Check out ACT’s significantly expanded Inclusion Resources for Young Children. There are more than 50 new links to information and free interactive workshops on topics that include adaptations and accommodations, communication and language development, social and emotional development, resources for families, and information for teachers and administrators.

Visit www.ccdh.org/act/young_children/

The Florida Department of Education has scheduled an opportunity for the public to express their opinions on proposed changes to the Standards for the Use of Reasonable Force to Maintain a Safe and Orderly Learning Environment.

There will be a public meeting on
July 20, 2009 from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.

To participate by telephone, the conference call number is
1-866-304-6786, code 14577631.

Comments may also be sent in writing to Lynn Abbott at Lynn.Abbott@fldoe.org

To read the proposed new language please Click Here.

You may also visit the following link to see other Department of Education rules that are currently under review:
https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx