FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
John L. Winn
Commissioner of Education
STATE BOARD OF E
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
Jan Anderson
Phone:
(850) 245-0479
Suncom:
205-0479
E-mail:
maryjo.butler@fldoe.org
jan.anderson@fldoe.org
K12: 2006-151
TAP NUMBER: BPSO-2006-008
MEMORANDUM
TO:
District Superintendents
FROM:
Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.
DATE:
October 12, 2006
SUBJECT:
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PAPER (TAP) RELATED TO PARENT DISTRICT
PROVIDER AGREEMENTS (PDPA)
The No Child Left Behind Act provides low-income parents whose children attend Title I schools
that are in need of improvement with an opportunity to access free tutoring, or supplemental
educational services (SES), to expand options for their children who are struggling in school.
NCLB requires each school district to enter into an agreement with the state-approved SES
provider selected by the parents in the district. This agreement, or Parent District Provider
Agreement (PDPA), must be developed in consultation with the student’s parents.
Please find attached a technical assistance paper (TAP) developed by Department staff to
provide school and district personnel and SES providers with information essential to the
development, implementation, and evaluation of a student’s PDPA. The TAP identifies those
components of the PDPA for which school district personnel and SES providers have respective
responsibility and provides information and suggestions for completing and implementing those
components as required by NCLB. The document includes assistance in writing measurable
goals for the PDPA and a sample PDPA that districts can use or modify to meet local needs.
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
Technical Assistance Paper (TAP) Related To Parent District
Provider Agreements (PDPA)
October 12, 2006
Page Two
You may access additional information related to the PDPA on the Bureau of Public School
Options’ website at http://www.firn.edu/doe/flbpso/nclbchoice/ses/memos.htm. Thank you for
your continued leadership to Florida’s goal to ensure that all students have access to the
highest quality educational program.
CPY:MJB:seo
Attachment (TAP)
cc: Assistant Superintendents for Curriculum and Instruction
Title I Coordinators
SES Contacts
State-Approved SES Providers