FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
John L. Winn
Commissioner of Education
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
Members
DONNA G. CALLAWAY
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
PHOEBE RAULERSON
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
LINDA K. TAYLOR
MEMORANDUM
Contact Information:
TO:
Exceptional Student Education Directors
FDLRS Associate Center Managers
Kathy Burton
(850) 245-0478
Kathy.Burton@fldoe.org
FROM:
Bambi J. Lockman
K12: 2006-08
DATE:
February 3, 2006
SUBJECT:
2006 Family Café Conference
The Department of Education is proud to support the 8
th
Annual Family Café Conference and Governor’s
Summit on Disabilities as part of our commitment to provide a quality education to all students. During
the annual three-day conference, individuals with disabilities and special health care needs and their
families have an opportunity to gain valuable knowledge, to interact with state agencies’ representatives
and private providers, and to expand their network of supports. The 8
th
Annual Family Café Conference
will be held June 2-4, 2006, in Orlando, Florida, at the Caribe Royale, located at 8101 World Center
Drive, Orlando, Florida (407-238-8083).
Pre-conference registration for the 8
th
Annual Family Café Conference will begin on February 14, 2006.
There is no conference registration fee.
Limited financial assistance will be provided to families by
Family Café. The financial assistance funds through Family Café are available on a first-come, first-serve
basis, and have historically been exhausted soon after registration opens. Therefore, we encourage
districts to make families of students with disabilities aware of the pre-conference registration and
financial assistance as soon as possible. We also encourage you to financially support families to attend
the 8
th
Annual Family Café Conference through the use of discretionary grants.
As part of the conference, Governor Jeb Bush will speak at the 8
th
Annual Governor’s Summit on
Disabilities on Friday, June 2, 2006, from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Participants may either register online at
www.familycafe.net or call the Family Café office at 1-888-309-2233 to request a registration brochure
be mailed. Pre-registration ends on March 31, 2006.
BJL/kbm
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District Parent Services Personnel
FDLRS Parent Services Personnel
State Advisory Committee for the Education of Exceptional Students
BAMBI J. LOCKMAN
Chief
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Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services
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325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 614 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0475 • www.fldoe.org
