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In 1990 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) required that states provide a free and appropriate education to all children and youth with disabilities, no matter how severe the disabilities. This obligation was tied to federal funding and outlined in detail parental rights with regard to identifying and educating their child with disabilities. The 1997 reauthorization of IDEA stepped into school discipline, creating a complex process for addressing school misconduct of such students. This study determines how the 1997 IDEA disciplinary mandates, as they existed until May 2003, were interpreted and implemented in three similar, urban, public school districts and how selected staff members perceived that implementation. School board policies in the three, urban, K-12, public school districts were very similar and, in many cases, drew language directly from the IDEA law. In each district, additional documents were developed providing detailed instruction to school based educators working directly with students with disabilities and their families. The policies and guidelines reflect a clear commitment to compliance with IDEA mandates. It was not possible through this study to assess whether the spirit of the law is part of the district culture. Staff were knowledgeable of IDEA provisions and where to seek assistance within their respective organizations. Administrators and attorneys stated that their responsibilities have expanded since the 1997 reauthorization and that more of their and their staff members' time is used addressing disciplinary issues. School principals reported concerns about the length of time it takes initially to identify students with disabilities and application of the dual discipline system created by the 1997 mandates. A majority of the principals expressed concern about the dual discipline systems. It would be helpful to undertake a longitudinal study of teachers and their attitudes towards students with disabilities.

"What were the backgrounds of the people who enrolled in clothing construction classes in the adult home economics program in Pinellas County, Florida, in 1974-75? In more detail, what was their marital status? What were their age ranges? How many children under 18 did they have living at home? What was their employment status? What were their educational and economic levels? Were they United States citizens? How long had they lived in the State of Florida and in Pinellas County? Were they year-round residents? How did they learn about the clothing construction class?"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "August, 1975." / "Submitted to the Department of Home Economics Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science." / Advisor: Mary Lee Hurt, Professor Directing Paper. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 31-32).

Title from PDF of title page. / Document formatted into pages; contains 113 pages. / Thesis (M.S.)--University of South Florida, 1983. / Includes bibliographical references. / Text (Electronic thesis) in PDF format. / ABSTRACT: Bunces Key, a narrow, linear, barrier island on the west-central coast of Florida, was formed in 1961. Its growth and development since that time is well documented by aerial photography. Cores taken from the Key and surrounding areas reveal a stratigraphic succession of facies reflecting rapid vertical aggradation. Sedimentation began on a gently sloping platform through the landward migration of large scale bedforms (sand waves) during fair weather periods. Migration of these bedforms ceased when emergence and lack of continued overwash precluded further movement. / Vertical accretion to supratidal levels resulted from the continued onshore transport of sediment and subsequent welding to the previously formed bars. Stratigraphically, the barrier exhibits a "layer-cake" type of stratigraphy, with nearshore sediments overlain by foreshore, backbeach, and dune deposits. The backbarrier generally exhibits muddy lagoon sediments intercalated with washover and channel margin sediments.Fining upward washover sequences reflect the unstable nature of the island. / Low pressure systems commonly cause overtopping of the barrier, with the subsequent formation of tidal inlets and washover fans. Aerial photographs document the formation of an initial barrier that was breached twice prior to 1973. A second barrier formed in late 1973 just seaward of the initial island and subsequently grew through littoral drift to a length of 1.8 km. A narrow inlet (30 m) formed through the northern end of the island in 1982. / System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader. / Mode of access: World Wide Web.

"The purpose of this study was to determine the distribution of selected non-symptomatic characteristics collected through the administration of a schedule to 119 cases known to the Child Guidance Clinic of Pinellas County, St. Petersburg, Florida. This study has attempted to ascertain the significant differences between cases classified as schizophrenic reactions and cases classified under "no psychiatric disorder found" with respect to the distribution of these characteristics"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "June, 1959." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work." / Advisor: Dixie B. Jones, Professor Directing Study. / Includes bibliographical references.

