JOHN L. WINN
    DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
    ACCOUNTABILITY, RESEARCH, AND MEASUREMENT
    325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1548 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0436 • www.fldoe.org
    FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
    JIM HORNE
    Commissioner of Education
      
    STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
    F. PHILIP HANDY,
    Chairman
    T. WILLARD FAIR,
    Vice Chairman
    Members
    SALLY BRADSHAW
    LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.
    CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
    JULIA L. JOHNSON
    WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.
    August 29, 2003
    MEMORANDUM
    TO: District School Superintendents
    FROM: John Winn, Deputy Commissioner
    RE: Acceleration Survey
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    The State Board of Education has been mandated by the Legislature (House Bill 1739) to conduct a study on
    acceleration mechanisms. The report must include an ongoing summary of activities and address the extent to which
    acceleration mechanisms are currently utilized by school districts and public postsecondary educational institutions.
    The attached short survey asks questions relating to dual enrollment, Advanced Placement, International
    Baccalaureate, AICE and high school honors courses. It is designed to provide information for the required report.
    The data collected via this survey will be added to other statewide data to create a comprehensive picture of what is
    happening in the state related to student acceleration.
    The final acceleration report will be submitted to the Legislature and the Governor in December. The information in
    the report will be used to better understand and report on practices relating to acceleration mechanisms. Your
    assistance in providing this information is critical to developing an accurate picture of how options for acceleration
    are handled across Florida.
    Please respond to the web based survey no later than September 12, 2003. You may complete the survey at the link
    below and submit is directly from the web.
    http://info.doe.state.fl.us/perform_survey/AccelStudy/default.cfm
    If you have any questions related to either the survey or the study, please contact Dr. Heather Sherry by phone at
    (850) 245-0407 or by email at Heather.Sherry@fldoe.org. Thank you for your cooperation on this important issue.
    c: Assistant Superintendents for Instruction

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