Admission and Enrollment Requirements

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6D-3.002Admission and Enrollment Requirements

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. 41 No. 216, November 5, 2015 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of Rule 6D-3.002, F.A.C., so that when adopted, the rule will read:

(c) Application. The form entitled Application for Student Evaluation (FSDB 2013-01), effective as of April 24, 2015 January 30, 2014, incorporated by reference, available on the internet at http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/application/AppforStuEvalEnglish4-6-15.pdf, also available on the internet at [to be filled in] http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-05194 , or Application for Student Evaluation (FSDB 2013-01 SP), effective as of April 24, 2015 January 30, 2014, incorporated by reference, available on the internet at http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/application/AppforStuEvalSpanish4-6-15.pdf, also available on the internet at [to be filled in] http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-05195, or by sending a request to Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Admissions, 207 N. San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine, Florida 32084, provided by the School to all individuals seeking admission to the School’s educational program. Accurate completion of the form is mandatory and a prerequisite to the process for determining a student’s eligibility for admission.

 

Subparagraph a. of subparagraph 1. of paragraph (g) of section (1) of Rule 6D-3.002, F.A.C., so that when adopted, the rule will read:

a. A medical report from a physician licensed in Florida in accordance with Chapter 458 or 463, F.S., unless a report of medical examination from a physician licensed in another state is permitted in accordance with paragraph 6A-6.0331(3)(e), F.A.C., effective as of December 23, 2014, incorporated by reference, available on the internet at https://www.flrules.org/gateway/RuleNo.asp?title=SPECIALPROGRAMSI&ID=6A-6.0331, confirming the existence of such a diagnosis, its prognosis, and the potential for dual sensory loss; and

 

Subparagraph a. of subparagraph 2. of paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of Rule 6D-3.002, F.A.C., so that when adopted, the rule will read:

a. Evidence of a vision loss as established in paragraph 6D-3.002(1)(p), F.A.C., or functional blindness as defined by paragraph 6A-6.03022(1)(b), F.A.C., effective as of December 23, 2014, incorporated by reference, available on the internet at https://www.flrules.org/gateway/RuleNo.asp?title=SPECIALPROGRAMI&ID-=6A-6.03022; and

 

Subparagraph d. of subparagraph 1. of paragraph (p) of section (1) of Rule 6D-3.002, F.A.C., so that when adopted, the rule will read:

d. For children birth to five (5) years of age or students who are otherwise unable to be assessed, bilateral lack of central, steady, or maintained fixation of vision with an estimated visual acuity of 20/70 or less after best possible correction; bilateral central scotoma involving the perimacula area (20/80-20/200); bilateral grade III, IV, or V Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP); or documented eye impairment as stated in paragraph 6A-6.03014(3)(a), F.A.C., effective as of March 1, 2008 April 1, 2015, incorporated by reference, available on the internet at https://www.flrules.org/gateway/RuleNo.asp?title=SPECIALPROGRAMSI&ID=6A-6.03014.

 

Subparagraph (i) of Section (2) of Rule 6D-3.002, F.A.C., so that when adopted, the rule will read:

(i) A determination that a student or applicant does not meet eligibility criteria for admission to or continued enrollment in the School’s educational program shall be based upon a recommendation by the Staffing Committee, in consultation with professionals. The Staffing Committee’s recommendation shall be based upon all available data, including evidence of past behaviors, criminal activity, and health and safety concerns. A final determination of admission or continued enrollment will be made by the President or designee. Impartial due process hearings may be initiated as provided by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as incorporated at Rule 6A-6.03311, F.A.C., effective as of March 25, 2014, incorporated by reference, available on the internet at https://www/flrules.org/gateway/RuleNo.asp?title=SPECIALPROGRAMSI&ID=6A-6.03311, as a result of such determinations.

 

The remainder of the proposed rule remains unchanged.