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BEMS Parent Newsletter - September 16, 2022
Dates to Remember
9/17 - FSDB Job Fair
9/19 - Bus Safety Contest Posters Due
9/23 - BMS Cobra PBiS School Store
9/24 - Virtual ECC - DIY Tools
9/26 - Tutoring Program begins
9/26 - Music Lessons begin
9/26 - Celebrate Freedom Week
9/30 - SubSAC/Title 1 Meeting
10/3-10/7 - Spirit Week
10/12 - End of 1st Quarter
10/17 - NO SCHOOL
12/13 - SubSAC Meeting
12/13 - Holiday Concert
Fertsch's Files
Ellen Fertsch, Assistant Principal BEMS
Greetings Families,
We had a great time celebrating Spirit Week last week!. If you have not done so already, be sure to follow our FSDB Blind Elementary Middle School Facebook page and our FSDB Facebook Main page. You will find photos, announcements, and upcoming events.
Main Page: www.facebook.com/fsdbk12
BEMS: www.facebook.com/FSDBBlindElementaryMiddleSchool
September 13th marked the midterm for quarter 1. Progress reports will be in the mail to you soon. Thanks always for allowing us to work with your student and for supporting our school program.
Enjoy our latest edition of the BEMS newsletter; it is packed with lots of stories, photos, and information.
Have a wonderful weekend!
4th Grade Rubik's Cube Master!
Kudos to 4th Grade BES student Isaiah!!! He’s been practicing since the beginning of the school year and he cracked the code this week! Watch him solve the jumbled up Rubik's cube!
Cobra PBiS BMS School Store
Fernande Fortun, Coordinator of Student Behavior Support
Cool things are happening this school year at BMS. BMS opened a Cobra PBiS School Store on September 2, 2022, and it was an absolute success! Students enjoyed the experience while learning about budgeting, financial planning, money, banking, and borrowing. Understanding how to earn, manage, and invest money are important life skills. Why not start at an early age? This experience will help students become successful, self-sufficient adults.
Moving forward, teachers will be able to take advantage of the store to teach financial literacy concepts such as: earnings, budgeting, saving, and goal setting by simply integrating the PBiS ideology. Once students connect PBiS points with items, events, and privileges, the school store will become a focal point. Every student, regardless of their grade level, love shopping and are very excited about our new PBiS school store.
Staff can maximize the effectiveness of the PBIS initiative by recognizing students anywhere, any time. Awarding points is as easy as handing out a ticket to a student. The incentives enable students to purchase small or privileged items with just their ability to earn points. It creates a connection between good behavior and reward points. These are some of the things that happened on our opening day:
- Two students collaborated and combined their points to buy a service “Pet Therapy” (purchasing)
- A student did not have enough tickets to purchase anything. He decided to borrow from another student who charged him interest (banking, loans)
- Students who were not sure about purchasing any items, deposited their PBiS dollars into a PBiS bank account (saving)
Parental support is needed to make this PBiS initiative a success. Parents could also establish a reward system at home that emphasizes good behavior, kindness, work ethics, etc. Remind your children to be on the lookout for the next PBiS Cobra store opening that will take place Friday September 23rd. Please encourage our students to demonstrate the 3 Be’s and earn Cobra Dollars.
FSDB School Bus Safety Poster Contest
FSDB Transportation Department
Students in grades K-12 can create artwork that depicts school bus safety-related themes that encourages and promotes school bus safety and education. The winning posters are used to promote safer school transportation for everyone.
Please Note: The Poster Contest and National School Bus Safety Week are being held on two different dates this school year. National School Bus Safety Week is an annual event that is being held during the third week in October.
2022 National School Bus Safety Week
Poster Contest Rules:
· FSDB Students, poster designs should be made only on the 11x17 paper provided by the Transportation Department.
· Designs made can be drawn vertically or horizontally using crayon, felt pens, markers, or colored pencils.
· Poster designs may not incorporate any copyrighted characters or images (e.g., comic and television characters), photographs, and newspaper or magazine illustrations.
· All participants must write their name (first and last), school, and grade on the front of the poster they are submitting.
· Illustrations must be drawn in a positive approach, demonstrating proper school bus safety behaviors.
· Entry Deadline is Monday, September 19, 2022, by noon.
· All posters must be turned in to the school’s office by the posted deadline.
Spirit Week Dress-Up Days!
