"Next Generation" Sunshine State Standards 
This
site is the home of the approved new Next Generation Sunshine State
Standards and course descriptions. More standards and course
descriptions will be added as soon as they are complete and approved by
the Education Board. http://www.floridastandards.org
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Center for Autism and Related Disabilites 
We serve Florida families and professionals within the following counties:
Charlotte, Collier, Desoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota. The Center for Autism and Related Disabilities at the University of South Florida is a community-based project that provides information and consultation to individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders and related disabilities. CARD-USF offers instruction and coaching to families and professionals through a training and assistance model. http://card-usf.fmhi.usf.edu/index.asp
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Children's Week - One Voice for Children
Over the past 14 years, the only broad-based promotion of children and
family issues in Florida has been Children's Week. A true grassroots
event since its inception, Children’s Week is supported by over 80
different non-profit, corporate, philanthropic, faith based, state
agencies and organizations. Children’s Week develops and implements
over 200 community events and activities statewide, bringing thousands
of parents, children, policy makers, professionals, community leaders
and concerned citizens together to share valuable knowledge and
information about children's issues in each community across the state
and at the State Capitol. http://www.childrensweek.org
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FL Dept. of Education Bureau of School Improvement 
The Bureau of School Improvement implements the components of Florida's System of School Improvement and Accountability and Assistance Plus, a team-based cross-agency delivery system for State assistance and interventions. Its mission is to support schools, districts, and families in their efforts to maximize student learning gains and reach highest student achievement through rigorous and relevant learning opportunities. http://bsi.fsu.edu/schoolimprove/studentprogression/index.htm
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FL DOE Media Advisories
Florida Department of Education Media Advisories - meetings, legislative issues, etc. http://www.fldoe.org/news/media_advisories.asp
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Florida Board of Education Meeting Schedules
http://www.fldoe.org/board/meetings/
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Florida Engineering Society
The Florida
Engineering Society K–12 education Web site with a searchable database to
find a volunteer engineer speaker near your school and links to a wide variety
of K–12 educational resources related to engineering. http://www.fleng.org/k-12. k-12 Resources
Directory: http://www.fleng.org/k-12/index.html
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Florida Office of Open Government
The Office of Open Government is charged with providing the Office of the Governor and each of the executive agencies under my purview with the guidance and tools to serve Florida with integrity and transparency.
"To that end, the Office's primary functions will be: (1) to assure full and expeditious compliance with Florida's open government and public records laws, and (2) to provide training to all executive agencies under my purview on transparency and accountability. The Office will also have primary responsibility for ensuring that the Office of the Governor complies with public records requests in an expeditious manner.
"Each agency secretary is further directed to designate a person at his or her agency who will act as the agency's public records/open government contact person. That individual will be responsible for complying with public records/open government requests and compliance at their respective agency and will also be the primary liaison between that agency and the Office of Open Government for purposes of training and compliance http://www.flgov.com/og_home
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Florida’s online course catalog
http://www.distancelearn.org/mainPage.cfm
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KIDS COUNT Florida
KIDS COUNT Florida annually updates and disseminates national, statewide and county-level data on key indicators for Florida's children, ranging from health, economic, educational and social well-being. http://cscf.fmhi.usf.edu/flkc.htm
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Online Sunshine Bill Search
Enter desired search term in “Search Bill Text” box ; ie
education, homeschool, schools etc and then select House or Senate and “search”
to see upcoming bills http://www.flsenate.gov
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State Library and Archives of Florida
The Legislative Library Service is located within the Florida Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services. The Division provides direct library services to state government; develops library services statewide; and provides archival and records management services, technical assistance, education, financial aid, and cooperative services. Within this framework, the Legislative Library Service provides priority information and research services to the members and staff of the Florida Legislature. The library also serves the information needs of other state departments and agencies and assists the general public with legislative research.http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/leglib/
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Sunshine State Standards (current)
The Sunshine State Standards are currently under revision by the State
Board of Education to review and adopt World Class Education Standards
that prepare Florida’s students to effectively engage, communicate, and
compete globally with students around the world. Florida’s standards
will incorporate important skills such as critical thinking,
problem-solving, creativity, innovation, collaboration and
communication.http://www.fldoe.org/bii/curriculum/sss/
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Resource Guide