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:
Sheryl Sandvoss
TO:
District School Superintendents
(850) 245-0478
sheryl.sandvoss@fldoe.org
FROM:
Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.
K12: 2006-57
DATE:
April 27, 2006
SUBJECT:
Parallel Alternative Strategies for Students (PASS) materials
We are pleased to announce the distribution of a new Parallel Alternative Strategies for Students
(PASS) package,
American History Part 2.
The content-centered package supports the Florida
Department of Education’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 American history to 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 Florida, under the coordination of the Curriculum
Improvement Project, Leon County School District.
The content of the new
American History
book (course number 2100310) is designed to correlate
classroom practices with the
Florida Curriculum Frameworks
and the Sunshine State Standards.
Copies of the American History package are being sent to every Florida high school, and sets are
being sent to each Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System Associate Center. To
distribute these materials, principals should identify American history teachers in their schools who
are working with exceptional students in regular education settings. Please note that there is a pull-
out evaluation form in the front of the teacher’s guide. We ask your help in having the selected
teachers fill out the form and return it to us. Persons returning evaluation forms by July 31, 2006,
will be eligible to receive additional complimentary copies.
CHERI PIERSON YECKE, PH.D.
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CHANCELLOR, K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
PASS Materials Memo
April 27, 2006
Page 2
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
Planning and Product Distribution Unit, 325 W. Gaines Street, 644 Turlington Building,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399.
The Office of Workforce Education, Career Planning and Product Distribution Unit, can be reached
by telephone at 850/245-0452, 1/800-342-9271, Suncom 205-0452, or by fax at 850/245-0995.
Prices are as follows:
109070.B
109070.A
American History 2 (student book)
American History 2,
Teacher’s Guide
$13.12
$11.75
CPY/sst
Enclosures
cc: Assistant
Superintendents for Instruction
Contact Persons, FDLRS Associate Centers
Chairpersons, University Training Programs
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
Secondary Education Contact Persons
Dropout Prevention Programs Contact Persons
Programs for Specific Learning Disabilities Contact Persons
Programs for Emotional Handicaps Contact Persons
High School Principals
