RULE NUMBER: Policy 8.13.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Updating the policy on educational alternatives.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To update the year of the incorporated educational alternatives manual and statutory references, along with other minor changes.

SPECIFIC RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: §§ 1001.41(1), (2); 1001.43(1); 1003.53(2), Fla. Stat.

LAWS IMPLEMENTED: §§ 1001.42(4)(l), (m), (n); 1003.52; 1003.53; 1003.54, Fla. Stat.

CONTACT PERSON: Derri Parkey, 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33406.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT of the proposed rule development may promptly be obtained without cost from the School District's web site at www.SchoolBoardPolicies.com/revisions.htm.

PUBLIC HEARING: It is anticipated that this rule development will be considered at the School Board's Special Meeting on Policies on February 22, 2006, anticipated to begin at 5:00 p.m., in the Board Chambers at 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, Fla. The hearing is open to the public. AGENDA: A copy of the agenda will be available by February 15 on the District’s Web site. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in these meetings is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop by contacting the Board Clerk at 434-8139. This meeting is open to the public.