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
    ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
    PHOEBE RAULERSON
    KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
    LINDA K. TAYLOR
    MEMORANDUM
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    Contact Information:
    Rich Downs
    TO:
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    District School Superintendents
    (850) 922-3727
    rdowns@tempest.coedu.usf.edu
    FROM:
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    Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.
    K-12: 2006-62
    DATE:
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    May 9, 2006
    SUBJECT:
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    DRIVER LICENSE/SCHOOL ATTENDANCE PROGRAM REPORTS,
    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 Departm
    ent of
    Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) for the third 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 January 1, 2006, through March 31, 2006
    (
    Attachment 1)
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    For the third quarter of the school year 2005-2006:
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    3,491 students received Notices of Intent to Suspend Driving Privileges
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    3,794 Notices of Intent to Suspend Driving Privileges were deleted
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    8,962 Non-Licensed drivers received notices that they were not eligible to apply and
    receive driver licenses
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    9,264 Non-Licensed/Non-Compliance Orders were deleted
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    2,678 Suspension Orders were issued
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    3,043 Suspension Orders were cleared or deleted
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    117 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
    May 9, 2006
    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 approximately 4 percent of students who had their driver
    licenses suspended for excessive absences received a second suspension. Therefore, 96 percent
    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) 617-
    3811. 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, located at www.firn.edu/doe/bin00014/tap-home.htm, or contact Rich
    Downs via e-mail at rdowns@tempest.coedu.usf.edu or by telephone at (850) 922-3732, or
    SunCom 292-3732.
    CYP/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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