DHH Eligibility Rule Development Workshop TODAY

Received from the BEESS Weekly Memo

The March 1, 2024, BEESS weekly memo announced a notice for rule development:

The following rule will have a rule development workshop on March 14, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., ET. Participants may join via the virtual link listed in the notice. To submit comments for the following rule, go to the FDOE State Board Rules Under Review web page.

• Rule 6A-6.03013, F.A.C., Exceptional Student Educational Eligibility for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

The Notice of Development of Rulemaking states:

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: March 14, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., ET or upon inclusion of business, whichever is earlier.

PLACE: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMuce-vqzssG9O8eDgh-UCv4D7r9YKGw0DY 

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Alice Schmitges, Bureau of Exceptional Student Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400, (850)245-0475. To comment on this rule development, please go to https://web02.fldoe.org/rules or contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, Department of Education, Christian.Emerson@fldoe.org.

Florida Educators for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing (FEDHH) 2024 Conference - Call for Presentations

Received from the Florida Educators for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing (FEDHH)

FEDHH is excited to announce that the call for presentations is now open for the 2024 Florida Deaf Education Conference. The conference will be held on November 8th and 9th at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center in Gainesville, FL.

This year's theme is "Exploring the Stars: Empowering Deaf Education through Cosmic Connections." 

We invite you to submit presentation proposals that address effective practices, strategies, innovations, and tools for services provided to students who are deaf and hard of hearing. Your valuable insights and experiences can contribute immensely to the success of this event.

Here are some suggested topics for presentations:

• Evidenced-based interventions/remediating deficits
• Monitoring progress for IEP & using data to drive instruction
• HS Non-Readers & Deaf +
• Early Writing/Developing writing with Deaf/HH students
• Collaborating with peers & professionals
• Bilingualism/Multi-language strategies
• Closing the achievement gap - data, best practice, etc.
• Legal issues
• Social Skills/Social Emotional Learning
• Phonics/Visual Phonics & Language
• Educational Audiology
• Best Practices for SLPs
• Vocabulary Development
• Advocacy
• Parent/Family involvement

The deadline for submission is April 19th, 2024. Please ensure that your proposals align with the conference theme and focus on enhancing deaf education through innovative approaches.

To submit your presentation proposal or for further inquiries, please visit the FEDHH website or contact a board member.

Apply NOW to be a Presenter.

University of North Florida’s Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Deaf Education

Received from the Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services

University of North Florida’s online Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Deaf Education program is designed for professionals (e.g., teachers, paraprofessionals and interpreters) who are currently working with or aspire to work with deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) students and have not yet completed the FDOE K-12 Deaf or Hard of Hearing Professional Certificate. In order to enroll in the program, applicants must have completed a bachelor’s degree (education degree not required). The content in the Certificate in Deaf Education program, is designed to help post-baccalaureate students prepare for the Florida Teacher Certification Examination Deaf or Hard of Hearing K-12 exam. The certificate program contains only five online courses, four deaf education courses and one elective. The program can be completed in one year; however, students can choose to move through the program more slowly. The certificate program has rolling admission, meaning students can join the program during any semester. For more information about the program, go to Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Deaf Education or contact deafeducation@unf.edu.