About Us - FDLRS Micco

Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System

The Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS) is a discretionary project of the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services (BEESS). BEESS directly supports the FLDOE's Guiding Principles and Strategic Initiatives.

The FDLRS Miccosukee Associate Center provides an array of instructional and technical support services to the Exceptional Student Educational programs in the school districts of FAMU Lab School, FSU Lab School, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Tallahassee Collegiate Academy, Taylor, and Wakulla, the four central functions of FDLRS Miccosukee Associate Center are Child Find, Parent and Family Services, Human Resource Development, and Technology.

The FDLRS network includes 18 Associate Centers that serve all school districts in Florida. These centers collaborate with districts, agency and support personnel, communities, families, and other educational personnel providing support services for educators, parents, school administrators, and students with exceptionalities.

Funding also supports implementation of the BEESS Portal to Professional Learning Alternatives (PLA). PLA online courses are designed to provide Florida teachers with widely available, easily accessible opportunities to increase their skills in the area of exceptional student education.

FDLRS Miccosukee

The FDLRS Miccosukee Associate Center is located in the Leon County Schools Bloxham Building, 725 S. Calhoun Street in downtown Tallahassee. Formerly The Caroline Brevard Grammar School, the 1925 Mediterranean Revival style building was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

FDLRS Miccosukee serves the following 8 school districts: Florida A & M University Lab School, Florida State University Lab School, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Tallahassee Collegiate Academy, Taylor and Wakulla.

FDLRS Functions

Child Find

FDLRS Child Find in coordination with the school districts, locates children who are potentially eligible for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and links them with needed services. Child Find services help to promote general public awareness of programs and services available for young children who have or are at risk of developing disabilities. Service coordination for diagnostic screening, placement, training, and support is also provided.

Parent and Family Services

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FDLRS Parent and Family Services provides information, training, and support to districts and families, in order to promote effective parent participation in the education of children who are exceptional and/or have special needs. Parent and Family Services include assistance in the development of family-friendly programs, training and support for services for children with disabilities, and the support of partnerships between schools and parents to support student achievement.

Human Resource Development

FDLRS Human Resources Development (HRD) personnel provide professional learning opportunities to educators focused on refining teacher practice and increasing student achievement. Professional learning events are aligned to Florida's Professional Learning Standards. FDLRS HRD Specialists support educators in their study of effective learning and teaching practices. The professional learning activities are offered in face-to-face and virtual settings as well as at a variety of training levels including awareness, in-depth, skill development and implementation.

Technology

FDLRS provides assistance and support in the appropriate use of a variety of technologies for students, teachers, professional staff, and parents. Support services are available in the areas of assistive technology, instructional technology, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM), National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) Florida services, and providing virtual instruction. FDLRS offers statewide services for students who are deaf and hard of hearing through the Resource Materials and Technology Center for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing (RMTC-DHH) and for students who are blind or visually impaired through the Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired (FIMC-VI).

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Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System

FDLRS Miccosukee

FDLRS Functions

Child Find

Parent and Family Services

Human Resource Development

Technology

FDLRS Miccosukee Team

Center Manager

Child Find Specialist

Parent and Family Services Specialists

Human Resource Development Specialists

Technology Specialist

Support Staff