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
    Contact Information:
    MEMORANDUM
    Rich Downs
    (850) 922-3727
    TO:
    District School Superintendents
    rdowns@tempest.coedu.usf.edu
    FROM:
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    Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.
    K12: 2005-161
    DATE:
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    November 21, 2005
    SUBJECT:
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    DRIVER LICENSE/SCHOOL ATTENDANCE PROGRAM REPORT,
    FIRST QUARTER 2005-2006
    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 first quarter of 2005-2006. 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 July 1, 2005, through September 30,
    2005 (
    Attachment 1)
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    For the first quarter of the school year 2005-2006:
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    1,179 students received Notices of Intent to Suspend Driving Privileges
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    4,753 Notices of Intent to Suspend Driving Privileges were deleted
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    3,616 Non-Licensed drivers received notices that they were not eligible to apply and
    receive driver licenses
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    12,088 Non-Licensed/Non-Compliance Orders were deleted
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    594 Suspension Orders were issued
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    2,619 Suspension Orders were cleared or deleted
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    27 students who reinstated their driving privilege received 2
    nd
    suspension
    CHERI PIERSON YECKE, PH.D.
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    CHANCELLOR, K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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    325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
    District School Superintendents
    November 16, 2005
    Page Two
    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 4.5% of students who had their driver license suspended
    for excessive absences received a second suspension. Therefore, 95.5% 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.
    CPY/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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