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
CONTACT PERSONS
Michele Polland
To:
District School Superintendents
Michele.Polland@fldoe.org
Rich Downs
From:
Jim Warford
rdowns@tempest.coedu.usf.edu
(850) 922-3732
Date:
April 25, 2005
K12
: 2005-52
Subject:
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DRIVER LICENSE/SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE PROGRAM REPORT
THIRD 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 third 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 January 1, 2005, through March 31, 2005
(copy attached
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This review also indicates that the following districts did not transmit data for
this quarter: Desoto, Glades, Gulf and Holmes.
For the third quarter of the school year 2004-2005:
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3,688 students received Notices of Intent to Suspend Driving Privileges
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3,538 Notices of Intent to Suspend Driving Privileges were deleted
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11,454 Non-Licensed/Non-Compliance Letters were issued
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8,380 Non-Licensed/Non-Compliance Letters were deleted
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3,101 Suspension Orders were issued
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2,705 Suspension Orders were cleared or deleted
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119 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) 245-0420 • www.fldoe.org
District School Superintendents
April 25, 2005
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Since the inception of the driver license program, Florida’s high school graduation rate has
increased from 60.2% in 1998-99 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 1998-99 to 3% for 2003-04.
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, FY 2004-14, dated January 2004, 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
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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
Donald Klein, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
