3. January 23, 2009
    6. MEMORANDUM
    8. TO: District School Superintendents
    10. FROM: Lavan Dukes
    11. Education Information and Accountability Services
    13. Subject: U.S. Department of Education Year 2008 Elementary and
    14. Secondary School Civil Rights Compliance Report
    16. In accordance with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education and the Florida Department of Education’s strategic imperative to increase the quantity and improve the quality of education options for all students, a survey for the Year 2008 Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights Compliance Report is being conducted.
    18. The Education Information Services Office, using data from 2007-08 Survey 5 and 2008-09 Survey 2, will submit the majority of the data for the report to OCR. However, since additional data are needed to satisfy OCR’s reporting requirements, a website (http://data.fldoe.org/ocr_report/) has been created to aid you in reporting these data. Please access this website and complete the District Summary, Ability Grouping, Advanced Placement, Alternative School and Interscholastic Athletics School Report Forms. Your user name is your district name and your password is your 2-digit district number. After your initial access of the website you will be asked to change your password to one that you create.
    20. The data submitted on the website, along with appropriate school data from Survey 5 and Survey 2, will be used to create a data file to be sent to OCR that will include your district’s 2008 Civil Rights Compliance Report.
    25. January 23, 2009
    26. U.S. Department of Education Year 2008 Elementary and
    27. Secondary School Civil Rights Compliance Report
    28. Page Two
    30. As stated, the majority of OCR reporting requirements can be met using data already reported on the DOE Information Data Base, which covers basically all of the requirements for OCR’s school level form, ED102 - Individual School Report. Copies of this form are not being sent to you due to its length.
    32. A report will be created which your district’s Information Services staff may download. You will be notified of the availability of the report. If you or your staff have any questions or you would like a copy of ED102, please contact Nada Scott in Education Information Services, at (850) 245-0400 or at Nada.Scott@fldoe.org .
    34. The website survey forms must be completed by March 13, 2009.
    36. LD:ns
    39. c: OCR Compliance Report Contacts
    40. District MIS Directors
    41. Student Data Base Contacts
 
 
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
Eric J. Smith
Commissioner of Education
 
  
 
 
 
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
  
 
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Chairman
 
Members
 
PETER BOULWARE
 
AKSHAY DESAI
 
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
  
 
PHOEBE RAULERSON
 
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
 
LINDA K. TAYLOR
 
 
 
 
 
January 23, 2009
 
 
MEMORANDUM
 
TO:
District School Superintendents
  
 
FROM:
Lavan Dukes
Education Information and Accountability Services
 
 
 
Subject:
U.S. Department of Education Year 2008 Elementary and
Secondary School Civil Rights Compliance Report
 
In accordance with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education and the
Florida Department of Education’s strategic imperative to increase the quantity and improve the quality of
education options for all students, a survey for the Year 2008 Elementary and Secondary School Civil
Rights Compliance Report is being conducted.
 
The Education Information Services Office, using data from 2007-08 Survey 5 and 2008-09 Survey 2,
will submit the majority of the data for the report to OCR. However, since additional data are needed to
satisfy OCR’s reporting requirements, a website (http://data.fldoe.org/ocr_report/) has been created to aid
you in reporting these data. Please access this website and complete the District Summary, Ability
Grouping, Advanced Placement, Alternative School and Interscholastic Athletics School Report Forms.
Your user name is your district name and your password is your 2-digit district number. After your initial
access of the website you will be asked to change your password to one that you create.
 
The data submitted on the website, along with appropriate school data from Survey 5 and Survey 2, will
be used to create a data file to be sent to OCR that will include your district’s 2008 Civil Rights
Compliance Report.
 
 
 
GARNET L. DUKES, JR.
Accountability, Research, and Measurement
 
 
 
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 852 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0400 • www.fldoe.org
 
 
 
January 23, 2009
U.S. Department of Education Year 2008 Elementary and
Secondary School Civil Rights Compliance Report
Page Two
 
As stated, the majority of OCR reporting requirements can be met using data already reported on the DOE
Information Data Base, which covers basically all of the requirements for OCR’s school level form,
ED102 - Individual School Report. Copies of this form are not being sent to you due to its length.
 
A report will be created which your district’s Information Services staff may download. You will be
notified of the availability of the report. If you or your staff have any questions or you would like a copy
of ED102, please contact Nada Scott in Education Information Services, at (850) 245-0400 or at
Nada.Scott@fldoe.org .
 
The website survey forms must be completed by March 13, 2009.
 
LD:ns
 
 
c: OCR Compliance Report Contacts
District MIS Directors
Student Data Base Contacts
Dr. Frances Haithcock
 
 
 
 
 
 

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