FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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    STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
    John L. Winn
    Commissioner of Education
    F. PHILIP HANDY,
    Chairman
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    District School Superintendents
    February 20, 2006
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    Prior to entering the report information on line, please follow these steps:
    1.
    Review the definitions for “elementary, junior and high schools,” and “other firearms” at:
    http://www.firn.edu/doe/besss/pdf/gfsa_definitions.pdf
    The federal definitions for “other firearms,” does not contain such items as toy guns, cap
    guns, air powered bb guns, pellet guns, etc. In Florida, even though some LEAs may expel
    students for bringing or possessing these items, they are not GFSA gun violations and should
    not
    be included in this report. If you still have questions regarding firearm definitions,
    contact one of the division offices of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Tampa
    Field Division, (813) 202-7300 or the Miami Field Division, (305) 597-4800.
    2.
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    Contact your Safe and Drug-Free Schools (SDFS) Coordinator to review the GFSA data
    submitted for the 2005-2006 Title IV SDFS grant application. The Title IV SDFS program
    requires LEAs to provide in their Title IV grant application, the number of students expelled
    for bringing or possessing a gun on school property, including the name of the school
    concerned and the type of firearms concerned. The GFSA data submitted in this grant
    application are for school year
    2004-2005.
    Since the Title IV SDFS grant application was
    submitted in the spring of 2005, before the district went through the 2005-2006 data
    verification period, the data submitted may be different from the final district numbers.
    Therefore, please submit the most up-to-date information
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    3.
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    Contact Michael Turner, Program Manager, Office of Safe and Healthy Schools, for your
    initial
    password
    to access the online form and for technical assistance at
    email:
    michael.turner@fldoe.org,
    or phone:
    (850) 245-9977, or
    Suncom:
    205-9977.
    4.
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    Complete and submit the form online and mail the Superintendent Verification Letter, no
    later than
    Wednesday, March 15, 2006,
    to the Florida Department of Education,
    Attention
    :
    Michael Turner, 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 501, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400. Once
    the online form is submitted, a Superintendent Verification Letter will be generated.
    We thank you for your time and for all you do to help keep Florida's students and schools safe.
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