The University of South Florida Pinellas County Hearing and Speech Center (USF-PCHSC) is a nonprofit 501 (C) 3 organization that will offer comprehensive audiology and speech-language pathology services to people of all ages. USF-PCHSC is a facility founded by The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders of the University of South Florida, with Dr. Arthur M. Guilford as chairman. Researchers have determined that hearing loss is one of the three most prevalent medical conditions in the United States, affecting more than 28 million people over the age of sixty-five (Martin and Clark, 2002). According to yellowpages.com there are twenty-five hearing health care professions within the Pinellas County area, yet there are only five facilities that offer both audiology and speech-language pathology service. USF-PCHSC will begin offering services on May 15, 2004. It will be located in the Pinellas County area. The practice will offer a full range of speech, language and audiological services to include diagnostic audiometry; hearing aid fitting; pediatric speech and language services; hearing conservation; and aural rehabilitation. USF-PCHSC will begin operation with two clinical supervisors and up to five student clinicians. All student clinicians will have completed a bachelor's degree and will be enrolled in graduate school, in either the speech-language pathology Master's degree program or the Audiology Clinical Doctoral degree (Au.D.) program. Although services will be available to everyone, USF-PCHSC's target markets will be senior citizens, pediatrics, and industrial sites requiring hearing conservation programs. USF-PCHSC is in a strong competitive position because of their affiliation with the University of South Florida Tampa campus. USF-PCHSC's position is further strengthened by several factors; Dr. Arthur M. Guilford's background and credentials (see Appendix A for Abbreviated Curriculum Vita), the large and growing size of the target markets, affiliation with Bay Pines Veterans Hospital and the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, and recent and continuing technological advances in speech and hearing health care. USF-PCHSC will seek donations totaling $100,000.00 to fund the start-up costs, staffing, equipment, and unanticipated expenses. The break-even point is predicted to occur after 18 months. The practice is expected to grow to the point that it will be fully self-supporting to include all professional and support staff salaries.

Many downtowns in North America have been severed from the rest of the city and from the contextual relationship to their surroundings. Sundered from their context, the ecological characteristics of a site are frequently taken for granted, and the disengagement of its public spaces erodes the downtown's character as well as the urban fabric. Downtown Clearwater has lost the vitality and vibrancy that once characterized it as a lively district. Because of recent developments in the downtown area, public spaces have been lost between parking lots, high rises and a small number of sporadic residential pockets. Some of the most important streets fail to create connections for the pedestrians to the surrounding public spaces and areas of interest; as a result some local businesses have dried up, affecting Downtown Clearwater's economy and its community. There is also a disconnection of the downtown with its context and it is evident that some of the major ecological and environmental characteristics of the site have been ignored through its development. This thesis studies how the ecological characteristics of a site can be integrated into the core of its design and experience. The Thesis proposes to revitalize Downtown Clearwater with a new system of green corridors that will promote activity and circulation. The corridors will define a new invigorating framework of points of interest supported by surrounding land uses. The main objectives of the project are to create a new urban destination, enhance the pedestrian experience, reconnect public spaces, cleanup water runoff and organize circulation of bicycles and pedestrians.The thesis emphasizes the design and development of a specific node and section of the green corridor system to explain the design.

"The adult evening home furnishings classes have placed the emphasis on consumer and homemaking aspects rather than on wage-earning aspects in the past in Pinellas County. This study will determine the number of students enrolled who are taking the class for occupational opportunities or advancement. The Adult Home Economics Department is continually evaluating and revising the curriculum to determine if it is meeting the needs of the students. This study is needed to determine the number of students enrolled in evening home furnishings classes in Pinellas County who plan to use the knowledge acquired in a wage-earning experience. After this determination is made the curriculum can be evaluated reflecting information gained from the data"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "August, 1975." / "Submitted to the Department of Home Economics Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science." / Advisor: Judy H. Dowell, Professor Directing Paper. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 24).