Are your students ready to participate in intramural sports, but you don’t have a gym or a field to host home games? This premium service is for your school. Middle School Athletics Association (MSAA) Home Games provides charter schools with security, officials, event supervisors, scheduling (and rescheduling, if necessary), and other services provided by hosting venues. It is important to carefully review MSAA participation requirements and be sure to adhere to them throughout the year. If this is your first year participating and uncertain of your ability to field a complete team, we recommend building your athletics program for one year before participating. 

Available MSAA Sports:

Maintain participation in three out of the five following sports:*

In addition, your school may also choose to participate in track and field, golf and/or cross country.

What are my responsibilities?

Decide which three sports your school will participate in. Agree to MSSA Rules and Regulations including the possibility of forfeiting games for the rest of the season without a refund if you are unable to field a team. Promote and enroll both a boys' and a girls' team for selected sports. Ensure that communication from the Student Activities and Athletics Department is accessible to your school’s Athletic Director.

The Research Evaluation and Accountability Department (REA) offers charter schools access to three voluntary District-wide assessments. Updates about these Assessments are posted to the Testing Calendar 24-25 throughout the school year. Information on the Testing Calendar supersedes information on this website. 

Adjust the quantity on your 24-25 Assessment order to match actual enrollment. 
Deadline: September 7, 2024

Broward Standards Assessment

• Predictive monitoring assessment for grades 6-11
• Highly correlated to FSA achievement levels
• Available subtests: Science Gr. 8, Civics, Biology, Geometry, US History
• Computer-based assessment through Mastery Connect

Primary Reading End-of-Year Assessments

• End-of-Year: Summative assessment of the attainment of the B.E.S.T. standards for Gr. 1 and 2
• One alternative assessment option for promotion for students in Grades 1 and 2
• The test will only be administered to students who scored level 1 on the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) PM 3
• Paper-based

Universal Screener Abilities Test (Cognitive Abilities Test)

• 2024-2025 Administration in both 3rd and 2nd grade
• Fall 2024 Administration - 3rd Grade
• Spring 2025 Administration – 2^nd grade
• Measures reasoning abilities in verbal, quantitative & nonverbal areas
• Screens all students in a grade level for giftedness
• Work Orders for the Spring 2nd grade administration may require an adjustment to reflect enrollment
• Computer-based assessment and reporting
• School, teacher, and parent level reports are downloadable within 48 hours
• Student data reports are used by teachers to differentiate instruction
• School staff will participate in Test Coordinator Training and System Reporting Training

Set up Alerts from REA’s SharePoint site and inform the REA Department of your Testing Coordinators' contact information to receive information about test administration, mandatory surveys, critical training dates and preparation information.

Broward Truancy Intervention Program (BTIP)

BTIP is only available to charter schools that are scheduled to receive Pooled Premium School Social Work Services from BCPS. This service assists charter schools with supporting elementary students that exhibit behavior consistent with a pattern of nonattendance with documented interventions that have been unsuccessful in remediating truancy. 

To begin the BTIP process, please speak to your Pooled Premium School Social Worker. 

Behavior Intervention Committee (BIC)

Provide your staff with support to develop, implement, monitor and collect data on behavioral referrals. This service is recommended to begin upon the fifth behavioral referral. 

Request Support from the BIC

CPR, AED and First Aid Training is a two- to three- hour training for your school’s employees. Training is off-site for less than ten participants. Purchase ten or more and the trainer will come to your school. Participants will receive an American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR AED certification card.  

Schedule CPR, AED, and First Aid Training

When are trainings available?
CPR, AED and First Aid Trainings are available during normal business hours during a three-hour time frame. Half days and teacher planning days are the most popular.

I want to order CPR Training! What should I do next? 
First, submit a work order.
Next, sign up for a specific date and time through this scheduling form: CPR, AED, and First Aid Training Scheduling Form. 

These services are currently not available. If your school purchased this service, a refund will be issued in August 2024. 

Venture Design offers two ways to support 504 Liaisons in charter schools: 1. Small group Breakout Sessions, and 2. Consultations. 

 Premium services from the Exceptional Student Learning and Support Department support teachers and students beyond statutory requirements.

Schedule 504 Liaison Support

Breakout Sessions

Breakout Sessions are small group staff development sessions for new 504 Liaisons or those that need technical assistance beyond the average amount of support required by staff in the same role at most schools in the District. 

This Breakout Session meets once for four hours to assist liaisons with the implementation of information obtained at the District-wide annual 504 meetings and 504 Liaison Workshop.   

Consultations

Venture Design offers three ways to support your ESE Specialist: 1. Small group Breakout Sessions targeted to charter school ESE Specialists, 2. Consultations, and 3. Staff Training on topics related to the IEPs and EPs of your student population.  

Premium services from the Exceptional Student Learning and Support Department support teachers and students beyond statutory requirements. 

