Department of Education, Departmental

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program Curriculum Approval Process

Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

The Florida Department of Education announces the call for publishers’ submissions of comprehensive prekindergarten curricula for the 2007 Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Curriculum Approval Process. Intent to Submit forms must be received no later than Friday, April 6, 2007 and are available on the DOE/OEL website at www.myfloridaeducation.com/earlylearning/curric.htm.

For the purposes of this approval process, a curriculum is defined as a set of written materials that

Is replicable.

Addresses the use of materials, scheduling, arranging the environment, and interaction between children and adults, either separately or in combination.

Includes more than activity suggestions and more than the­ory and pedagogy.

Is aligned with the VPK Education Standards.

Is aligned with scientifically-based research.

Only comprehensive curricula will be reviewed for approval during this process. In order to be considered comprehensive, the materials submitted must stand alone and cover the VPK Education Standards in all seven domains. If ancillary or supplemental materials are required in order for a given curriculum to be considered comprehensive those additional materials must be submitted with the basic curriculum as a packaged set (i.e., “curriculum package”) and must be made available to providers as a complete curriculum at a set price.

Information about the process, including policies and procedures, specifications, and deadlines, will be posted on the DOE/OEL website at www.myfloridaeducation.com/early learning/curric.htm in the near future. Questions related to this announcement may be directed to Kim Komisar, Director, or Tara Huls, Program Specialist, DOE/OEL, by phone at [phone] or via email at [e-mail] or [e-mail].