FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
John L. Winn
Commissioner of Education
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
Members
DONNA G. CALLAWAY
R
OBERTO MARTÍNEZ
P
HOEBE RAULERSON
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
LINDA K. TAYLOR
CONTACT PERSONS
Name:
Mary Jo Butler
Kay
Caster
Phone:
(850) 245-0479
Suncom:
205-0479
E-mail:
maryjo.butler@fldoe.org
kay.caster@fldoe.org
K12:
2006-47
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Prospective Applicants to Become a State-Approved Provider of Supplemental
Educational Services
FROM
:
Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.
DATE:
April 11, 2006
SUBJECT:
Request for Applications for Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Providers
for the 2006-2007 School Year
We are pleased to announce the Request for Applications for the annual approval of providers
of supplemental educational services pursuant to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.
Supplemental educational services are defined as tutoring and other supplemental academic
enrichment services that are in addition to instruction provided during the school day. These
services must be of high quality, research based, and specifically designed to increase the
achievement of eligible students in attaining proficiency in meeting Florida’s Sunshine State
Standards. Students from low-income families who attend Title I schools that have been
identified in their second year of in need of improvement, corrective action, or restructuring for
the 2006-2007 school year are eligible to receive supplemental educational services.
CHERI PIERSON YECKE, PH.D.
CHANCELLOR, K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
Request for Applications for SES Providers for the 2006-2007 School Year
April 11, 2006
Page Two
The online application and instructions for supplemental educational services providers will
be available at www.firn.edu/doe/flbpso (
Home page
; click
Supplemental Educational
Services
; click
Information for Providers
). Please read the instructions carefully before
completing the application. All applications must be submitted online by 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Daylight Saving Time on
Friday, May 12, 2006
.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Kay Caster or Anna
Moore at 850.245.0479 or via email at kay.caster@fldoe.org or anna.moore@fldoe.org.
CPY:MJB:seo
cc:
District School Superintendents
Title I Coordinators
SES
Coordinators
School Choice Coordinators