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Current memorandums, brochures or any type of valuable information for parents, educators, administrators and support personnel will be automatically posted on this website.
Another valuable
resource is the MDCPS
Communication Center.
Events and/or trainings that have taken place, are now located under
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Parent Academy The Parent Academy of Miami-Dade County Public Schools ® is a year-round initiative designed to help parents become full partners in their children’s education. Visit the Parent Academy web site and/or download the helpful information flyer below. Helping your Child Succeed in School |
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The
National Forestry & Wildlife Division offers a great benefit you may or may
not know about.
It is a free lifetime access pass for any person with a disability or for the
caregivers of a person with a disability. It allows access to ALL national
parks for free. All that is required is a letter from the physician stating the disability and you take it to your local National Forestry & Wildlife Division to get the pass. Each pass will admit up to 4 adults and children under 16 are always free. This link answers all the questions: http://store.usgs.gov/pass/access.html |
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The
Parent Training and Information Center for Central & Northeast Florida
is excited to
announce a new online message board and chat room on their website at
www.CFLparents.org Parents can meet and talk with other parents of children with disabilities! Visit the new chat room every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month for informal online chats about various subjects related to the IEP process. Also, visit on the 3rd Wednesday of each month as they host guest speakers who will answer questions on various topics. |
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Annual
Parent Survey Coming in May –
The Florida Department of Education
(F-DOE)
Bureau of Exceptional
Education and Student Services is conducting
a parent survey as part of the
Florida Department of Education’s activities related to the State Performance
Plan (Indicator 8--Parent Involvement). Attached is a flyer announcing
the exceptional student education (ESE) Annual Parent Survey, which may be
downloaded and copied to send to schools and parents of children with
disabilities. |
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Special
Education Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program You are eligible if you borrowed money after October 1, 1998 (qualifying federal loans for teacher loan forgiveness now include Perkins Loans, Federal Family Education Loans (FFEL), and Direct Loans) and you taught special education in a low-income school for five consecutive years. Highly qualified math, science, and special education teachers are eligible for up to $17,500. Teachers who are highly qualified but do not teach math, science or special education are eligible for up to $5,000 in loan forgiveness. |
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An Assistive Technology Training is available to any interested employees by Denise Marshall, Division of Blind Services Trainer. The training is FREE on a variety of adaptive technologies for students who are blind or visually impaired. |
| The Florida Department of Health invites you as child health advocates and/or early care and education professionals to consider submitting a proposal for the Sharing Solutions December conference. |
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The
Department of Education has issued the following communication
regarding Highly Qualified Exceptional Student Education Teachers
Question and Answers. You may view the document at:
http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-3679/k12_06_54memo.pdf (Memo) http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-3680/k12_06_54att.pdf (Attachment) For information regarding the content of this message, please contact Lezlie Cline or Evy Friend at: Lezlie.Cline@fldoe.org or Evy.Friend@fldoe.org |
| The Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Exceptional Student Education and Student Services has complied a Legislative History of Florida's ESE Programs. |
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Surrogate Parents Needed!
Volunteers are needed to serve as surrogate parents. Free training offered through Florida Diagnostic Learning and Resource System-South Download flyer for additional information and share with others. |
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Here
is a link to an organization that is offering one time grants to
families of children with autism who are in dire need of help with
therapy, biomedical treatments, etc.
http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/helpinghand.php |
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