Florida Statute 1002.20 (6) Titled Student and parental Rights and educational Choices
Question #1:
Does FSDB has a board overseeing the school separately from the state Dept of Education or whatever the name may be of Florida?
FSDB Has it’s own Board of Trustees that operates by Statute. The Statutes defines the BOTs authority and the ability to establish enrollment criteria, etc.
Question #2: In last 5 years, has the enrollment increased or decreased. What school year witness any sharp increase or decrease in last 5 years?
The schools enrollment has increased over the past 8 or 9 years but has been between 720 and 750 on campus for the past three years.
FSDB serves approximately 520 deaf/HH and 200 blind/VI children on campus.
The answers were given by Elmer Dillingham, Jr., President of FSDB. 10 Jan 2007.
Is Elmer deaf? How many employees are deaf at FSDB?
thank you! =)
Comment by Paul Kiel — 12 January 2007 @ 12:12 am
I have not met Elmer Dillingham. I do not know how many deaf employees at FSDB.
Somebody else will have to answer your questions.
Something else to consider, for a time there was not enough deaf employees, even teachers, particularly after 1979 until few years ago.
And in one year some few years ago, there weren’t enough qualified deaf educators to fill many vacant superintendent postions opened up that year.
Comment by dsammy — 12 January 2007 @ 12:38 am