SHEEO Agencies 19801 Telephone 302577-3240 Fax 302-577-6765 Agency E-mail 727-2739 rolin.sidwell@dc.gov Return to top florida Council for education Policy Research http://www.sheeo.org/agencies.asp
Extractions: (G) = governing board Jump to: AK - Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education AK - University of Alaska System AL - Alabama Commission on Higher Education AR - Arkansas Department of Higher Education AZ - Arizona Board of Regents CA - California Postsecondary Education Commission CO - Colorado Commission on Higher Education CT - Connecticut Department of Higher Education DC - D.C. Office of Postsecondary Education DE - Delaware Higher Education Commission FL - Florida Board of Education GA - Georgia Board of Regents HI - Hawaii Board of Regents IA - Board of Regents, State of Iowa ID - Idaho Office of the State Board of Education IL - Illinois Board of Higher Education IN - Indiana Commission for Higher Education KS - Kansas Board of Regents KY - Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education LA - Louisiana Board of Regents MA - Massachusetts Board of Higher Education MD - Maryland Higher Education Commission ME - University of Maine System MI - State of Michigan: Dept. of Career Development (not a SHEEO member)
Florida Childhood Services of Early Childhood Services (Central Directory) The florida Directory of Early national, state and local early care and education agencies/organizations, and http://www.centraldirectory.org/programs.cfm
Extractions: Another initiative the Central Directory is coordinating the implementation process for Floridas Inclusive Child Care Strategic Plan. The strategic plan was developed to expand the quality, affordable and accessible child care services in community-based settings for a wide range of children with disabilities. Community-based settings would include child care, school age care programs and early childhood programs. The funding for this project is provided by the Florida Department of Health/Childrens Medical Services was made possible by a Federal grant from the United States Department of Education, Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The funding for the Florida Inclusive Child Care Strategic Plan is Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc. Click Here For Additional Information
TTEC - Miami Museum Of Science & Planetarium the Regional Training Agency for Intel in the State of florida, The Miami Approved districts will serve as local education agencies with a specified number of http://www.miamisci.org/www/ttec.html
Extractions: The Museum's Technology-Trainer Enhancement Center has extensive experience in the design and implementation of technology-based professional development materials, having developed more than 40 in-service training modules in use throughout the country by a cadre of tens of thousands of technology staff developers. Below is a sampling of programs. Florida Leaders.net Working with local school districts, the Florida Leaders. net Regional Institutes provide principals with hands-on practical training and on-line support to assist them in including technology into their school improvement planning process and in modeling effective uses of technology as school leaders. PalmOne Education Training Provider ProbeScience kits developed by the Technology Trainer Enhancement Center (T-TEC) at the Miami Museum of Science combine the best elements of effective science learning with the latest in handheld computer technology to provide teachers and students with exciting hands-on scientific exploration and research that support and incorporate the National Science Standards. Project START, a PT3 Catalyst grant, provides higher education arts and science and education faculty in six southeastern states (Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina) with tools and training to help prepare tomorrow's teachers to integrate technology-rich learning resources into the science curriculum.
Untitled Document Referral Program (ARP) assists florida education Association (FEA with creditors or finance agencies, disputes with Emailpam.cooper@floridaea.org Teresa Baker http://feaweb.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticl
Extractions: top previous 17 of 26 next Goal 2-6: To find and initiate partnerships with public or private agencies/organizations that will further fulfillment of the department's mission. (Baselines indicated in parentheses) Number of mutually beneficial partnerships and consortiums with educational or vocational institutions and public/private organizations. (95/96: 6) Alliances and collaborations with communities, public and private sector organizations. (1995: 222) Condition Descriptions, Objectives and Strategies Participation in Partnerships The department has traditionally forged partnerships with other entities, many of them through its Dialogues and Linkages Program initiated in 1993. The program is founded upon the department's belief that there is more involved in achieving safety and quality of life in our communities than simply building more prison beds. Of equal importance is reducing the number of initial entries into the correctional system and significantly reducing high rates of recidivism. In January 1995 there were 222 partnership agreements with public and private organizations, many of which operated at multiple locations. Number of Community Based
Links To Other Sites State agencies florida Attorney General florida Association Vehicles State of florida Telephone Directory education Sites Barry University Broward Community http://www.broward.org/pii03100.htm
ITC Home Henderson, Associate Executive Director of the florida Community College higher education institutions, state or local education agencies, foundations, museums http://www.itcnetwork.org/
SchoolGrants: Links To State Agencies State agencies. F. florida Department of education florida Links to florida education Web Sites florida Division of Cultural Affairs florida Administrative http://www.schoolgrants.org/Links/state_agencies.htm
Extractions: As always, if you know of links that should be included here, please let me know! (Links on SchoolGrants always open in their own windows so you will always be able to return to your spot on this site.) Links to " Full-text state statutes and legislation on the Internet ": This site links to sites containing full-text state constitutions, statutes (called codes or compiled laws in some states), legislation (bills, amendments and similar documents) and session laws (bills that have become laws). A great way to keep up with forthcoming grant opportunities is to watch your state's current legislative activities. If your state has a State Register, announcements for Requests for Proposal are published on a weekly basis (in Texas). I'd like to thank Nancy Salmon, Arts in Education Associate at the Maine Arts Commission for bringing my attention to the Arts in Education programs offered through many of the state arts councils. Links to each state's art council/commission have now been added to this page of the site.
