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
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
PHOEBE RAULERSON
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
LINDA K. TAYLOR
March 10, 2006
M E M O R A N D U M
TO:
District School Superintendents
FROM:
John L. Winn
SUBJECT:
Progress on e-Personal Education Planner (ePEP) use at FACTS.org
Attached is the ePEP Usage Report as of February 28, 2006, organized alphabetically by district. Please take a
look at the percentage of students who are using the ePEP in your district’s high schools.
We appreciate your efforts to encourage ePEP use and your help in reaching our goal of 100% of Florida high
More than 60 district trainings have taken place to date, and both students and counselors are reporting that
they find the ePEP easy to use and extremely helpful. To help guidance counselors, students and parents learn
x Regional ePEP Training Workshops between March 15
and April 6, 2006. The dates and locations are as follows:
FACTS.org ePEP Regional Training Workshops
Wednesday, March 15, 2006: 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006: 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Palm Beach Community College
Florida Atlantic University, Broward Campus
Building: AH101
Liberal Arts Building, Room 120
4200 Congress Avenue
2912 College Avenue
Lake Worth
, FL 33461
Davie
, FL 33314
Thursday, March 30, 2006: 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 4, 2006: 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Seminole Community College
Tallahassee Community College
Building J, Room 100
Workforce Bldg., Grand Banquet Hall
100 Weldon Boulevard
EWD Room 105-111
Sanford
, FL 32773
444 Appleyard Drive
Tallahassee
, FL 32304
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1454 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0518
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Wednesday, March 29, 2006: 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 6, 2006: 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Florida Community College Jacksonville
Hillsborough Community College
Room-A1068 (Building “A” 1st floor)
101 W. State Street (corner of State & Pearl)
Jacksonville
, FL 32202
Student Services Bldg., Room 108
4001 W. Tampa Bay Boulevard
Tampa
, FL 33614
The workshops are free and require no registration. Please help support this training effort by encouraging any
guidance counselors in your district who have not yet received ePEP training to attend one of these workshops. A
map showing the regional workshop locations can be accessed via the FACTS.org homepage or at:
http://www.facts.org/pdf_sw/FACTS_Region_Map.pdf
Congratulations to the following top 10 high schools and their respective districts for ePEP use:
Top 10 High Schools using ePEP (based on the PERCENTAGE of students with an ePEP)*:
SCHOOL NAME
COUNTY
ENROLLED
NEW LOG-INS
PERCENT
1.
Graceville High School
Jackson
181 164
91%
2.
Holmes County High School
Holmes
493 439
89%
3.
Haines City High School
Polk
1,321 809 61%
4.
Sarasota Military Academy
Sarasota
451
272
60%
5.
Cottondale High School
Jackson
246 134
54%
6.
Harrison School For The Arts
Polk 386
185
48%
7.
Lake Placid High School
Highlands
794
353
44%
8.
Blountstown Sr. High School
Calhoun
428
190
44%
9.
West Nassau County High School
Nassau
1,038 455 44%
10.
The Villages Charter High School
Sumter
435
189
43%
* The top 10 schools in terms of percentages were chosen from among high schools with an enrollment of at least
100 students.
Top 10 High Schools using ePEP (based on NUMBER of students who have one):
SCHOOL NAME
COUNTY
ENROLLED
NEW LOG-INS
PERCENT
1.
Park Vista Community High School
Palm Beach
2,833
1,091
39%
2.
Ocoee High School
Orange
2,979 984 33%
3.
Western High School
Broward
2,575 910 35%
4.
Haines City Senior High School
Polk
1,321 809 61%
5.
Lincoln High School
Leon
1,996 751 38%
6.
James W. Mitchell High School
Pasco 2,484
725
29%
7.
Coral Park Senior High
Miami Dade
4,062 609 15%
8.
Leon High School
Leon
1,854 492 27%
9.
F. W. Buchholz High School
Alachua
2,305 465 20%
10. West Nassau County High School
Nassau
1,038 455 44%
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I appreciate your renewed efforts and those of your staff, high school administrators and guidance counselors
to help students learn about and use the new ePEP. If you have questions or need additional information,
please contact FACTS.org at (850) 245-0518 or via email at facts@fldoe.org.
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Assistant Superintendents for Instruction
District Guidance Supervisors
District Student Services Supervisors
District Bright Futures Directors
District Public Information Officers
High School Principals
High School Guidance Counselors
High School Media Specialists
Chancellor Cheri Yecke