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 26, 2003
     
     
     
    M E M O R A N D U M
     
     
    TO:
     
      
    Career and Technical Education Directors
    Student
    Services
    Directors
     
      
    High School Guidance Directors
     
    FROM:
     
    J. David Armstrong, Jr.
     
    SUBJECT:
     
    2004 Congress-Bundestag Vocational Youth Exchange Scholarship
     
     
    Florida is once again participating in the Congress-Bundestag Vocational Youth Exchange
    Scholarship Program. This scholarship/exchange program is administered by the Nacel Open
    Door Student Exchange and provides an opportunity for graduating high school seniors who are
    enrolled in vocational courses to spend one year in Germany exploring their vocational interests.
    German language is not required. Florida has participated in the program since 1992 and has
    been very well represented each year.
     
    Each high school in the state of Florida may nominate up to three students. Students must be
    able to demonstrate the maturity and commitment necessary to be successful in an international
    exchange program. Student applications will be reviewed by Nacel Open Door Student
    Exchange and the Office of Workforce Education to select ten finalists. These finalists will be
    invited to an interview by a selection committee for recommendation.
    J. DAVID ARMSTRONG, JR.
    Chancellor, Community Colleges and Workforce Education
     
    325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1314 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0407 • www.fldoe.org/cc
     
     
    2004 Congress-Bundestag Scholarship
    Page Two
    September 26, 2003
     
     
    Please bring this scholarship/exchange program to the attention of students you feel are most
    qualified. The German vocational education system is quite innovative and has provided Florida
    students with a very unique and worthwhile learning experience.
     
    Complete details of the program and the application can be found on the Nacel Open Door web
    site: www.nacelopendoor.org. From the home page, go to the lower left-hand corner of the
    screen to
    Site Map
    . Click on
    Site Map
    and in the
    What’s New
    section, about halfway down, you
    will see Congress-Bundestag. Click on Congress-Bundestag and you will see a complete
    description of the program including eligibility requirements. Scroll down to
    How to Apply
    . At
    the bottom of the paragraph, you will see
    Download Application Now!
    When you download the
    application, print it out and complete all sections. Mail the completed application no later than
    January 30, 2004, to the following address:
     
     
    NACEL OPEN DOOR Scholarship/Exchange Program
     
    Florida Department of Education
     
    Office of Workforce Education
     
    325 West Gaines Street, Suite 644
     
    Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
     
    If you have any questions regarding this scholarship/exchange program, please contact Doreen
    DuMond at (850) 245-0912 or at doreen.dumond@fldoe.org.
     
    JDA/ddl
     
     

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