FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
     
    John L. Winn
    Commissioner of Education
     
     
      
     
     
    STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
      
     
    F. PHILIP HANDY,
    Chairman
     
    T. WILLARD FAIR,
    Vice Chairman
     
     
    Members
     
    DONNA G. CALLAWAY
     
    R
    OBERTO MARTÍNEZ
     
    P
    HOEBE RAULERSON
     
    KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
    LINDA K. TAYLOR
     
     
     
    CONTACT PERSONS
     
     
      
      
      
      
      
      
    Name:
    Mary Jo Butler
    Dianne
    McCain
    Phone:
    (850) 245-0479
    Suncom:
    205-0479
    E-mail:
    maryjo.butler@fldoe.org
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    diane.mccain@fldoe.org
     
      
      
      
      
      
      
    K12:
    2006-65
     
    MEMORANDUM
     
    To:
     
      
    District School Superintendents
     
    From:
    Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.
     
     
    Date:
    May 15, 2006
     
     
    Subject:
     
    Technical Assistance Paper (TAP) Related to Parent Notification and No Child Left
    Behind Public School Choice
     
    The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, signed into law in January 2002, amended the Elementary
    and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and includes the vast majority of federal programs and
    funding that affect K12 education. NCLB contains many new provisions and requirements and
    places the responsibility for implementation at the federal, state, and local levels.
     
    The most significant changes contained in NCLB appear in Title I of the Act, which governs federal
    support for high-poverty students and schools. Schools and school districts that fail to demonstrate
    adequate yearly progress (AYP) in improving student proficiency may be identified as in need of
    improvement, corrective action, or restructuring. NCLB seeks to empower parents with information
    and options if their child’s academic needs are not being met. Parents are provided with many
    options for their children who attend low-performing Title I schools, including the opportunity to
    transfer to a higher-performing public school and supplemental educational services.
     
     
     
    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
     
     
    TAP Related to Parent Notification and No Child Left Behind Public School Choice
    May 15, 2006
    Page Two
     
    Please find attached a technical assistance paper (TAP) developed by department staff to
    provide school district and school personnel with information essential to the implementation of
    NCLB public school choice options. The requirements, procedures, and guidelines outlined in
    this TAP may be helpful in the development, implementation, and evaluation of school
    improvement and public school choice efforts. Included are sample parent letters in English,
    Spanish, and Haitian Creole. Bureau staff are developing additional resources for schools and
    districts to use for parent outreach. These materials will be sent to you under separate cover in
    the very near future.
     
    If you have questions or need additional information regarding parent notification and parent
    outreach relative to NCLB public school choice, please contact our office. Thank you for your
    continued leadership to Florida’s goal to ensure that all students have access to the highest
    quality educational program.
     
    CY:MJB:seo
     
    Attachment (TAP)
     
    cc: Assistant
    Superintendents
    for Curriculum and Instruction
     
    District Title I Coordinators
    District
    SES
    Contacts
    Principals
     
        
     
     
      

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