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,
Members
LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.
CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
JULIA L. JOHNSON
WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.
LINDA K. TAYLOR
September 28, 2004
M E M O R A N D U M
TO:
District Charter School Coordinators
FROM:
Theresa A. Klebacha, Ph.D.
SUBJECT:
Extension of Grant Application Deadline
Due to the recent devastation caused by hurricanes this season, the Office of Independent Education and
Parental Choice in the Florida Department of Education recognizes that many school districts have
experienced the loss of several days of work and school. The grant cycle for the 2003-04 Charter School
Year Two Implementation Grant and the 2003-04 Dissemination Grant will end
September 30, 2004
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The Department will provide the opportunity for charter schools to extend their grants to
November 30,
2004
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In order to extend the grant period, the charter school must submit a letter requesting an extension
on or before September 30, 2004.
The letter must include the project number and the TAPS number
which is printed on the project award notification. The letter may be submitted by the charter school
administrator or designee. The extension request letter may be hard copy or electronic. Please mail or
fax the extension letter request to:
Phyllis White
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Bureau of Grants Management
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325 West Gaines Street, Room 325
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Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
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Fax: (850) 245-0719
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Email:
Phyllis.White@fldoe.org
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Additionally, send an electronic copy to Michael Binitie (
Michael.Binitie@fldoe.org) and Sue Wilkinson
(Sue.Wilkinson@fldoe.org). The mailing address for Michael Binitie and Sue Wilkinson is the same as
Phyllis White.
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0505 • www.fldoe.org
District Charter School Coordinators
September 28, 2004
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We hope that this extension will allow the schools adequate time to incur final expenditures. After the
extension request is processed, you will receive a project award notification which will have the revised
dates for the end of the grant cycle.
Please forward this information to the affected charter schools. Thank you for your assistance in this
issue.
TK/kbc
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District Finance Officers
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