The second Spirit Week takes place the week of October 3-7. Each month, a department on campus is assigned the selection of the theme. The Safety & Facilities Deparatment has set the themes for the week. The entire campus is encouraged to participate. If in the dorm, send items for the week.
Monday: Hawaiian Shirt/Hawaiian theme
Tuesday: Favorite football team
Wednesday: Cowboy/cowgirl
Thursday: Disney
Friday: Dress in Camo
Tutoring
The BEMS tutoring program will commence on September 26 and run through May 11. If you have any questions about the tutoring program, please email Ms. Garay.
Music Lessons
Leslie Costello, Music Director
Thank you for your support of your child's music education!
Congratulations to Show Choir Students!
Congratulations to the following BMS students who will be founding members of the FSDB Show Choir:
Alina Tirado
Gabby Cuevas
Khloe Miller
Derrick Chisholm
Congratulations extend to all who auditioned! Everyone showed leadership, responsibility, and bravery! Excellent job everyone!
Rehearsals will be Mondays 3:40-4:40 in the Music Building auditorium.
Congratulations to Blind Cadence Drumline Students!
Congratulations to the following students who make up this year's Blind Cadence Drumline!
Marquez Derrick (Team Captain, Section Leader)
Ray Calatallu
Dwayne Lewis (Section Leader)
Damian Palacios
Derrick Chisholm
Mason Long (Section Leader)
Jasen McDaniel
Henry Pigott
Gamari Lewis
Z'antonio Cromartie
Tyler Loyd (Section Leader)
Logan Strickland
Juan Garcia (Section Leader)
Illusion Color Guard
Students in grades 6th -12th who are interested in joining Illusion Color Guard should plan to attend a meeting on Tuesday, Sept 20. We will be learning to twirl large flags this year. Practices will be held Tuesday and Thursday from 3:45-4:45 pm.
Homecoming Posters
Anna Bartlett, BMS Teacher
Associate Teacher and resident artist Sydney Kabrich worked with Anna Bartlett, Julia Mangan, and Carla Ferber's classes to make posters to cheer on the Deaf Department sports teams during their Homecoming Parade. This is a group of excited learners making posters for the football game of FSDB Dragons vs. Maryland Orioles. The students held them up during the parade. Then, they were given to the FSDB football team to display.
GO DRAGONS!!
Introducing Our New Kindergarteners for the 2022-2023 School Year
We have 6 Kindergarteners starting this school year. Several students have moved over from FSDB’s Early Learning Center. Since the beginning of the school year, we have been busy learning our way around campus, adjusting to routines and schedules, and most importantly working together as a group. Our class is a fun filled and loving group and we have quickly become a family.
Spotlight on Kiyan Woods
Kiyan has been at FSDB for 3 years and is currently in the third grade. Her favorite subject is math, and her favorite activities are going on field trips and doing science projects. What does she like most about FSDB? That she can learn!
Kiyan tells us that she loves her mom, brother, little sister, and Grandma. When asked what she would tell a student considering attending FSDB, she says, "If you are visually-impaired, you should come here. The teachers are nice and my friends at FSDB are super nice!"
Spotlight on Adam Farwati
Eighth grader Adam Farwati is in his 2nd year at FSDB after Adam and his family moved to the United States from Ukraine last year. His favorite class is Math - which he takes advanced classes in the high school for - and he also loves to make 3D models and do computer programming. Adam speaks 3 languages! - Ukranian, Russian, and English.
Adam is grateful for FSDB. Everyone is helpful and makes learning easy. He adds, "If you are visually impaired, being at FSDB is good because there are more opportunities than public schools for students like me."
Welcome to the United States, and welcome to FSDB Adam!
Spotlight on Ms. Sam Tate
Ms. Sam Tate is the 4th and 5th grade Language Arts and Reading Teacher. Born in Richmond, Virginia and raised in Naples, Florida, she graduated from Flagler College in 2019 with a Bachelor's in Education for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and a Bachelor's in Elementary Education. Additionally, she has her Florida Reading Endorsement and ESOL endorsement as well as TVI certification. Currently, she is enrolled at the University of Florida working toward her Master's degree in Special Education.
