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Announcement of the English Language Learners in the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Classroom Learning Module

• Memo #07-39 (PDF, 36KB) - English Language Learners in the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Classroom Learning Module. January 31, 2008
• Visit the English Language Learners Website

• Memo # 07-18: (PDF, 90KB) Reporting Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program Students on the Automated Student Information System

Fact Sheet for Families of Preschool Children with Special Needs

• Memo # 07-12: (PDF) Fact Sheet for Families of Preschool Children with Special Needs
• Attachment: (PDF) What Families of Preschool Children with Special Needs Should Know about the Summer Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program (Revised 3-2007)

Technical Assistance Paper #: 07– 03 Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Programs and Programs for Children with Disabilities

• Memo #07-08: TAP #07-03 (PDF) Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Programs and Programs for Children with Disabilities
• Technical Assistance Paper #07-03 (PDF) Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Programs and Programs for Children with Disabilities

Timelines for the 2007 Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program Curriculum Approval Process

• Memo #07-10:(PDF, 63KB) Timelines for the 2007 Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program Curriculum Approval Process
• Attachment:(PDF, 19KB) Timelines for 2007 Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Curriculum Approval Process

Nominations for Appointments to the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program Curriculum Approval Committee (2-6-2007)

• Memo #07-06: (PDF, 75KB) Nominations for Appointments to the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program Curriculum Approval Committee (2-2007)
• Attachment 1: (PDF, 35KB) Information for Prospective Members of the VPK Education Program Curriculum Approval Committee
• Attachment 2: (PDF, 19KB) VPK Education Program Curriculum Approval Committee Member Nomination Form Part I
• Attachment 3: (PDF, 21KB) VPK Education Program Curriculum Approval Committee Member Nomination Form Part II

Results of 2006 Kindergarten Teacher Survey - Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program

• Memo #07-03 (PDF): Results of 2006 Kindergarten Teacher Survey - Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program (1-24-07)
• Attachment (PDF):Kindergarten Teacher Survey Summary Report

Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Instructor Qualifications

• Memo #07-02 (PDF): TAP #07-01 Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Instructor Qualifications (1-24-07)
• Technical Assistance Paper # 07-01 (PDF): Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Instructor Qualifications

Technical Assistance Paper #07-02: 2004-05 and 2005-06 School District Participation and Impact of Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Program

• Memo # 07-01: (PDF) Technical Assistance Paper #07-02: 2004-05 and 2005-06 School District Participation and Impact of Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK Program (1-24-07)
• Technical Assistance Paper # 07-02: (PDF) Technical Assistance Paper #07-02: 2004-05 and 2005-06 School District Participation and Impact of Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Program

Results of 2006 Administration – Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS)

• Memo (PDF) Results of 2006 Administration – Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS) (12-8-06)
• Attachment (PDF) DIBELS Letter Naming Fluency Percent Change 2005-06 to 2006-07 (PDF)
• Attachment (PDF) DIBELS Initial Sound Fluency Percent Change 2005-06 to 2006-07 (PDF)
• Attachment (PDF) DIBELS Letter Naming Fluency and Initial Sound Percentage Change Maps (PDF)
• Attachment(PDF)> 2006-07 DIBELS Letter Naming and Initial Sound FluencyAbove Average/Low Risk KG Students at or Above the State Average(PDF)

Teenage Parent Program Reporting Procedures and Dates for Fiscal Year 2006-2007

• Memo # 06-18: (PDF) Teenage Parent Program Reporting Procedures and Dates for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 (09-11-06)
• Attachment 1: (PDF) Instructions for completing the Teenage Parent Program-Supplemental Information Form
• Attachment 2: (PDF)Teenage Parent Program – Supplemental Information Form

Participation of Virtual School Students in the Fall 2006 Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS)

• Memo #06-16 (PDF, 63KB) (8-15-06)
• Attachment (PDF, 25KB) FCA kindergarten count

300-Hour Summer Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program

•  Memo #06-15(PDF, 59KB) (07-13-06)

Awarding of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for Successful Completion of DOE-Approved Trainings

• Memo #06-14 (PDF, 64KB) (07-28-06)

Adoption of Rule 6A-6.040, Florida Administrative Code (FAC), Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Director Endorsement for Private Providers

• Memo #06-13 (PDF, 47KB), (7-11-06)
• Attachment (PDF, 117KB) TAP #06-05: (VPK) Director Endorsement for Private Providers

2006-07 Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS)

• Memo #06-12 (PDF, 78KB) (7-31-06)
• Attachment 1 (PDF, 120KB) Office of Early Learning, Technical Assistance Paper #06-06, Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener: Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
• Attachment 2 (PDF, 28KB) Flow chart with recommended procedures for training non-public school teachers and screening of non-public kindergarten students who participated in VPK (PDF)
• Attachment 3 (PDF, 63KB) Sample district letter to non-public schools announcing dates, times, and locations of district FLKRS trainings (PDF)
• Attachment 4 (PDF, 72KB) DOE letter sent to all non-registered public schools (PDF)
• Attachment 5 (PDF, 194KB) Flow chart on procedures for selection of kindergarten students for the IDEL  (PDF)
• Attachment 6 (PDF, 61KB) Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS) brochure order form (PDF)

