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Shan Goff
Executive Director
325 West Gaines Street, Room 1524
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
Executive Director
325 West Gaines Street, Room 1524
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
Phone: (850) 245-0445
Fax: (850) 245-5105
Fax: (850) 245-5105
About Us
The Department of Education/Office of Early Learning (DOE/OEL) works in collaboration with the Agency for Workforce Innovation (AWI) and the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to implement the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education program.
News
2006-07 Kindergarten Profiles New!
This publication is designed to provide assistance to school and district personnel to improve student achievement and to facilitate the transition of children from the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program to kindergarten. Unless otherwise noted, the source of the data used in this publication is from the DOE K20 Education Data Warehouse.- 2006-07 District Kindergarten Profiles (PDF, 4MB)
- 2006-07 State Kindergarten Profiles (PDF, 83KB)
Note: For compliant versions of the above files, please contact by e-mail or at (850) 245-5015.
Sample Lesson Plans Based on the Florida Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Standards New!
These lesson plans, based on the Florida Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Standards, are designed to help develop the skills that four-year-old children should know and be able to do by the end of their prekindergarten year. The lesson plans are organized under the targeted VPK Education Standards that are included in each plan. Related VPK Education Standards are also included in each lesson plan to show prekindergarten administrators and teachers how one lesson can be easily integrated across the domains of the VPK Education Standards.2008 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Standards Adopted! New!
Meeting its commitment to review and revise the performance standards for children every three years, the State Board of Education adopted the revised 2008 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Standards at their August 19, 2008 meeting.- 2008 Florida Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Standards (PDF, 94KB)
- The 2008 VPK Education Standards book will be available mid-October 2008 for download as a PDF, or for purchase through the Florida Institute of Education.
2006-07 VPK Provider Readiness Rate
- February 19, 2008 Presentation to the State Board (PPT)
(For a 508 compliant version contact Shan Goff at 245-5070) - Low Performing Providers by Coalition
- Press Release announcing 2006-07 VPK Provider Final Readiness Rate
- VPK Provider Kindergarten Readiness Rate Web Site
- 2006-07 Readiness Rate Brochure (PDF, 579KB)
Announcement of the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Curriculum Approval Process for Low Performing
- Memo #08-05 (PDF, 37KB) - 2007 Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Curriculum Approval Process and Approved Curriculum List for Low Performing Providers. (PDF)
- VPK Curriculum Approved for Low Performing Providers (PDF, 1MB)
- VPK Curriculum Approval Process for Low Performing Providers