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
Anna
Moore
Phone:
(850) 245-0479
Suncom:
205-0479
E-mail:
maryjo.butler@fldoe.org
anna.moore@fldoe.org
K12:
2006-80
MEMORANDUM
TO:
District
Superintendents
State-Approved Supplemental Educational Service Providers
FROM:
Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.
DATE:
June 13, 2006
SUBJECT:
INVITATION TO THE NCLB SCHOOL CHOICE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT FOR
2006
We are pleased to announce the 2006 NCLB School Choice Leadership Summit to be held on
July 12-13, 2006, in Orlando, Florida. This Summit provides a statewide forum for promoting
successful and effective implementation of NCLB public school choice. The program will
include state information updates and technical assistance related to such topics as contract
management; development, implementation, and evaluation of the Parent District Provider
Agreements; monitoring and evaluation; and parent outreach efforts. In addition, keynote
speaker Nina Rees will share a national perspective and explore promising practices for
ensuring high quality options for parents and stud
ents.
We encourage school districts to send a team of participants representing school and district
Title I and NCLB school choice administrators. This is a mandatory meeting for all state-
approved providers according to the Request for Applications for 2006-2007 school year.
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
Invitation to the NCLB School Choice Leadership Summit for 2006
June 13, 2006
Page Two
Information regarding the hotel, registration, and proposed agenda is available at
http://www.firn.edu/doe/flbpso/. The registration fee is $150 per person and must be
submitted by June 30, 2006. Late or onsite registration fee will be $175 per person. All
participants are responsible for making individual hotel reservations. Please call the JW
Marriott at Grande Lakes, Orlando, at 888.236.2427 before June 23, 2006, in order to
obtain the special room rate of $105.
Your support of this statewide technical assistance opportunity is essential to achieving
our common goals of quality educational programs to ensure that all students succeed in
school. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Anna
Moore at 850.245.0479, or via e-mail at anna.moore@fldoe.org.
CPY:MJB:AM:seo
cc:
Assistant Superintendents for Curriculum and Instruction
Title I Coordinators
SES
Coordinators