FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
S
TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Chairman
Members
DONNA G. CALLAWAY
DR. AKSHAY DESAI
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
PHOEBE RAULERSON
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
LINDA K. TAYLOR
Jeanine Blomberg
Commissioner of Education
MEMORANDUM
TO:
District School Superintendents
Contact Information:
Name: Dianne Mennitt
Phone: (850) 922-3727
Email: dmennitt@tempest.coedu.usf.edu
K12: 2007-
FROM:
Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.
DATE:
September 19, 2007
SUBJECT:
SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION ANNUAL REPORTS AND SURVEYS 2007-2008
The Florida Department of Education is committed to a seamless education system to promote
a safe learning environment that promotes student achievement. Section 1003.22(8), Florida
Statutes, and Rule 64D-3.046(3), Florida Administrative Code, require the Department of Health
(DOH) to collect annual reports from all public and private schools to certify compliance with the
compulsory school immunization law.
For the 2007-08 School Year, the Department of Education will accept both Code 8 and Code 1
as indicators of seventh grade immunization compliance. Therefore, districts and schools may
continue to use Immunization Status Code 8 for seventh grade compliance reporting, may
switch to using only Code 1 in 2007-08, or may phase-in the switch to using Code 1 as new
students are entered into the data system. The Department of Education and the Department of
Health continue to work collaboratively to provide technical assistance and support to school
districts and local county health departments regarding compulsory school immunizations.
Please find the Florida Department of Health Memorandum with attachments (1 – 3) regarding
Compulsory School Immunization Annual Reports and Surveys for the 2007-2008 School Year.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact your Bureau of
Immunization (BOI) field staff representative (see Attachment 3), or Ms. Candis Pesquera at
(850) 245-4342 or SunCom 205-4342, Extension 2395.
Thank you for your assistance with this activity.
CPY:dm
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
Attachments(3)
cc: Student Services Directors
MIS Directors
School Health Services Coordinators
School Choice
Charles Alexander, Chief, Florida Department of Health/Bureau of Immunization
