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:
    Rich Downs
    (850) 922-3727
    TO:
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    District School Superintendents
    rdowns@tempest.coedu.usf.edu
    FROM:
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    Jeanine Blomberg
    K12: 2005-112
    DATE:
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    August 19, 2005
    SUBJECT:
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    DRIVER LICENSE/SCHOOL ATTENDANCE PROGRAM REPORTS,
    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 fourth 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 April 1, 2005, through June 30, 2005
    (
    Attachment 1)
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    For the fourth quarter of the school year 2004-2005:
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    3,628 students received Notices of Intent to Suspend Driving Privileges
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    2,655 Notices of Intent to Suspend Driving Privileges were deleted
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    9,130 Non-Licensed drivers received notices that they were not eligible to apply and
    receive driver licenses
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    4,212 Non-Licensed/Non-Compliance Orders were deleted
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    3,694 Suspension Orders were issued
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    2,860 Suspension Orders were cleared or deleted
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    89 students who reinstated their driving privilege received 2
    nd
    suspension
    JEANINE BLOMBERG
    CHIEF OF STAFF
    325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-9663 • www.fldoe.org

    District School Superintendents
    August 19, 2005
    Page Two
    We have also compiled the 2004-2005 yearly report for each school district to review
    (Attachment 2)
    . DHSMV reports that during the 2004-2005 school year:
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    11,325 students received Notices of Intent to Suspend Driving Privileges
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    12,968 Notices of Intent to Suspend Driving Privileges were deleted
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    35,147 Non-Licensed drivers received notices that they were not eligible to apply and
    receive driver licenses
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    28,619 Non-Licensed/Non-Compliance Orders were deleted
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    10,001 Suspension Orders were issued
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    10,156 Suspension Orders were cleared or deleted
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    350 students who reinstated their driving privilege received 2
    nd
    suspension
    The Technical Assistance Paper on Implementation of Attendance Requirements for Minors to
    Maintain Their Driving Privilege directs school districts to transmit student data to DHSMV at
    least once a week. Implementation of these requirements can improve district dropout and
    attendance rates. Data revealed that only 4% of students who had their driver license suspended
    for excessive absences received a second suspension. Therefore, 96% of students who received a
    first suspension were never issued a second suspension for non-compliance with school
    attendance requirements.
    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.
    JB/rdo
    Attachments
    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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