Schedule ESE Specialist support services 

Breakout Sessions

Breakout Sessions are small group staff development sessions for new ESE Specialists or those that need technical assistance beyond the average amount of support required by staff in the same role at most schools in the District. 

This breakout session meets two times for two hours to assist ESE Specialists with the implementation of information obtained at District-wide ESE Specialist meetings. 

Consultations

Consultations with an ESE Program Specialist to improve your ability to manage your school's ESE program. Consultations are offered in one-hour sessions via phone or virtual meeting. We recommend pairing breakout sessions with consultations for the greatest impact. 

ESE Instructional Support Staff Training

One-, two-, or three-hour training sessions, for up to 35 participants, developed for the purpose of supporting staff in learning and applying strategies to support students with disabilities throughout daily instruction. Available topics:

• • Impact of Disability 
  • Accommodations 
  • Classroom Behavior Strategies
  • Differentiated Instruction for All

ESE Counseling is a related service for students with disabilities. It is not therapeutic counseling. It is direct support provided by trained and certified professionals to assist students with personal/social adjustment issues that present a barrier to meeting goals on the IEP. The decision regarding the need for counseling as a related service may occur during the initial development of the IEP, annually at the IEP meeting, during reevaluation, or any other time members of the IEP team request that it be addressed.

Request ESE Counseling as a Related Service

We will reach out to you at the beginning of the school year to modify this list based on actual enrollment. 

Order the number of hours needed for the entire year. Payments are withheld in 10% installments each month for ten months, starting in July and ending in April. The first payment on a late order includes all previous installments. A true-up of rendered versus purchased units will occur by the June 2025 FTE Distribution. 

Benefits of Venture Design ESE Counseling as a Related Service:

• Therapist that matches your specific population and caseload 
• Facilitate intricate scheduling and readiness for initiation of services
• Ensure that students are getting educational benefits in the most efficient amount of time
• Assistance with EdPlan navigation for caseload management
• Our therapists receive up-to-date information in alignment with the Policies and Procedures of BCPS

Health Screenings from Venture Design provides a health screening team to conduct health screenings for students in grades K, 1, 3, and 6 in the areas of hearing, vision, Body Mass Index (BMI), and scoliosis.

Hearing, Vision, BMI + Scoliosis Screening*

A team of screening professionals with screening equipment are scheduled to screen 25 students (1 unit) at your school. The school prepares and organizes paperwork prior to team arrival. One screening team member will return 10-14 days after the initial screening day for two and half hours to provide a follow-up screening to students referred for Hearing during the initial screening duration and to screen absent students. At the end of screening duration, the screening team delivers health screening paperwork to school staff. School staff is responsible for entering health screening data into TERMS and following-up with parents, the ESE Department, Heiken Vision Program, and The Department of Health, Florida. 

*Please note: all charter schools are required to own an audiometer and an APPOS vision screening kit for the purpose of screening students day by day as the need arises. Examples of an immediate need to screen a student for hearing or vision challenges are to rule out hearing or vision problems as a barrier to learning, when a charter school enrolls a new to Broward County student, and when a student is screened for Hearing on the follow-up day and is referred to be screened again in 10-14 days.

**The number of students per unit decreases if paperwork is not complete and organized by the time the School Health Screening Team arrives at the school.

Scoliosis Screening

One screening team member provides scoliosis screening to 150 students (1 unit) per day at your school.  The school prepares and organizes paperwork prior to team arrival. Purchase one additional unit for a screening professional to return to your campus to screen absent students. At the end of screening duration, the scoliosis screener delivers health screening paperwork to school staff for data entry and reporting.

Placing an Order for HVB+Scoliosis or Scoliosis

To calculate the number of units needed for Hearing, Vision, BMI and Scoliosis Screening, add enrollment for grades K, 1, 3, and 6, plus students on RtI and New To County students. Divide the total by 25. To calculate the number of units needed for Scoliosis Screenings divide enrollment for grade 6 by 150. Screeners can only screen students with a Parent/Guardian Consent Form. Collect opt-in forms at the beginning of the school year and adjust your order quantity by September 7, 2024, to better reflect the number of students to be screened.

Occupational Therapy services are consistent, high quality and up to date with Broward County Public Schools compliance standards and current systems. 

Request Occupational Therapy (OT) Services 

We will reach out to you at the beginning of the school year to modify this list based on actual enrollment. 

Order the number of hours needed for the entire year. Payments are withheld in 10% installments each month for ten months, starting in July and ending in April. The first payment on a late order includes all previous installments. A true-up of rendered versus purchased units will occur by the June 2025 FTE Distribution. 