SchoolGrants Links - Federal Agencies an independent executive branch agency of the SERVE (Southeastern Regional Vision for education). States Served Alabama, florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North http://www.schoolgrants.org/Links/fed_agencies.htm
Extractions: Index to Grant Opptys Sample Proposals ... Join the SchoolGrants Team! Links - Federal Agencies G et into the habit of regularly checking the various federal Web sites. These agencies frequently publish grant information as well as other useful data. If you know of links that should be included here, please let me know . If you encounter a "dead" link, I would appreciate it if you would let me know - please include the Web page on which you encountered the problem so I can find it to correct it. (Links on SchoolGrants always open in their own windows so you will always be able to return to your spot on this site.) Federal Agencies Regional Educational Laboratories Federal Agencies Department of Education Education Publications Related to ESEA Programs
The Hospice: The Hospice Institute Of The Florida Suncoast florida Suncoast, is a practicebased education, consulting and models of care with other agencies to improve The Hospice Institute of the florida Suncoast is http://www.thehospice.org/inst.htm
Extractions: Mission The mission of The Hospice Institute of the Florida Suncoast is to: Provide communities, volunteers and professionals training, research, resources and education to improve end-of-life care. Evaluate models to improve palliative and end-of-life care. Define and conduct clinical and organizational research to advance end-of-life practice and influence end-of-life public policy initiatives. Please follow this link for reviews of books that deal with grief. If you are a caregiver, please follow this link if you would like to learn about resources for caregivers Please follow this link to Caregiving Near Life's End: the National Train-the-Train er Program. Please follow this link for the 2004 Educational Calendar As a hospice volunteer you learn to live life to the fullest, to enjoy every moment." Peggy Reicher Long time Hospice Volunteer Please follow this link if you would like to make a donation to The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, online using a credit card. The Hospice Institute of the Florida Suncoast The Hospice Institute of the Florida Suncoast is a center of excellence in end-of-life care. The Institute, a division of The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, is a practice-based education, consulting and research center on end-of-life and palliative care. The Institute's goals are to innovate and share information, data, resources and models of care with other agencies to improve the service to those at the end of life.
State Profiles : Introduction based groups, schools, and local agencies, these citizens individuals are serving in florida communities as AmeriCorps members receive an education award of up http://www.nationalservice.org/stateprofiles/fl_intro.html
Extractions: "Florida has a long and proud history of community service. Thousands of young lives are turned around each year by mentors and tutors. Volunteers care for our elderly, keep our environment clean and protect the frailest and weakest among us. This report shows the Florida Commission on Community Service is working to strengthen our communities through volunteerism and community service. Now is the time for Floridians of all ages to become actively involved in service to their community."
Topic Areas-K-12 ESL Education This regional center offers training and technical assistance to state and local education agencies in florida, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands serving http://www.cal.org/topics/k12ed.html
Extractions: In a five-year program of research, CAL and its collaborators, Harvard University and Johns Hopkins University, seek to improve our understanding of the factors that predict success as Spanish-speaking children learn to read and write in English. Knowledge about these factors could be applied in the classroom to enhance the teaching of English literacy. The Aspire Curriculum: Professional Development for Bilingual and ESL Paraprofessionals As part of a career ladder project at the University of Central Florida, CAL has developed and field-tested a curriculum for the professional development of paraprofessionals who work with English language learners. CAL conducts workshops for such paraprofessionals and for staff developers to present the curriculum. Comprehensive Center, Region XIV
ATAFL.com of Translators, Interpreters and T I agencies in the United professions in the State florida through professional development and continuing education events. http://www.atafl.org/
Local Pasco And Pinellas County, Florida, Resources affiliate Channel 13 in Tampa Bay, florida area of the capabilities of guardians through education programs, lectures as one of two lead agencies for Pinellas http://www.agingcarefl.org/links/local
Extractions: Text Size ABC Action News: www.wfts.com . Local ABC television affiliate Channel 11 in Tampa Bay, Florida area. Investigators have helped consumers. Alzheimer's Association, Gulf Coast Chapter (formerly Tampa Bay Chapter): www.alz-tbc.org . Web site of Alzheimer's Association chapter which serves Pinellas and surrounding counties in Florida. Includes information and support groups by county, Caregiver's Day Out, Safe Return Program. Alzheimer's Family Organization: www.alzheimersfamily.org Alzheimer's Family Organization offers educational programs, respite care, and support groups in Pasco and other central Florida counties. Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas, Inc. (AAAPP): www.agingcarefl.org
Florida Human Resources Development, Inc. among public and private agencies relative to programs and activities in florida relative to employability skills training, adult education, basic skills and http://www.floridahumanresources.org/
Extractions: (These documents require Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here to download and install the free reader from the Adobe Website.) FHRD is a nonprofit corporation with the following specific goals: To assist in the development of a statewide workforce development training program network to facilitate dissemination of "best practices" information throughout Florida. To promote and facilitate collaborative agreements among public and private agencies relative to workforce development in Florida. To assist in the accessibility to workforce development customer service programs and activities in Florida relative to career counseling and educational planning, support services, employability skills training, adult education, basic skills and technical training. To collaboratively deliver training programs and activities for Florida's workforce development program trainers, managers and related community state/agency personnel.
