FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
John L. Winn
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
Commissioner of Education
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
Members
DONNA G. CALLAWAY
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
PHOEBE RAULERSON
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
Contact Information:
LINDA K. TAYLOR
Samantha Love
(850) 245-9947
MEMORANDUM
samantha.love@fldoe.org
Cari Miller
TO:
District Superintendents
(850) 245-0803
cari.miller@fldoe.org
FROM:
Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D
K12: 2006-
90
DATE:
July 7, 2006
SUBJECT: THIRD
GRADE
STUDENT PROGRESSION
The Department of Education is pleased to provide this updated technical assistance document on third
grade progression issues. As you make important promotion and retention decisions for the third grade
students in your school district, we hope that this set of questions and answers will be a valuable resource.
The previous memo on this topic, K-12 (2005-60), went out via the paperless system on May 26, 2005.
Please refer to the memo that we are supplying today for the most accurate information.
Information on the following issues is provided: student portfolios, testing and assessment, tier three
students and transitional classrooms, options for parents of struggling readers, summer reading camps,
mid-year promotion, ESE promotion issues, curriculum, and professional development.
If we can be of further assistance or provide clarification on any of these topics, please contact Cari Miller
at 850/245-0503 or Cari.Miller@fldoe.org or Samantha Love at 850/245-9947 or
Samantha.Love@fldoe.org.
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Assistant Superintendents for Curriculum and Instruction
Directors of Elementary Education
Director of Student Services
Title I Coordinators
Director of Exceptional Student Education
District ESOL Coordinators
CHERI PIERSON YECKE, PH.D.
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CHANCELLOR, K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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325 W. GAINES STREET •SUITE 444• TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0426 • www.fldoe.org
