FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

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TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

 

F. PHILIP HANDY,

Chairman

T. WILLARD FAIR,

Vice Chairman

 

Members

DONNA G. CALLAWAY

ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ

PHOEBE RAULERSON

KATHLEEN SHANAHAN

LINDA K. TAYLOR

 

John L. Winn

Commissioner of Education

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

   

INCREASING THE QUANTITY AND IMPROVING THE

QUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

October 3, 2006

 

MEMORANDUM

 

TO:

District School Superintendents

 

Charter School Directors

 

FROM:

Steven Adams, Director

 

Charter, Virtual and Home Education

 

SUBJECT: Technical Assistance Paper, Charter School Improvement Plans

 

 

In support of the State Board of Education’s imperative to increase the quantity and improve the

quality of educational options for Florida’s families, the Department is pleased to provide this

technical assistance paper (TAP) on Charter School Improvement Plans. Recently enacted

legislation, HB 7103, added new academic accountability requirements for charter schools

graded D or F. This document summarizes those requirements, including the development and

implementation of school improvement plans.

 

For additional information or questions concerning this TAP, please contact Karen Hines-Henry

at 850-245-0502 or karen.hines@fldoe.org.

 

SA/jh

 

Attachment

 

cc: District Charter School Contacts

VIRGINIA GENTLES

Executive Director

Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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