Ms. Tate joined FSDB 2 years ago, working first as an Associate Teacher in Blind Elementary School, then as a UL Teacher in Blind Middle School. She also worked as an OPS Piano Teacher at FSDB. She was originally interested in working in the Deaf Department after earning her degree in Deaf Education, but once she was on campus more, she developed an interest in working with the visually-impaired students. "I love spending time with the children and seeing the progress they make," she says. "The students and staff are so nice here, and it's such a friendly environment. I can't imagine teaching anywhere else!"
When not at FSDB, Ms. Tate can be found working out at the gym, playing the piano, and walking around the beach.
We are grateful you chose Blind Elementary/Middle School and we are lucky to have you teaching our upper elementary students!
Spotlight on Ms. Julia Mangan
Ms. Julia is a Unique Learners Middle School Teacher in the Blind Middle School in her 3rd year. Hailing from Tallahassee, she was a Liberal Arts major at Ave Maria University and studied Visual Disabilities Education with Florida State University. She is currently certified in Visually Impaired K-12, Elementary Education K-6, and is Reading endorsed.
One of her favorite memories at FSDB was serving as a proctor at last year's Braille Challenge.
The middle child of a group of 5 siblings, she is excited so have a new sister-in-law as of February as well. While her parents and one grandfather live in Florida, her large extended family is spread across the country and she enjoys travelling to see them as often as possible. When not travelling, she enjoys baking, hiking, reading and writing. She is obsessed with Country music and enjoys watching old movies, especially Audrey Hepburn films. One of her favorite travel opportunities was volunteering for a community in Ireland that serves adults with intellectual disabilities.
Julia joined the FSDB family because she was interested in teaching students with visual impairments and in specialized education, and had heard great things about FSDB. Now that she is here, she appreciates that FSDB truly cares about and looks out for its students. She has enjoyed getting to know her students better, who are a great group of kids and motivate her to continually strive to be the best teacher she can be for them. Julia is very appreciative of the supportive staff at FSDB and everyone who has encourage her as a beginning teacher.
Thank you for everything that you do for our students, Ms. Julia!
Staff Members Represent FSDB at AER
Cristina Sapp, O&M Instructor and Hillary Norman, Technology Teacher
The biennial AER conference was held at the St. Louis Union Station hotel which is an historic building built in 1894. The conference provided networking opportunities, exposure to research-based practices, professional resources, and many educational sessions targeting specific topics in orientation and mobility, assistive technology, tactile graphics, independent living skills, and braille.
Here's The Scoop
Karen Kolkedy, PBiS Coordinator
The Student and Staff Appreciation Ice Cream Social Kicking-Off Positive Behavior (interventions) Support and Character Education was Thursday September 1st, 2022. This event has been a tradition since 2010!!!
The entire campus (all staff and students) were invited to partake in the Social. We were in the Copeland Lobby for the serving of the treats. We had traditional ice cream with all the toppings including bananas. We had sugar free, lactose free, and low carb ice cream and sugar free toppings available. We even had all fruit popsicles (dairy free!) and coconut dairy free ice cream. After finishing up their treats, students and staff went outside of Copeland where there were games and activities galore. Music and dancing was part of the event as well.
Groundskeeping, TQA, The Print Shop, Culinary Arts/Food Service Department, The Health Care Center, Transportation, Public Relations, Warehouse, Police Services, Technology, Warehouse, Safety and Facilities, Interpreting Department and O & M were all instrumental in the coordination and carrying out of this event. And the Phys Ed. Dept. was very accommodating and very helpful as well.
FSDB Job Fair
The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) will host a job fair to recruit talent for all departments and positions on Saturday, September 17th, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. The event will be on the FSDB campus in historic St. Augustine and is open to the public. Join us to learn about employment opportunities in:
Academics – Teachers, Instructional Assistants, Para Professionals
Boarding Services – Residential Instructors
Facilities – Housekeepers, Carpenters, Groundskeepers
Transportation – Bus Drivers, Chaperones, Mechanics
FSDB is a state of Florida agency and a major employer in St. Johns County that offers many challenging and rewarding career opportunities.
For more information about current openings and benefits, visit www.fsdbk12.org/careers.
Third Grade in Review
Daniel Diaz, 3rd Grade Student
In ELA we are learning how characters shape stories. We read different fables and learned about morals and lessons. We also read a ballad about John Henry. A ballad is a long rhyming poem. We talked about stanzas and how they are like a paragraph. Did you know poems don’t have to rhyme?
