial writer
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For additional information concerning
Dr. Fallon, click on http://www.skills4.org/. There will also be an afternoon session designed for
youth. School districts will be responsible for providing transportation and collecting field trip
permission forms for students who attend the workshop.
Please find attached an agenda and an invoice for teacher substitutes. The teacher substitute
form must be submitted by fax to the Florida Department of Education’s Coordinated School
Health Program after the workshop at (850) 245-5116. You may register for this workshop by
clicking on the link below and following the prompts. Deadline for registration is January 11,
2006 (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=46811464518).
We look forward to sharing ideas and exchanging information through this important prevention
project. Should you have any questions, please contact Rachel Purcell, with North East Florida
Education Consortium, at (386) 329-3800, or Ksena Zipperer, Program Specialist, or Penny
Detscher, Educational Program Director, Coordinated School Health Program, at (850) 245-0480.
CPY:kz
Attachments
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District Health Education Coordinators
District Health Services Coordinators
District Student Service Directors
County Health Department School Health Coordinators
Coordinated School Health Program Partners Project Schools
Florida Department of Education HIV/AIDS Education Advisory Council Member
Safe and Drug Free Schools Coordinators