Florida Building Code Online (Local governments and state agencies enter amendments by licensees, and report continuing education units. FOR UPDATES on the florida Building Code, Commission http://www.floridabuilding.org/
Extractions: FBC Main Telephone Line: (850) 487-1824 On-Line Payment Information THIS WEB SITE DOES NOT SUPPORT AOL BROWSERS. On-Line payments may be made by American Express, MasterCard, Discover and Electronic Checks. On-Line Surcharge Payments On October 8, 2003, on-line local government surcharge payments was implemented. Find out more by clicking on the above link. Prototype Buildings Legislation related to prototype buildings was passed during the 2000 Legislative session. Contact the Prototype Contract Administrator, William York at (407) 858-0600, or Email: wyork@ara.com. Florida Building Commission 2004 Workplan IMPORTANT NOTE: The Florida Building Commission completed development of the Florida Building Code at the April, 2004 Commission meeting. The final adopted code will be available on-line by July 1, 2004. Click the Florida Building Code link below to view all versions of the code. Florida Building Code VIEW:The Building Code and the Florida Building Commission code interpretations, Declaratory Statements, Local Amendments and Accessibility Waivers. ORDER: The new Florida Building Code online in this section. LOCATE: DCA materials SEARCH: For City/County/State and Florida Building Commission code amendments. (Local governments and state agencies enter amendments here). LINK: to the Purchase Energy Software and Solar Energy Center. Local Amendment, Frequently Asked Questions
Privatization.org - The World Leader In Privatization appropriations amendments restricting or prohibiting federal agencies from conducting education Tax Credits, Privatization Briefs, florida education, and Who http://privatization.org/
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RRFC Network funded to assist state education agencies in the systemic improvement of education programs, practices SERRC) Alabama, Arkansas, florida, Georgia, Louisiana http://www.dssc.org/frc/rrfc.htm
Extractions: The six Regional Resource Centers (RRCs) are specifically funded to assist state education agencies in the systemic improvement of education programs, practices, and policies that affect children and youth with disabilities. The RRCs help states and U.S. jurisdictions find integrated solutions for systemic reform, offering consultation, information services, technical assistance, training, and product development. The beneficiaries of the RRCs' work are children and youth with disabilities, and the families and professionals associated with them.
Site Map Center Gallaudet University, 800 florida Blvd,Washington to meet continuing education needs of state/federal vocational rehabilitation agencies and Centers http://www.rcep6.org/
Extractions: University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions Department of Rehabilitation Education and Research Link here for the RCEC 6 Goals and Contact Information Site best viewed with Internet Explorer browser with monitor setting of 800x600 TEXT ONLY Site Map Site Map Important Announcements Scroll down for resources or Search the Region 6 Web Site MENU Region 6 Rehabilitation Continuing Education Center (RRCEC) Calendar of Training, Events, and Announcements Region 6 RCEC BridgeWorks Distance Learning Network Institute on Rehabilitation Issues (IRI) IRI publications available in print, online, and/or download files
K-12 Standards Fact Sheet school districts and intermediate education agencies establish and implement standardsbased education. states of California, Hawaii, florida, Kansas, Iowa http://www.mcrel.org/standards/
Extractions: 3rd edition 4th edition home page 3rd edition search Activities ... Economics - 4th Ed. McREL's Contributions to K-12 Standards Published a database of K-12 content standards, entitled Content Knowledge: A Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks for K-12 Education online and in print Posted standards-based resources on McREL's website where anyone who has Internet access may examine and use the material Developed with Achieve, Inc. the Achieve+McREL standards database, an on-line tool that enables content providers to align their contentoncewith the McREL standards database and that content will be aligned automatically and instantly with 40+ states' standards in the Achieve+McREL standards database. Posted in 1999 Standards for Career Education Helped over 150 school districts and intermediate education agencies establish and implement standards-based education Developed a comprehensive standards-based vocabulary list derived from an analysis of McREL's standards database that may be used for instructional, organizational, and key word search purposes by teachers, curriculum administrators, students, parents, and content providers. Helped the states of California, Hawaii, Florida, Kansas, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Washington with various aspects of standards-based education (e.g., standards drafting, reviewing, evaluating, and analyzing)