In math we are learning about multiplication and division. Things like a factor times a factor equals a product and how the communicative property is like a mirror of these factors. In science we are finishing learning about plants.
Our class participated in a bus safety art contest and created tactile graphics with the teacher. Ms. Cheryl saw them in the front office and liked them a lot.
In PE we started Cobra Ball and that is named after a snake called the cobra. In music we started to read braille sheet music and that is challenging and amazing. We also learned music measurements like the whole note, half note, quarter note, and the rest sign.
What are you learning at school?
News from Mrs. Fine’s English Classroom
Susan Fine, BMS ELA Teacher
Students have been working hard learning new vocabulary words and completing daily sentence edit writing practice at the beginning of each day. We’ve been spending a lot of time on using context clues, synonyms, antonyms, and grammar skills when reading and writing.
For some of our classes, Ms. Hanson, our speech therapist, has been working with the students on Tuesdays. One class is learning about marionettes and the other class is learning about limericks. Students are working in small groups to gather information for making “Wonder Boxes” that they will eventually turn into small/micro museums. They will be doing some research on their topic that includes history, location, culture, and entertainment.
We also took a short break from vocabulary and sentence editing to learn about and remember the events of 9/11. The students read a non-fiction article about a girl named Helaina Hovitz who was in school just blocks away from the World Trade Center on that tragic day. We also learned of a man, who is blind, name Michael Hingson, who worked on the 78th floor of the north tower and was able to survive the attacks with the help of his guide dog, Roselle. The students were so inspired after they heard how Michael and his dog Roselle were able to overcome such adversity on that fateful day.
Last but not least, the students have been working so hard on increasing their technology skills with the help of Mr. Fabian, our technology assistant, that comes into our classroom at times. Accessing Google Classroom, navigating online quizzes, getting better at using JAWS and ZoomText on their laptops, iPads, or BrailleNotes are all skills the students are continuing to get better at!
Blind Elementary Students Participate in Weekly Social Skills Group Counseling
Blind elementary students participate in a weekly counseling group with their classmates. These groups are known as RESPECT Counseling. RESPECT Counseling is based on the Committee for Children Second Step Curriculum. This is a school-wide violence prevention curriculum designed to promote the showing of respect to others and decrease incidents of bullying.
The curriculum works at developing an awareness/identification of feelings/emotions and developing empathy for others. The curriculum then progresses to bringing up issues involving impulse control, anger management and problem solving. This curriculum encourages the development of positive social skills through stories, activities, discussion and roleplaying. RESPECT Counseling also uses a variety of other resources as well.
This is the 2nd year we have also added Character Education to these groups as it is a part of the Florida Department of Education Required Instruction. Please reach out to Karen Kolkedy, M.Ed. for more information about this program. Her phone number is (904)827-2854 or kolkedyk@fsdbk12.org.
Fascinating History
6th grade World History students completed a study of Paleolithic and Neolithic people. Students learned that Inventions from this time period included fire, shelter, art, and technology such as a rock tied to a stick (the first “club”). They also learned about the genesis of systematic agriculture, also known as the Agricultural Revolution, that led to the rise of early civilizations. The unit culminated in a “Taste of Paleolithic Food” with students dining on chicken legs whilst seated on a real zebra skin from the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
7th grade Civics students are studying the events that led up to the American Revolution and the formation of the United States of America. They are learning about the Enlightenment Thinkers, the ancient Greeks and the Roman Republic who influenced the delegates writing the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.
8th grade United States History students have embarked upon a research project about the Second Continental Congress. They are writing an essay that imagines them as delegates at the Second Continental Congress. Students are learning about events leading up to the American colonies declaring Independence from Great Britain. They are delving into the reasoning behind the issuance of the Olive Branch Petition and the Declaration of Independence.
Reading and Listening Skills Team Work!
Carla Ferber, Elementary Teacher
Third grade student, Kiyan, and second grade student, Rosie, are working as a team! Kiyan is practicing her reading skills by reading to Rosie and Rosie is practicing her listening skills by listening to Kiyan read.
We would like to thank the parents who came out to our first Open House event in conjunction with the Parent Engagement Workshop. We hope you enjoyed seeing the dorms. We will be holding future events through the year. We hope to see many of you again!
Next week the Boarding Staff will be kicking off PBiS with a campus wide event. Food, games and activities are being planned to celebrate a new year of Responsibility, Respect and Cooperation.
