Resources - Other Online Resources
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| Academic Advisement |
| ACT is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides more than a hundred assessment, research, information, and program management services in the broad areas of education and workforce development. |
| Campus Tours provides virtual college tours and academic multimedia, working with hundreds of colleges and universities. |
| College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. |
| College Opportunities On-Line (COOL) — US government site that allows future students to evaluate and compare institutions’ prices, financial aid, enrollment fees and academic disciplines. |
| CollegeNET search engine helps you quickly find the ideal college. Narrow down by region, college sports, major, tuition, and several other criteria. |
| Dual Enrollment Course Equivalency List (.pdf) (Effective date: August 2005) |
| FACTS.org is Florida's official statewide student advising web site. High school students, college students, parents, and counselors can use the services provided on this website to help plan and track educational progress in Florida. |
| Florida Counseling for Future Education Handbook (.pdf) is intended to help counsel students who will enroll in Florida postsecondary institutions and beyond. |
| SpringBoardTM is a comprehensive program for academic success from the College Board. Preparing all students from 6th grade through 12th grade to succeed in college. |
| Think College Early (from the US Department of Education) is designed to raise post-secondary expectations among younger students. |
| Advocacy |
| Florida's Children's Campaign — A non-partisan advocacy group committed to focusing attention on Florida’s children, Florida's Children's Campaign networks sponsor high visibility public awareness campaigns; provide information to the media; distribute material to voters, candidates, political contributors and community leaders; sponsor Teens Take on Politics candidate debates; conduct scientific public opinion polls and focus groups; and convene town meetings on the needs of children. |
| Asthma |
| Psychological Impact of Asthma in Chidren (.ppt) — A PowerPoint presentation given by Kristin A. Kullgren, Ph.D. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). |
| Attendance |
| 15 Effective Strategies for Improving Student Attedance and Truancy Prevention — One of several publications available from the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network. |
| Enforcement of School Attendance: Legislative Requirements s.1003, F.S. |
| International Association for Truancy and Dropout Prevention — This organization's mission is to create a partnership which facilitates the dissemination of information, emerging practices, and research designed to support learning and increase high school graduation rates. |
| National Truancy Reduction Demonstration Program — This website is full of the most recent information available on the issue of truant youth. Information is available on the seven truancy reduction demonstration programs funded through OJJDP. |
| Truancy Prevention Web Site — Drawing on the expertise and resources of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, this web site offers a range of truancy-related information to educators, law enforcement agencies, court personnel, and the general public. |
| Behavior Management |
| Florida's Positive Behavior Support Project is part of the Department of Child and Family Studies of the Louis de la Parte Institute at the University of South Florida, and is funded by the Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services (BEESS). In addition to the training and technical assistance the project provides, a number of online resources are available (facilitator guides, tip sheets, training materials, web-based resources, etc.). |
| Career Information |
| Career Guide to Industries is a companion to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, which provides information on careers from an occupational perspective. |
| National Career Development Association is a division of the American Counseling Association that promotes the career development. |
| Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. |
| Child Abuse Prevention |
| Child Abuse and Neglect User Manual Series — Compiled by the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information, this series provides guidance on identifying, preventing, and effectively responding to child maltreatment. and/or ordering information is available at this site. |
| Child Abuse Source Book for Florida School Personnel: A Prevention and Intervention Tool (.pdf) — Created by the Florida Department of Education's Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services (in collaboration with the Florida Department of Children and Family Services, Florida Department of Health, and select Florida school districts), this source book provides the necessary information to help facilitate the reporting of child maltreatment in an effort to aid in the protection of children. |
| Diabetes |
| Children with Diabetes — an online community for kids, families, and adults with diabetes. |
| Sliding Scale Insulin in Schools — The following Florida Department of Health memo and supporting documents are available for : |
| Emergency Preparedness |
| Hurricane Outreach — Developed by the Student Support Services project, this site provides able documents and links to a number of online resources. |
| Responding to Tragedy is an annotated list of websites with resources for understanding and coping with tragedy. |
| Exceptional Student Education |
| Florida's Exceptional Student Education Rules — The purpose of the revised ESE rules is to ensure that the Florida State Board of Education’s rules reflect the federal regulations that operationally define the IDEA. |
| National Association of School Psychologists' IDEA 2004 Information — Regularly updated resources related to IDEA. |
| Family, School, and Community Partnerships |