2006-07 Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Funding: Minimum Funding Level for District Summer VPK Programs

• Memo #06-10 (PDF, 142KB), (06-2-06)
• 0607 Allocation (Excel, 82KB)

Administration of Home Language Survey and English Language Proficiency Assessment of Students in Summer Voluntary PreKindergarten (VPK) Education Programs

• Memo #06-09 (PDF, 65KB), (05/23/06)

Fact Sheets (Spanish and Haitian Creole Translations) for Families of Preschool Children with Special Needs

• Memo #06-08, (PDF) (05-24-06)
• Creole Attachment (PDF)
• Spanish Attachment (PDF)

2006-07 Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS) – Regional Training Meetings

• Memo #06-06, (04-25-06)
• Attachment A
• Attachment B

TAP 06-04: Selected Questions and Response: Summer Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program Planning

• Memo, (PDF) (04-24-06)
• Attachment 1 (PDF)
• Attachment 2 (PDF)

TAP 06-03: Reporting Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program Students on the Automated Student Information System

• Memo #06-04 (PDF, 61KB), (03-28-06)
• TAP (PDF, 57KB)

Fact Sheet for Families of Preschool Children with Special Needs

• Memo #06-03 (PDF), (03-15-06)
• Attachment (PDF)

Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program (VPK) Funding and the District Cost Differential (DCD)

• Memo #06-02 (PDF, 60KB), (03-03-06)
• Attachment (PDF, 24KB)

Class Size Reduction Requirement and School District Eligibility to Provide Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education School-Year Program for 2006-07

• Memo, (PDF) (03-02-06)
• Attachment (PDF)

Rilya Wilson Act and School District-Operated Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Programs

• Memo #06-01 (PDF), (01-23-06)

Summer Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Planning Tool; December 2005

• Memo #05-08 (PDF), (12-06-05)

Paperless Communication Sign-Up for VPK Information

• Memo #05-06, (PDF, 78KB) (11-08-05)

Enrollment in Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) School-Year Education Programs

• Memo (PDF), (11-03-05)
• Attachment 1 (PDF)
• Attachment 2 (PDF)

Teenage Parent Program Reporting Procedures and Dates for Fiscal Year 2005-2006

• Memo, (PDF) (10-25-05)
• Teenage Parent Program – Supplemental Information Form (PDF)
• Instructions for completing the Teenage Parent Program-Supplemental Information Form (PDF)

E-Rate: Telecommunications Service Discounts for Voluntary
Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Providers - Revised

• Memo #05-05, (PDF) (09-23-05)
• E-Rate Workshops 2005

TAP 05-02: Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Programs (VPK) and Programs for Children with Disabilities

• Memo #05-03, (PDF) (07-20-05)
• TAP (PDF)

First Day of the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program

• Memo #05-02, (PDF) (07-18-05)
• AWI Fact Sheet
• Coalition Contacts (PDF)

TAP 05-01: School Districts and the Provision of VPK Education Programs

• Memo, (PDF) (04-19-05)
• TAP (PDF)

Class Size Reduction Requirement and School District Eligibility to Provide Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education School-Year Program for 2005-06

• Memo, (PDF) (04-12-05)
• Attachment A (PDF)
• Attachment B (PDF)

Florida’s VPK Program-HB1A; Request for Contact Information and Scheduling of First Conference Call

• Memo, (Word, 114KB) (01-21-05)
• Attachment (Word, 28KB)

VPK Meetings

• Previous Years Training Calendars (PDF, 100KB)
• Previous Years Training Calendars (PDF, 100KB)
• Previous Years Training Calendars (PDF, 250KB)
• Previous Years Training Calendars (PDF, 478KB)
• Previous Years Training Calendars (PDF, 202KB)
• Previous Years Training Calendars (PDF, 2MB)
• Previous Years Training Calendars (PDF, 480KB)
• Meeting Agenda (PDF, 26KB)
• Workgroup Members (PDF, 41KB)
• Presentation (PDF, 407KB)
• Proceedings (PDF, 66KB)
• Summer VPK Planning Tool (PDF, 1MB) - Revised December 2005

VPK Presentations

• Press Release announcing 2006-07 VPK Provider Final Readiness Rate
• FOIL Meeting (PDF, 740KB)(12-01-05) Revised 01-12-06
• Coalition Executive Director’s Meeting (PDF, 745KB) (12-01-05) Revised 01-12-06
• Senate Education Appropriations (PDF, 327KB) (11-10-05)See slides 19-28
• House Education Appropriations (PDF, 1MB) (02-16-05)

Performance Standards

• Performance Standards Overview (Word, 75KB)
• Training Contacts (PDF, 342KB)

• Panel of Experts (Word, 39KB)

• Agenda (PDF, 40KB)
• List of Members (PDF, 17KB)
• Performance Standards (PDF, 71KB) (State Board Briefing)
• Performance Standards (PDF, 35KB) (as adopted by State Board)
• DIBELS Risk Levels Chart (PDF)
• Proceedings from May 2005 Meeting (PDF, 195KB)

• Proceedings from February 2005 Meeting (PDF, 414KB)

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