The students in Cary White have been enjoying regular game nights. The boys have been enjoying games like Scattergories and Simon Says, while the girls have been playing with whacky dice. Gabby C. even came up with her own game called Chance. She and Kayla B. have been creating elements of the game and then making sure everything is visually accessible for all their roommates.
Health Care Center Important Updates
Dr. Stan Gustetic, Administrator of Health Care
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Our school year is well underway: academics, sports, dorm life, and, unfortunately, germs. We are already experiencing an increase in our numbers of both Covid as well as Flu A.
Please remain vigilant for calls, emails, or texts from the HCC should your student need to be given medication, tested for Covid/Flu/Strep, have an urgent or emergent need, or require picking up. Our goal is to return students to class as soon as possible. Being able to contact you for input helps us achieve this. Students with positive test results, fevers, or worsening symptoms cannot remain on campus.
Symptoms we have been seeing in both our Flu A and Covid students include:
Sore throat
Cough
Headache
Fatigue
Dizziness
Low grade fever
Feeling “off”
Keep your student at home if they exhibit any signs of illness.
CLEARANCE FORMS
A Clearance form is required to return to campus after any Emergency Room visit, surgery, or hospitalization has occurred. It may be dropped off at the HCC, faxed to 904-827-2421, or emailed to HCCRecords@fsdbk12.org but must be received prior to your student’s use of transportation or return to school. If a student is on campus without Clearance, they must remain in the Health Care Center until it is received. Parents may have to pick up their student from school if Clearance cannot be obtained.
MEDICATIONS
Prescription medications must be sent in the original labeled bottles to our pharmacist to ensure they are dispensed to your student without delay. To reduce the amount of over storing and dispensing of multiple supplements and over-the-counter medications sent in from home, we will begin requesting a physician order for anything you wish your student to receive on a regular or daily basis. Signed orders may be faxed directly to our pharmacist at 904-827-2428. A daily multivitamin, probiotic, melatonin, or fiber supplements are the only current exceptions to this request. NO medications are permitted in the dorms or in bookbags.
COVID Updates
As we continue to monitor trends and CDC guidelines regarding Covid, FSDB’s current policy requires students who have tested POSITIVE to remain at home for 5 days until they are without fever and symptoms have improved. A student may return sooner than 5 days as long as they are without fever, have improved symptoms, and can also provide a NEGATIVE test result. A student that has been exposed to Covid may remain on campus as long as they are without symptoms. Initial Covid testing is available for day and residential students in the HCC. Follow up testing must be done outside of school.
NURSE CARE COORDINATORS
Please contact your student’s assigned Care Coordinator prior to any scheduled procedure or with any change to your student’s medical condition or medications. We are here to help keep your student safe and healthy while on our campus.
Nurse Care Coordinators:
Erin Cunningham, cunninghame@fsdbk12.org
Emily McMillan, mcmillane@fsdbk12.org
Tracey Lopez, lopezt@fsdbk12.org
Daniel Jones, jonesd@fsdbk12.org
Molly Russell, russellm@@fsdbk12.org
Kathy Halkin, halkink@fsdbk12.org
Belinda Hinson, hinsonb@fsdbk12.org
Katelyn Tanner, tannerk@fsdbk12.org
Carmela Verrichio, verrichioc@fsdbk12.org
Nancy Senador, senadorn@fsdbk12.org
Darcy Autrey, autreyd@fsdbk12.org
Melanie Delaney, delaneym@fsdbk12.org
Dawna Burns, burnsd@fsdbk12.org
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
For more information contact www.acco.org
Health Care Get-Ready-for-Fall List
Sign and return medical consent forms
Allergy medicines sent in with doctor’s orders if needed for daily use
Flu shots from PCP (optional)
Contact Information
Administrator: Stan Gustetic, AuD
Medical Director: Michael Soberano, MD
Phone: 904-827-2410
Fax: 904-827-2421
Florida Department of Education and Volunteer Florida Encourage Students to Participate in 2022 Hispanic Heritage Month Contests
~Student essay contest winners will receive a 2-Year Florida College Plan scholarship provided by the Florida Prepaid College Foundation.~
The Florida Department of Education and Volunteer Florida encourage students to participate in Hispanic Heritage Month student contests with the theme “Celebrating the Achievements of Hispanic Floridians.” Hispanic Heritage Month is recognized and celebrated in the United States from September 15 to October 15.
