Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6D - Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind › Chapter 6D-3 - ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS: IDENTIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENTS OF STUDENTS › Section 6D-3.002 - Admission and Enrollment Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Definitions. All references to "School" shall mean the Florida School for the
				Deaf and Blind (FSDB).
(a) Admission. The
				registration of a student who has been determined to meet the School's
				eligibility criteria for enrollment as a full-time student in the educational
				program at the School.
(b)
				Applicant. A child or adult student who seeks admission into the educational
				program of the School.
(c)
				Application. The form entitled Application for Student Evaluation (FSDB
				2013-01), effective as of April 24, 2015, 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
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06966
,
				or Application for Student Evaluation (FSDB 2013-01 SP), effective as of April
				24, 2015, 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
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06967
,
				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.
(d) Application process. Also known as the
				Intake Process. The process for determining a student's eligibility for
				admission to the School's educational program. The process shall start with the
				applicant submitting a complete and accurate application, shall include a
				thorough review of the applicant's records, including the results of any new
				evaluations obtained by School professionals, and shall conclude with the
				determination of the applicant's eligibility or ineligibility for
				admission.
(e) Assignment. The
				determination by the staffing committee of the educational program(s) in the
				School to which the student is assigned.
(f) Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing. Applicants or
				students who meet the following criteria shall satisfy the hearing loss
				requirement for eligibility to attend the School:
1. An audiological evaluation documents a
				permanent or fluctuating hearing threshold level that interferes with progress
				in any one (1) of the following areas: developmental skills or academic
				performance, social-emotional development, or linguistic and communicative
				skills as evidenced by:
a. A hearing threshold
				level of 25 decibel (dB) ± 5 dB or greater based on pure tone average or
				average of 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz unaided in the better ear; or
b. A high frequency hearing threshold level
				of 25 dB ± 5 dB or greater based on pure tone average of 1000, 2000, and
				3000 Hz unaided in the better ear; or
c. A unilateral hearing threshold level of 50
				dB ± 5 dB or greater based on pure tone average of 500, 1000, and 2000
				Hz unaided; or
d. Auditory Evoked
				Potential responses evidencing permanent hearing loss at multiple frequencies
				equivalent to or in excess of the decibel hearing loss threshold criteria for
				pure tone audiometric testing specified in subparagraphs (f)(1)a., b., and c.
				of this rule; and
2. The
				student needs special education as defined in paragraph
				6A-6.03411(1)(kk),
				F.A.C., effective as of December 23, 2014, incorporated by reference, available
				on the internet at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-05196
.
(g) Dual-Sensory Impaired. Applicants or
				students who meet the following criteria shall satisfy the dual-sensory
				impairment requirement for eligibility to attend the School:
1. For students who are diagnosed with a
				medical condition having the potential for dual sensory loss:
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
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-05198
,
				confirming the existence of such a diagnosis, its prognosis, and the potential
				for dual sensory loss; and,
b. The
				student needs special education as defined in paragraph
				6A-6.03411(1)(kk),
				F.A.C.; or
2. For
				students with vision and hearing loss:
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
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-05199
;
				and,
b. Evidence of a hearing loss
				as established in paragraph
				6D-3.002(1)(f),
				F.A.C., or functional hearing loss as defined by paragraph
				6A-6.03022(1)(c),
				F.A.C.; and
c. The student needs
				special education as defined in paragraph
				6A-6.03411(1)(kk),
				F.A.C.
(h)
				Educational program. The placement, services, and individualized instruction
				provided to a student specifically tailored to address the student's
				educational strengths, weaknesses and objectives. All references to the term
				"educational program" in this rule shall refer to the day program of the
				School.
(i) Enrollment. The
				registration by the School of the applicant's name on the School's student
				roster for purposes of recording with the State the student's attendance at the
				School. The student may be enrolled as either a fully admitted student who
				meets the School's eligibility criteria, or as a student on Temporary
				Assignment pending an eligibility determination.
(j) File Review process. The process of
				conducting a comprehensive review of an application for admission to the
				School's educational program, as well as all accompanying records to determine
				whether additional records or information is or are necessary before the
				applicant can be scheduled for Intake evaluations.
(k) Florida applicant. An applicant whose
				residence is within the state of Florida.
(l) Residence. The actual physical presence
				in a place as the parent, legal guardian or adult applicant's place of abode,
				with the intention to remain there permanently or for an indefinite period of
				time. Actual presence of the parent, legal guardian or adult applicant for the
				sole purpose of receiving free education shall not be considered
				residence.
(m) Staffing Committee.
				Committee of School professionals, including the Staffing Coordinator,
				evaluators, assistant principals, and Individual Education Plan (IEP)
				Coordinators, who participate in making a determination as to whether a student
				meets the School's eligibility criteria for admission to the educational
				program. An Eligibility Staffing Committee makes the recommendation as to
				whether an applicant meets the School's eligibility criteria. A Continuation
				Staffing Committee makes the recommendation as to whether an enrolled student
				continues to meet the School's admission criteria.
(n) Staffing Coordinator. School professional
				who facilitates an applicant's file review process, is knowledgeable about the
				School's enrollment criteria, and serves as the Chairperson of Eligibility and
				Continuation Staffing Committee meetings. The Staffing Coordinator is the
				President's Designee and makes the final decision on the applicant's
				eligibility for the School.
(o)
				Temporary Assignment. An applicant's attendance (with parental or guardian
				consent if the student is a minor) in the School for no more than 90 school
				days for the School staff to complete evaluations and gather additional
				information to make an eligibility determination. Temporary Assignment status
				does not guarantee admission to the educational program as a student who meets
				the School's eligibility criteria. If the Eligibility Staffing Committee
				determines that a student on Temporary Assignment status is not eligible for
				admission to the educational program, the student shall return to the student's
				local educational agency. If the student pursues a due process hearing to
				challenge the School's ineligibility determination, the student's "stay put"
				placement shall not be the School, but shall be the student's local educational
				agency.
(p) Visually Impaired.
				Applicants or students who meet the following criteria shall satisfy the vision
				loss requirement for eligibility to attend the School:
1. Medical. A licensed ophthalmologist or
				optometrist has documented an eye condition that causes an impairment as
				manifested by at least one of the following:
a. A visual acuity of 20/70 or less in the
				better eye after best possible correction;
b. A peripheral field so constricted that it
				affects the student's ability to function in an educational setting;
c. A progressive loss of vision which may
				affect the student's ability to function in an educational setting, not
				including students who have learning problems that are primarily the result of
				either or both of visual perceptual and visual motor difficulties; or
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, incorporated by reference, available on
				the internet at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-05197
;
2. The student needs special education as
				defined in paragraph 6A-6.03411(1)(kk),
				F.A.C.