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
CONTACT INFORMATION
Holly Radcliffe
Holly.Radcliffe@fldoe.org
August 25, 2006
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(850) 245-0509
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
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District Superintendents
Middle School Principals
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Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.
Chancellor, Division of K-12 Public Schools
Evan Lefsky, Ph.D.
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Executive Director, Just Read, Florida!
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SUBJECT:
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BREAKING A WORLD RECORD:
READING ALOUD!
Today Governor Bush announced that our middle school students will move forward to break a
reading record through Guinness World Records™ entitled
Most People Reading Aloud
Simultaneously at Multiple Locations
. Across the state, 303 schools reflecting over 214,000 middle
schoolers have already expressed interest in participating in our
Reading Aloud!
record attempt.
The record breaking event is scheduled for 11:00 am EDT on Thursday, September 28, 2006.
Students will read an excerpt from
Peter and the Starcatchers
by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. In
order to be considered officially registered to participate in this event, all interested schools, not
students,
must
provide their information via online database by close of business September 22, 2006.
Each school’s contact person/organizer for this event will need to visit www.justreadflorida.com to
register their school and provide the number of students participating. They will set up a password
protected account and submit their school’s information, including the number of students
participating, their witnesses, notary, videographers, photographers, and lead readers.
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
BREAKING A WORLD RECORD:
READING ALOUD!
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Upon registering, the following is available through the organizer’s password protected site in a
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downloadable format:
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The excerpt of text to be used for the read aloud
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The certification package checklist
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The sign-in sheets for students
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The sample witness statements
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The activities including a discussion guide for the text
If you have any questions beyond what is included in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
document available at www.justreadflorida.com, please contact Holly Radcliffe at
Holly.Radcliffe@fldoe.org, (850) 245-0509, or Sun Com 205-0509; or Just Read, Florida! at (850)
245-0503.
