FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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JIM HORNE
Commissioner of Education
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
Members
LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.
CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
JULIA L. JOHNSON
WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.
LINDA K. TAYLOR
CONTACT PERSON
Name:
Rose Raynak
Email:
Rose.Raynak@fldoe.org
Phone:
850/245-0423
May 5, 2004
Suncom:
205-0423
M E M O R A N D U M
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DPS: 04-117
TO:
District Superintendents
FROM:
Jim Warford
SUBJECT:
2004-05 Comprehensive School Reform Funding Opportunity Video Teleconference
The Florida Department of Education, Bureau of School Improvement, is sponsoring a satellite video
teleconference from 9:00 AM – noon EDT, on Tuesday, May 18, 2004. The purpose of this
teleconference is to highlight supplemental funding opportunities for eligible Title I and Title V Florida
public schools for the 2004-2005 school year. The funding area is:
Comprehensive School Reform
(CSR)
. CSR schools in the final year of their three-year funding cycle will be eligible for one more year
of continuation funding and should
scientifically-based research strategies that will accomplish whole school reform should also be available
to view the broadcast
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For your information, a listing of schools not eligible for CSR funding and a
listing of schools with one year of CSR funding remaining are attached.
The teleconference will include:
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Introduction and Welcome
by Chancellor Warford, including background information and
challenges for continual whole school reform.
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Linkages
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Overview
of agenda, technical details of broadcast, procedure for asking questions.
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Requirements of CSR Funding
and proven scientifically based research strategies.
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Requirements of Application
including identification of data reporting requirements.
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Review of Model Providers
and the impact of models on whole school reform, school
improvement and student achievement.
JIM WARFORD
K – 12 Chancellor
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
improvement and student achievement.
JIM WARFORD
K – 12 Chancellor
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
Memorandum
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May 5, 2004
To allow participants to effectively participate in the telecast, DRAFT copies of the RFP components for
CSR, the satellite linkage information for The Florida Knowledge Network, and model provider web site
and contact information will be placed on the Bureau of School Improvement’s (BSI) web site at:
www.osi.fsu.edu prior to the telecast. As an added convenience, viewers will be able to ask questions by
calling 1-800-471-8276; faxing questions to 1-850-245-0820; or by e-mailing them to Rose Raynak at
Rose.Raynak@fldoe.org during the telecast. Questions will be addressed after the telecast and a
Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) link will be available on the BSI web site for later reference.
Questions specifically for model providers will be forwarded directly to them after the telecast.
If you are unable to view the satellite teleconference on the scheduled date, details about a rebroadcast
will be announced during the telecast and will be posted on the web site after the telecast.
Every school district, community college, university and public television station in Florida has been
provided with and has installed appropriate satellite reception equipment. Programming is primarily
distributed over digital multicast by Florida’s public television stations. Broadcasts may also be received
directly from satellite. Many districts redistribute programming on local cable and wireless public access
channels.
This service is free to all Floridians
. Additional information about the Florida Knowledge
Network and satellite transponder links can be obtained on their web site at
www.FloridaKnowledgeNetwork.org or by calling toll free (866) 207-0126.
Thank you for participating in this exciting teleconference and for your continuing efforts to reach our
shared mission of increased student achievement.
Please make sure that persons copied are signed up to receive correspondence from the Department via
http://info.doe.state.fl.us/communications/. If they are not currently signed-up, please provide them
with a copy of this memorandum and notify them to choose the K-12 interest area from the URL
provided above.
JW/rrj
Attachment
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School Principals
Title I Contacts
School Improvement Contacts
Curriculum Contacts
