FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
K12: 2008-126
Date: August 14, 2008
DR. ERIC J. SMITH
Commissioner of Education
Kindergarten and Seventh Grade Immunization,
Validation Assessment School Year 2007-2008
Summary:
The Department of Health requested that our office forward to all school districts the attached
information regarding the Kindergarten and Seventh Grade Validation Assessment for the 2007-2008 school
year. Section 1003.22, Florida Statutes, requires each district school board and the governing authority of
each private school to refuse admittance or temporarily exclude from attendance any student who is not in
compliance with the immunization requirements for school attendance. The Validation Assessment indicated
1.8 percent of kindergarten students and 1 percent of seventh grade students in randomly selected schools were
attending school without proper documentation. Although this is an improvement over past years, schools
must continue to work closely with their county health department to temporarily exclude from attendance and
refer these students for required immunizations or obtain proper documentation in accordance with section
1003.22, Florida Statutes.
Please note the following acronyms: MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) and Td (tetanus-diphtheria). If you
have any questions, please contact Cameron Noblit, Bureau of Immunization, at (850) 245-4342, extension
2393.
Attachments (2)
Contact
: Dianne Mennitt, School Nurse Consultant
Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services
Phone: (850) 922-3727
E-mail: dmennitt@tempest.coedu.usf.edu
Status
:
X New
- Revises and replaces existing document
Issued by the
Florida Department of Education
Division of Public Schools
Bureau of
Exceptional Education and Student Services
http://www.fldoe.org/ese
DR. FRANCES HAITHCOCK
CHANCELLOR OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
