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Each VPK provider's curriculum must be developmentally appropriate, designed to prepare a student for early literacy, enhance the age-appropriate progress of students in attaining the state-adopted performance standards, and prepare students to be ready for kindergarten based on the statewide kindergarten screening. (Section 1002.67(2)(b), Florida Statutes) VPK providers may select or design the curriculum for their classrooms, unless on probation for continuing failure to meet kindergarten readiness rates.

Legislation implementing the VPK Education Program requires the Department of Education to review and approve curricula for use by private providers and public schools that have been placed on probation as a result of their kindergarten readiness rates falling below the minimum rate adopted by the State Board of Education. DOE must maintain a list of such curricula.

The following documents provide information regarding the VPK Curriculum Approval Process as well additional resources related to curriculum and VPK programs.

2010 Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program Curriculum Approval Process

The Florida Department of Education has announced the call for publishers’ submissions of comprehensive prekindergarten curricula for the 2010 Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Curriculum Approval Process.

For the purposes of this approval process, a curriculum is defined as a set of written materials that

• is replicable
• addresses the use of materials, scheduling, arranging the environment, and interaction between children and adults, either separately or in combination
• includes more than activity suggestions and more than theory and pedagogy
• is aligned with the VPK Education Standards
• is aligned with scientifically-based research.

Only comprehensive curricula will be reviewed for approval during this process. In order to be considered comprehensive, the materials submitted must stand alone and cover the VPK Education Standards in all eight domains. If ancillary or supplemental materials are required in order for a given curriculum to be considered comprehensive those additional materials must be submitted with the basic curriculum as a packaged set (i.e., “curriculum package”) and must be made available to providers as a complete curriculum at a set price.

• Florida Administrative Weekly notice

2010 Publisher’s Meeting

The Florida Department of Education announces a meeting for all publishers interested in submitting comprehensive prekindergarten curricula for the 2010 Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Curriculum Approval Process.

The meeting will be held Monday, February 22, 2010 from 12:00 noon to 2:30 p.m. The meeting location is 1706 Turlington Education Building, 325 W. Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399. To ensure timely check-in at the security desk, names of participants should be submitted to OEL staff ahead of time. For interested parties who are not able to attend in person, a conference line will be available. Please contact us for conference line information.

• Florida Administrative Weekly notice
• • To attend the Webinar on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Register at this link: https://suncom.webex.com/suncom/onstage/g.php?d=594973783&t=a
  • Call in to the Webinar at 1-888-808-6959, conference code 2450966
  • To attend the Webinar on Friday, February 26, 2010, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Register at this link: https://suncom.webex.com/suncom/onstage/g.php?d=598662815&t=a
  • Call in to the Webinar at 1-888-808-6959, conference code 2450966

Curriculum Review Committee Training

The Florida Department of Education announces training for the Curriculum Review Committee. The training will be held via Webinar on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The same training will be repeated on Friday, February 26, 2010 from 12:30 to 4:30.

Committee members will receive login and conference call-in information. Only committee members will participate in the Webinar, though it is open to the public for viewing/listening purposes. Please contact the Office of Early Learning for login details.

• Florida Administrative Weekly notice

Documents

• VPK Curriculum Approval Policies and Procedures 2007 (PDF, 298KB)
• VPK Curriculum Approval Specifications 2007 (Word, 414KB)

Forms

Curriculum Approval Committee:

• Committee Member Affidavit (PDF, 31KB)
• Curriculum Evaluation Form (A-E) (Word, 88KB)
• Curriculum Evaluation Form (F) (Word, 38KB)

Publishers

• Publisher Affidavit (PDF, 17KB)
• Publisher Intent to Submit Form (Word, 44KB)
• Publisher Intent to Present Form (Word, 46KB)
• Publisher Registration Form (Word, 40KB)
• Written Correlation - Sample Form (Excel, 40KB)
• Research Base - Sample Form (Word, 41KB)

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