FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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    STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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    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
    MEMORANDUM
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    Contact Information:
    Michele Polland
    TO:
    District School Superintendents
    Rich Downs
    (850) 922-3727
    FROM:
    Jim Warford
    Michele.Polland@fldoe.org
    rdowns@tempest.coedu.usf.edu
    DATE:
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    February 28, 2005
    K12: 2005-15
    SUBJECT:
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    DRIVER LICENSE/SCHOOL ATTENDANCE PROGRAM REPORT
    SECOND QUARTER REPORT 2004-2005
    In the Department of Education’s continued effort to improve student attendance and to improve
    student rates of learning, please find attached a copy of the report from the Department of
    Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) for the second quarter of 2004-2005. This report
    now includes manual additions and deletions by department personnel. The names of students
    transmitted to the DHSMV will be mailed under separate cover to your district’s Director of
    Student Services. Our staff reviewed and compiled the information into a state summary that
    reflects transactions processed for school districts from October 1, 2004, through December 31,
    2004 (
    Attachment 1).
    For the second quarter of the school year 2004-2005:
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    2,969 students received Notices of Intent to Suspend Driving Privileges
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    3,439 Notices of Intent to Suspend Driving Privileges were deleted
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    10,646 Non-Licensed/Non-Compliance Letters were issued
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    7,626 Non-Licensed/Non-Compliance Letters were deleted
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    2,700 Suspension Orders were issued
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    2,430 Suspension Orders were cleared or deleted
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    128 students who reinstated their driving privilege received 2
    nd
    suspension
    JIM WARFORD
    K-12 CHANCELLOR
    325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
    District School Superintendents
    February 28, 2005
    Page Two
    Since the inception of the driver license program, Florida’s high school graduation rate has
    increased from 60.2% in 1998-1999 to 71.6% in the spring of 2004, an increase of nearly 19%.
    Florida’s high school dropout rate has decreased 44.4% since the implementation of the driver
    license program, from 5.4% in 1998-1999 to 3% for 2003-2004.
    If you have questions regarding your data, please contact Donald Klein, DHSMV, at (850) 488-
    3288. If you have questions concerning policies and procedures relating to the implementation of
    the driver license/school attendance program requirements, please refer to the Technical
    Assistance Paper on Implementation of Attendance Requirements for Minors to Maintain Their
    Driving Privilege, or contact Rich Downs via email at rdowns@tempest.coedu.usf.edu or by
    telephone at (850) 922-3732 or SunCom 292-3732.
    JW/rdo
    Attachment
    cc:
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    District Student Services Directors
    School Social Work Supervisors
    Attendance Supervisors
    Guidance Supervisors
    Dropout Prevention Coordinators
    School District MIS Contacts
    Data Processing Directors
    Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

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