Feel free to make use of the resources listed below or suggest other resources to be added to this page.
Program Requirements and Program Approval:
FLDOE: Florida Department of Education home page.
1012.56, Florida Statutes: Educator certification requirements.
Rule 6A-5.066: Florida Educator Accomplished Practices, amended and approved in December 2010. COEs will be provided information regarding implementation some time in January 2011. School districts will begin to use the new FEAPs in teacher evaluations as of May 2011.
2010 ESOL Domains: Florida Teacher Standards for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Endorsement, 2010.
Florida Subject Area Competencies: competencies and skills for teacher candidates in respective certification programs.
Reading Endorsement Competencies: competencies and skills for teacher candidates in order to earn the Florida Reading Endorsement
SACS Accreditation:
Institutional Effectiveness:
Research and Data Resources:
Local:
Volusia County Schools Data:
Flagler County Schools Data: Statistics specifically for Flagler County Schools.
Volusia County Schools Data: Race to the Top information for Volusia County
Statewide:
FLDOE Data Warehouse: This site acts as a gateway to various sites, reports, and applications that use PK-20 student and/or staff data. Once at the site, click on the tabs at the top of the page to locate the data you are looking for.
Florida School Indicators Report (FSIR): This site provides numerous indicators of school status and performance on public elementary, middle, and high schools for each of Florida's 67 school districts. Customize reports based on several indicators of school status and performance.
FLDOE School Accountability Reports: Search school accountability reports for all 67 school districts as far back as 1999. Customize reports by selecting reporting type, reporting level, school districts, school type, and more.
National:
Southern Regional Education Board: This is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works with 16 member states to improve public pre-K-12 and higher education. Access research, reports and recommendations for action on critical issues at every level of public education. Also see SREB's information pertaining to Florida.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES): This is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education. Also see the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) housed within the NCES site.
Digest of Education Statistics: The Digest includes a selection of data from many sources, both government and private, and draws especially on the results of surveys and activities carried out by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
U.S. Education Dashboard: The Dashboard is intended to spur and inform conversations about how to improve educational results. It includes national and state data and shows trends in the data. Where possible and appropriate, data are presented at the state and national level.
For Teacher Candidates:
Kappa Delta Pi: International Honor Society in Education for undergraduate teacher candidates.
Florida Teacher Certification Exam (FTCE): On this site you'll find up-to-date registration and testing information, information about ordering test preparation materials, and services that enable you to register and obtain your unofficial test results online.
General Knowledge Test Prep: Use this site to study and prepare for the four sections of the General Knowledge Test (this is the first of three sections that make up the FTCE). Access to the HH Publishing site provided by Daytona State College.
For Faculty:
FACTE: Florida Association for Colleges of Teacher Education.
Race to the Top (RttT): Florida's Race to the Top information. Also see the list of RttT implementation committees and archived information on RttT.
Common Core Standards: Florida approved the adoption of the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts and Mathematics on July 27, 2010.
Other Information:
Volusia County Schools: Home page for the Volusia County Schools.
Flagler County Schools: Home page for the Flagler County Schools.
The Hechinger Report: Informing the public about education through quality journalism. Hechinger Institute, Teachers College at Columbia University.
American Educational Research Association (AERA): Concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and evaluation and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results.
