Child Enrollment Procedure for the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program  

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    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

    Florida’s Office of Early Learning

    RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

    6M-8.201Child Enrollment Procedure for the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program

    NOTICE OF CHANGE

    Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 42 No. 83, April 28, 2016 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

    6M-8.201 Child Registration Procedures; Application; Parent Orientation Session

    (1) through (5) No change.

    (6) Enrollment. A VPK provider may only enroll a child in the VPK or VPK SIS program after the early learning coalition determines that the child is eligible for the program. A VPK provider shall collect from the child’s parent Form OEL-VPK 02, titled Child Certificate of Eligibility (May 2016) or Form OEL-VPK 04 (     2016), as incorporated in accordance with Rule 6M-8.210. F.A.C., titled Certificate of Eligibility for Reenrollment. Both forms are generated by the Family Portal after the early learning coalition determines the child is eligible. The VPK provider shall complete the remainder of the form and submit verification of the completed form to the early learning coalition to finalize the child’s enrollment with that VPK provider. Form OEL-VPK 02, is hereby incorporated by reference and may be obtained as described in Rule 6M-8.900, F.A.C. or at <FAR link>.

    (a) through (e) No change.

     

    Form OEL-VPK 01(May 2016) is amended to add the following questions: Has this child previously participated in a VPK program? Has this child been admitted to kindergarten?; revise the footnote related to the request for a social security number to read: Submitting your child’s social security number on this form: Your child’s social security number is not required but requested under s. 119.071(5)(a)2., F.S. for use in the records and data system of the Office of Early Learning. Department of Education, school districts and early learning coalitions. If you submit your child’s social security number, it will be used for routine identification of your child and for correlating your child’s results on the statewide kindergarten screening to the provider or school that serves your child in the VPK program for purposes of assigning the provider or school a kindergarten readiness rate under s. 1002.69, F.S. Submission of your student’s social security number on this form is voluntary and not a condition of enrollment in the VPK program. Your student’s social security number is requested under s. 119.071(5)(e)3., F.S., for use in the routine identification of your student and for correlation of your student’s results on the statewide kindergarten screening to the VPK provider that serves your student in the VPK program for purposes of assigning the VPK provider a kindergarten readiness rate under s. 1002.69,F.S. ; strike: secondary contact number and add clarification to the preferred method of contact by address refers to mailing; add the following statement to the section entitled “Certification”: I understand my child cannot attend VPK once he or she has been admitted to kindergarten.