"As a Cuban-American, I am proud of the many achievements of the Hispanic community throughout the state of Florida," said Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. "I look forward to seeing the art and essays of our talented and creative students."
All Florida students are invited to participate in academic and creative contests based on this year's theme. Students in grades K-3 are invited to participate in an art contest, while students in grades 4-12 are invited to participate in an essay contest. Additionally, students, parents, teachers, and principals are invited to nominate full-time educators of all student grades for the Hispanic Heritage Month Excellence in Education Award.
About the Student Art Contest
Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis’ Hispanic Heritage Month Art Contest is open to all Kindergarten through third-grade students in Florida. Each student will submit original, two-dimensional artwork based on this year's theme. Four statewide winners will be selected, and each winner will receive a $100 art supplies gift card and a 1-year pass to Florida state parks.
About the Student Essay Contest
Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis’ Hispanic Heritage Month Essay Contest is open to all fourth through twelfth-grade students in Florida. Each student will submit one essay no longer than 500 words based on this year’s theme. Six winners will be selected: two elementary school students (grades 4–5), two middle school students (grades 6–8), and two high school students (grades 9–12). Each winner will receive a 2–Year Florida College Plan scholarship provided by the Florida Prepaid College Foundation and a $100 gift card for school supplies.
About the Excellence in Education Award
Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis’ Hispanic Heritage Month Excellence in Education Award Contest is open to all full-time educators in an elementary, middle, or high school in Florida. Four winners will be selected, and nominations may be submitted by a principal, teacher, parent/guardian, or student. Excellence in Education award winners will receive $2,500 from Volunteer Florida and a set of classroom books.
Contest Entries and Nominating Forms and Guidelines
Student contest forms and educator nomination forms must be mailed to Volunteer Florida or submitted online at www.FloridaHispanicHeritage.com.
Volunteer Florida
Hispanic Heritage Month Committee
1545 Raymond Diehl Road, Suite 250
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
All entries must be received by 5 p.m. (ET) on Wednesday, September 21, 2022.
For more information about the contests, please visit www.FloridaHispanicHeritage.com.
Parent University Presents...
Misty Porter, Parent Liaison
CPR & First Aid Basics
Join us on October 21, 2022 for CPR and First Aid Basics. This class will be held in Moore Hall from 9 am. – 1:30 p.m.
This learning event is open to FSDB families. Parents must check in at the front gate before parking and entering campus.
Sign up now! Space is limited and RSVP is mandatory.
Parent travel reimbursement is available.
Congratulations on Making the Swim Team
Ryan Hairston
Ethan Jones
Athletics
All sports are well underway. Check out the team schedule posters below. You can also visit the team pages to see photos, roster, and results.
Cross Country – www.fsdbk12.org/cross-country
Crazy Hair/Hat Day
Decades Day
Dress Like Your Future Job Day
Red & White Day
ACCESSING STUDENT PHOTOS
How to access student school photos, including events and athletics:
- Go to fsdb.zenfolio.com
- Click “Find Your Photos”
- Enter your child’s Gallery ID number in the box. (Note: Child’s ID number is his/her 5-digit lunch pin number.
If your child does not know the number, please contact administrative assistant Ms. Cheryl Burgess.
Contact Us
BEMS Office
PH: 904-827-2739
Health Care Center
PH: 904-827-2410
VP: 904-201-3910
Transportation
PH: 800-992-8747
Kramer Hall (Elementary Dorm)
PH: 904-827-2736
Cary White Complex (Middle School Dorm)
PH: 904-827-2851
Parent Services
PH: 904-827-2212
VP: 904-201-4527
Campus Police
PH: 904-827-2315
Email: fertsche@fsdbk12.org
Website: www.fsdbk12.org/blind-elementary-middle-school
Location: 207 San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine, FL, USA
Facebook: facebook.com/groups/fsdbblindelementarymiddleschool
The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, political opinion, affiliation, marital status, genetic information, disability, veteran status or any other basis as mandated by federal and state law in its educational programs, services or activities, or in its hiring or employment practices. FSDB also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups as required by law.
Contacts for questions, complaints, or requests for additional information are as follows:
Student Discrimination/Harassment
FSDB Boarding Program Administrator
PH: 904-827-2603
Requests in writing can be sent to:
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
207 San Marco Avenue
St. Augustine, FL 32084