FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

JOHN L. WINN

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

September 23, 2004

M E M O R A N D U M

TO:

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Charter School Administrators

School District Charter School Contacts

FROM:

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Theresa A. Klebacha, Ph.D.

SUBJECT:

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POSTPONED

: 2004 Annual Charter School Conference

Due to the extraordinary hardships imposed on our charter schools and school districts from the recent

wrath of several hurricanes, we have decided to postpone the 2004 Annual Charter School Conference

and Pre-Conference activities.

Through our partnership with the Florida Charter School Resource Center at USF, we will be strategically

targeting technical assistance, training activities, and workshops for schools and districts, based on

specific needs. We will also be intensifying our state efforts to provide technical assistance papers and

greater access to state resources as policies and procedures are revised to accommodate scheduling and

reporting date changes.

Again, the 2004 Annual Charter School Conference and Pre-Conference, originally scheduled for

November 8-10, 2004 in Orlando, Florida,

is postponed

until later next year. You will be notified about

the new dates for the conference once it has been officially rescheduled.

If you need information or assistance, please contact the Florida Charter School Resource Center at 1-

800-214-4247 (http://www.charterschools.usf.edu/) or our office at (850) 245-0502.

We wish you all the best in your reconstructive efforts.

TK/tlc

c:

Dr. Christy Noe

THERESA A. KLEBACHA, PH.D.

Executive Director

Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice

325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 522 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0502 • Fax (850) 245-0875