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.
      
     
     
    September 3, 2003
     
    MEMORANDUM
     
    TO:
      
    District School Superintendents
     
    FROM:
    Jim Horne, Commissioner
     
    SUBJECT:
    SCHOOL RECOGNITION AWARDS
     
    This is to extend my warmest congratulations to the schools receiving awards in the 2003 Florida
    School Recognition Program. This program recognizes schools that have received an "A" or
    improved at least one letter grade from the previous school year. I commend the schools on the
    attached list for their extraordinary efforts in setting high standards, providing rigorous content,
    and supporting students in their endeavor to achieve academic success.
     
    School recognition awards are based on $100 per student for each school’s 2002-2003
    unweighted FTE. Each district’s total award will be electronically transferred on
    September 4,
    2003
    , for placement in each school’s account at the district level. Section 1008.36, F.S., requires
    school recognition funds to be used for nonrecurring bonuses for school faculty and staff,
    nonrecurring expenditures for educational equipment or materials, for temporary personnel to
    assist schools in maintaining or improving student performance, or any combination of these.
    School districts with recognized schools will report on the use of these funds. The Department
    of Education will send reporting instructions in the near future.
     
    Schools may access funds as soon as the school’s staff and school advisory council jointly decide
    how to use their award. Schools may develop their own process for reaching a decision, as long
    as the school’s staff and school advisory council both agree and approve the use of funds. If the
    decision is not made by November 1, 2003, the funds are to be evenly distributed to current
    class
    room teachers in the award school.
     
     
     
     
    325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 201-7400 • www.fldoe.org
     
     
    MEMORANDUM
    District School Superintendents
    September 3, 2003
    Page Two
     
     
    If you have questions or would like additional information about the school recognition
    program, please contact the Office of Policy Research and Improvement at 850/245-0404,
    Suncom 205-0404.
     
    Again, congratulations to these outstanding schools and the people responsible for their
    successes. My best wishes to you and all the schools in your district for even higher
    achievement in the new school year.
     
    Attachment
     
     
     
     
      

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