Benefits of Venture Design OT services:

• Therapist that matches your specific population and caseload 
• Facilitate intricate scheduling and readiness for initiation of services
• Ensure that students are getting educational benefits in the most efficient amount of time
• Assistance with EdPlan navigation for caseload management
• Our therapists receive up-to-date information in alignment with the Policies and Procedures of BCPS

Physical Therapy services are consistent, high quality and up to date with Broward County Public Schools compliance standards and current systems. 

Request Physical Therapy  (PT) Services 

We will reach out to you at the beginning of the school year to modify this list based on actual enrollment. 

Order the number of hours needed for the entire year. Payments are withheld in 10% installments each month for ten months, starting in July and ending in April. The first payment on a late order includes all previous installments. A true-up of rendered versus purchased units will occur by the June 2025 FTE Distribution. 

Benefits of Venture Design SLP services:

• Therapist that matches your specific population and caseload. 
• Facilitate intricate scheduling and readiness for initiation of services
• Ensure that students are getting educational benefits in the most efficient amount of time
• Assistance with EdPlan navigation for caseload management
• Our therapists receive up-to-date information in alignment with the Policies and Procedures of BCPS

Please refer to the Premium Services Agreement for 2025-2026 Service and Product and Descriptions.

Speech Language Pathology services are consistent, high quality and up to date with Broward County Public Schools compliance standards and current systems. 

Request Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services 

We will reach out to you at the beginning of the school year to modify this list based on actual enrollment. 

Order the number of hours needed for the entire year. Payments are withheld in 10% installments each month for ten months, starting in July and ending in April. The first payment on a late order includes all previous installments. A true-up of rendered versus purchased units will occur by the June 2025 FTE Distribution. 

Benefits of Venture Design SLP services:

• Therapist that matches your specific population and caseload. 
• Facilitate intricate scheduling and readiness for initiation of services
• Ensure that students are getting educational benefits in the most efficient amount of time
• Assistance with EdPlan navigation for caseload management
• Our therapists receive up-to-date information in alignment with the Policies and Procedures of BCPS

Student Enrichment in the Arts (SEAS) program provides educational and artistic opportunities to students for a fraction of the price of typical dance, musical and theatrical performances. Performances by The Broward Center for the Performing Arts and the Parker are available in the theater, as a school assembly on your campus or virtually. SEAS Performances bring storybooks and novels to life on stage. Each performance comes with a study guide that links the performance to Florida standards. 

• Broward Center Performances (In-Theater) – schools request to reserve a specific number of seats (# of students plus the number of chaperones) and make a payment to Venture Design within seven days. Modifications may be requested up to 30 days before the date of the performance, but may not be available as most shows are in very high demand and fill up quickly. Transportation is provided by your school.
• SEAS on Tour: On-campus Assemblies (In-School Residency) – For a minimum of 400 students. The stage travels to your school for an assembly-style performance. Many outreach shows are interactive and require audiences no smaller than 200 students and a minimum of two assemblies in one day.  

I want my students to experience SEAS Performances. What do I do next?

• Look out for notification through your school’s Office365 browardschools.com email account; Visit Eventbrite website to request the desired number of seats (teachers, chaperones and students) in sets of ten.
• Go to Venture Design’s online store and submit a work order for the number of seats requested. (Seats are sold in sets of ten.)
• A confirmation email will be sent to you from the SEAS Coordinator. (Your school is not confirmed until a confirmation email is received.

School Nurses are available on a short-term or long-term basis to support your school's Health Program. 

Schedule a School Nurse

School Nurse-Intermittent

School Nurses are available on an intermittent (hourly) basis to provide the following: 

• Participation in 504/IEP meetings
• Clinic Maintenance: reviewing all medical documents and medications for expired information and training school staff on clinic procedures (12 hours minimum per year)
• Plans of Care and Emergency Care Plans
• Staff training on specific medical health conditions including, but not limited to asthma, allergies, seizures, and diabetes. Diabetes training does not include insulin administration training. Insulin administration is restricted to licensed professionals. Training is limited to 2-3 students per condition and a maximum of 12 attendees.

School Nurse – Full-time

School Nurses-provide daily services for a minimum of six hours per day with supervision and oversight from a nursing supervisor. Services include:

• Appraise, protect & promote student health
• Referral and follow-up of suspected or confirmed health problems, first aid and emergency needs
• Medication administration & treatment services
• Coordination of care for specific medical health conditions: Plans of Care, Emergency Care Plans, 504 accommodations, and/or staff trainings

School Social Work Services from the Student Services Department of Broward County Public Schools provides your school with a dedicated, on-campus, school social worker for a set number of days throughout the school year.

Stop the Bleed Training is a one-hour training session for your school’s employees. Training is off-site for less than ten participants. Purchase ten or more and the trainer will come to your school. Participants will receive a certification card.

Stop the Bleed Trainings are available during normal business hours during a three-hour timeframe. Half days and teacher planning days are the most popular. 

Schedule a Stop the Bleed Training