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
DONNA G. CALLAWAY
JULIA L. JOHNSON
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
PHOEBE RAULERSON
LINDA K. TAYLOR
INCREASING THE QUANTITY AND IMPROVING THE
QUALITY OF EDUCATION OPTIONS
February 11, 2005
M E M O R A N D U M
TO:
District Charter School Contacts
2005-06 New Charter School Operators
FROM:
Paulette Mainwood
SUBJECT:
Public Charter Schools Federal Grant Writing Workshop
As one of Florida’s fastest growing choice options, charter schools have a key role in helping to
accomplish the State Board of Education’s Strategic Imperative 5:
Increasing the quantity and
improving the quality of education options
. The Florida Department of Education is conducting a
workshop to assist district charter school contacts and new charter school operators to complete an
application for federal funding that meets the requirements of the Public Charter Schools Federal Grant
Program. The two-day workshop is scheduled for February 22-23, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., at the
Embassy Suites Hotel in Fort Lauderdale. Directions to the hotel and room information are attached.
Attendance at this workshop is mandatory for receipt of the Public Charter Schools Federal Grant
Program funds for districts with new charter schools opening the 2005-06 school year and the operators of
these new schools. Each approved school should have a representative from the school attend both days
of the workshop. If you have an approved charter school application and plan to defer your opening until
2006-07, then you should plan to attend the mandatory workshop that will be scheduled for the 2006-07
school year.
The grant writing workshop is designed for the following participants:
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Charter school operators who have approved charter applications for 2005-06;
•
Charter school applicants who were denied and plan to file an appeal;
•
Potential charter school operators who have pending applications for school board approval; and
•
District charter school contacts in districts that have charter schools opening in 2005-06.
PAULETTE MAINWOOD PH.D.
Interim 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
District Charter School Contacts
2005-06 New Charter School Operators
February 11, 2005
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The Public Charter Schools Federal Grant Program provides funds to charter schools partnering with local
charter agencies. The funds are designed to assist with initial startup and implementation costs that are
necessary to establish the charter school during its first year of operation and to increase the quality of
educational services offered by the charter school. Some of the topics to be addressed during the grant
writing workshop include school transportation, school finance, food service, Title I, Exceptional Student
Education (ESE), and management information services.
In order to ensure that Department staff will have enough materials for each participant, it will be
necessary for participants to register in advance of the workshop. Please contact Mrs. Karen Hines-Henry
at (850) 245-0864 by February 16, 2005, to confirm your attendance or obtain additional information.
We look forward to your attendance at this workshop.
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Attachment
Florida Department of Education
Grant Writing Workshop Hotel Information
A limited number of hotel rooms have been blocked in the name of the Florida Department of
Education – Grant Writing Workshop. To ensure that you receive the discount group rate, please
reserve your room before the reservation deadline of February 15, 2005, and mention that you
will be attending the workshop.
Workshop Location:
Ft. Lauderdale
Workshop Dates:
February 22 and 23, 2005
Overnight Dates:
February 21 and 22, 2005
Hotel:
Embassy Suites Hotel
1100 SE 17
th
Street
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
Phone: 954-315-1326
Fax: 954-315-1314
Rate:
$99 for single or double occupancy
Directions to Embassy Suites Hotel
17
th
Street Causeway, Ft. Lauderdale
The hotel is located on 17
th
Street Causeway, two blocks east of US 1, (a.k.a., Federal Highway).
DIRECTIONS FROM THE FT. LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT:
Please take US 1 North and turn right on 17
th
Street. The Hotel is located two blocks down on the right-
hand side.
DIRECTIONS FROM THE NORTH:
Please take I-95 Southbound to Davie Boulevard, Exit #28.
Take Davie Boulevard Eastbound to US 1. Take US 1 Southbound to SE 17
th
Street. Make a left-hand
turn on SE 17
th
Street. The Hotel is located two blocks down on the right-hand side.
DIRECTIONS FROM THE SOUTH:
Please take I-95 Northbound to I-595. Take I-595 Eastbound to
US 1. Take US 1 Northbound to SE 17
th
Street. Make a right on SE 17
th
Street. The Hotel is located two
blocks down on the right-hand side.
DIRECTIONS FROM TURNPIKE:
Either Northbound or Southbound Exit at I-595 Eastbound to US
1. Take US 1 Northbound to SE 17
th
Street. Make a right on SW 17
th
Street. The Hotel is located two
blocks down on right-hand side.
DIRECTIONS FROM NAPLES:
Take Alligator Alley Eastbound to I-595 Eastbound to US 1. Take
US 1 Northbound to SE 17
th
Street. Make a right on SE 17
th
Street. The Hotel is located two blocks
down on the right-hand side.