| Harvard Family Research Project's work strengthens family, school, and community partnerships and early childhood care and education, promotes evaluation and accountability, and offers professional development to those who work directly with children, youth, and families. |
| National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education works to promote family-school partnerships in schools throughout America. Their web site offers information about their mission, how they make a difference, guidelines to schools and school districts for developing family-school partnerships, and special activities. |
| NCREL's Parent and Family Involvement — The North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) hosts a Pathways to School Improvement Server that includes a category dedicated to parent and family involvement. Visitors to this web page can find sections dedicated to critical issues in parent and family involvement, supporting materials, and links to written and internet resources. |
| NCREL's Parent Involvement Database of Promising Practices — The result of an extensive search to identify strategies that were successful in improving parent involvement in schools, this literature review and database provides a synthesis of recent information on promising practices in parent involvement. |
| FCAT Resources |
| FCAT Explorer — This is a free, online educational program for Florida's students that reinforces reading and math skills outlined in the Sunshine State Standards. |
| FCAT Sample Questions — The FCAT Sample Test Books and Answer Key Books are produced to prepare students to take the tests in mathematics and reading (grades 3-10), in science (grades 5, 8, and 11), and in writing (grades 4, 8, and 10). |
| Florida Virtual School's online FCAT Prep Courses are designed to prepare students for the 8th and 10th grade FCAT Tests. |
| Keys to FCAT 2005 provide information for parents and students preparing for FCAT. The PDF s include helpful hints, sample test questions in multiple formats, and general information about the FCAT. Translations available in Spanish and Haitian Creole. |
| 12th Grade Options — The Florida Department of Education, Office of Adult Education provides online FCAT Help or GED preparation. |
| Financial Aid/Scholarships |
| Bright Futures Scholarship Programs — This Florida Lottery-funded scholarship rewards students for their academic achievements during high school by providing funding for them to pursue postsecondary educational and career goals in Florida. |
| FAFSA allows for the electronic submission of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. |
| Florida Student Financial Assistance is responsible for the administration of all State of Florida Financial Assistance Programs. |
| High School Counselor's Handbook 2004-2005 aims to help high school counselors advise students about financial aid programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education. |
| Student Guide to Financial Aid describes the U.S. Department of Education's student financial aid programs and how to apply for them. |
| Government |
| Online Sunshine — This official internet site of the Florida Legislature has a search engine for statutes, lists senate and house members, and provides links to other legislative and state government internet sites. |
| THOMAS — Launched by Congress, this site makes federal legislative information freely available to the public. Some of THOMAS's offerings include bills, resolutions, activity in Congress. Other government resources are available on this site. |
| United States House of Representatives' Directory provides a current listing of US representatives and their contact information. |
| United States Senate provides a current listing of US senators, with their contact information. |
| Health Issues |
| Florida KidCare is the state’s children’s health insurance program for uninsured children under age 19. It is made up of four parts: MediKids, Healthy Kids, the Children’s Medical Services (CMS) Network for children with special health care needs, and Medicaid for children. |
| Guidelines for Protecting Confidential Student Health Information — Available from the American School Health Association, this document will help school personnel make thoughtful and appropriate decisions regarding disclosure and nondisclosure of student health information and will help them establish policies and procedures for ensuring that confidential student health information is appropriately protected. (ASHA Member price, $12.95; nonmembers, $18.95) |
| High School Graduation Requirements |
| Florida Department of Education's High School Graduation Programs webpage lists some of the technical assistance materials available from the DOE. |
| High School Graduation Requirements Brochure, 2004-05 (.pdf) — Also available in Spanish (.pdf) |
| High School Transcript Study: A Decade of Change in Curricula and Achievement, 1990-2000 — This report presents findings from the 2000 High School Transcript Study (HSTS 2000) and examines the trends and changes in high school curriculum and student course taking patterns for the past decade. |
| Immunizations |
| Immunization Guidelines for Florida Schools, Child Care Facilities, and Family Day Care Homes, July 2002 (.pdf) — Developed by the Florida Department of Health, this document provides technical assistance for health care providers, schools, child care facility operators, family day care home operators, school health personnel, and county health department personnel regarding immunization requirements. Additional immunization information to : |
| Medicaid in Schools |
| Schools and Medicaid — The Medicaid Certified School Match Program allows school districts to enroll as providers of Medicaid services for school-based, health-related, or certain administrative services provided to eligible students. |
| Mental Health Education |
| CECP-The Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice — The Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice supports and promotes a reoriented national preparedness to foster the development and the adjustment of children with or at risk of developing serious emotional disturbance. |
| Pandemic Flu |
| Pandemic Flu (Official U.S. Government Web Site) — Managed by the Department of Health and Human Services, this site provides up-to-date planning and response information. |
| Pandemic Flu, Schools Planning — This section of the official U.S. government site can assist local educational agencies in developing and/or improving plans to prepare for and respond to an influenza pandemic. |
| Parents' Resources |
| Awesome Library – Parents — Awesome Library organizes 31000 carefully reviewed K-12 education resources, including the top 5 percent for teachers, students, parents, and librarians. |
| National Parenting Center provides comprehensive and responsible parenting advice to parents. |
| Parent's Primer on Career Exploration (.pdf) will provide parents the information they need to help their children make career and education decisions. |
| Pediculosis |
| Lice Solutions provides parents, schools, and medical facilities with safe and effective means for dealing with head lice. |
| School Counseling |
| See Resources in School Counseling page |
| School Nursing |
| See Resources in School Nursing page |
| School Psychology |
| See Resources in School Psychology page |
| School Social Work |
| See Resources in School Social Work page |
| Section 504 |
| District Guide for Meeting the Needs of Students, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (.pdf) (Publication date 2005) — This document is a revision of Meeting the Needs of Students, published by the Florida Department of Education (DOE) in 1992. It is written to assist individuals responsible for the education of students with disabilities and is designed to provide an overview of the requirements and benefits of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. |
| Section 504 Online Introductory Tutorial (Publication date 2006) — This tutorial is provided by the Florida Department of Education's Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services. |
| Student Progression |
| Student Services Role in Third Grade Progression: Interventions — Created by the Student Support Services Project staff, this document supports the efforts and interests of student support services professionals in responding to the social and/or psychological needs of teachers, students, and families in relation to student progression, promotion, and retention issues. The document is available in several different versions for your convenience. |
| Student Records |
| Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, Florida Department of Education Guide (.pdf) — Adapted in 2001 from Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (NAPSA Notes - National Association of Pupil Services Administrators), this twelve-page document answers a number of frequently asked FERPA questions. |
| General Records Schedule GS7 for Public Schools Pre-K-12, Adult & Vocational/Technical — Published in June 1998, this document outlines the requirements for retention of public school records, including requirements for maintenance, retention and destruction of records. Of particular interest may be the addition of Item 123 on Page 5 that references test protocols administered by school psychologists, guidance counselors, social workers, and other diagnosticians. |
| Student Support Services |
| Student Support Services: Supporting Student Achievement in Florida's Public Schools (.pdf) — Created by the Student Support Services Project staff, this guide is for student services professionals to distribute throughout their county. |
| Suicide Prevention |
| Well Aware, a policy bulletin for Florida school leaders, has been developed collaboratively by the Florida Department of Education and the Statewide Office of Suicide Prevention. |
| The Youth Suicide Prevention School-Based Guide is designed to provide accurate, user-friendly information. The Guide is not a program but a tool that provides a framework for schools to assess their existing or proposed suicide prevention efforts. |
| Questions and Answers: Suicide Intervention in the Schools — On the NASP website, this page provides school psychologists and their colleagues with up-to-date information regarding suicide intervention in the schools. |
| Violence Prevention |
| Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools (.pdf) produced by the US DOE's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, offers research-based practices designed to assist school communities identify these warning signs early and develop prevention, intervention and crisis response plans. |
| National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center — Sponsored by the White House Council on Youth Violence, the CDC, and Federal partners working on youth violence, this site is a resource for professionals, parents, and youth working to prevent violence committed by and against young people. |
| Safeguarding Our Children: An Action Guide (.pdf) is the companion piece to the Early Warning Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools. |
| Threat Assessment: Predicting and Preventing School Violence — Fact Sheet on the National Association of School Psychologists' website. |
| Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten |
| Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation's Office of Early Learning is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program. |
| Florida Children's Forum is a private, not-for-profit organization committed to enhancing and improving the quality, affordability, and availability of child care and early education through a broad array of programs, services, and publications. |
| Florida Department of Children and Families' Child Care Information site provides information about child care licensing and credentialing throughout Florida. |
| Florida Department of Education's Office of Early Learning provides a program overview of the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program and covers standards, curriculum, and accountability. |
| Pre-K Now is a public education and advocacy organization that advances high-quality, voluntary pre-kindergarten for all three and four year olds. |