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

 

ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ

  

 

PHOEBE RAULERSON

 

KATHLEEN SHANAHAN

 

LINDA K. TAYLOR

 

 

 

Memorandum Number 06-24

 

September 29, 2006

 

 

M E M O R A N D U M

 

 

 

TO:

Community College Presidents

 

FROM:

J. David Armstrong, Jr.

 

SUBJECT:

2005-2006 Matching Programs Expenditure Report

 

  

DUE DATE: October 20, 2006

 

 

To assist the Florida Department of Education in meeting Strategic Imperative Seven, Aligning

Financial Resources with Performance, the Community College System must allocate resources

used to improve student and institutional performance.

 

The purpose of this memorandum is to advise you that the 2005-2006 Dr. Philip Benjamin

Matching Program for Community Colleges Expenditure Report form has been forwarded to

your college’s Foundation Director and Business Officer in electronic format. The revised

Expenditure Report will meet the requirement in Section 1011.85(4)(a), Florida Statutes, to

provide an annual report of expenditures to the Legislature.

 

Legislative staff and their members are enthusiastic about the capacity of our matching programs

to provide an ongoing source of financial aid for all types of students. They are aware of the

growth of our matching programs in recent years and view the programs as a flexible and stable

way to meet the financial needs of a broad array of students.

J. DAVID ARMSTRONG, JR.

Chancellor, Community Colleges and Workforce Education

 

325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1314 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0407 • www.fldoe.org/cc

 

 

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I believe that it is important for us to collect and provide this type of information to the

Legislature and other interested parties. We do a tremendous job with our matching programs,

and this data will help document and demonstrate the success of our programs, particularly in the

area of financial aid.

 

We have requested that the report be returned to Maybelle Montford

by October 20, 2006.

If

you have any questions, please contact her at maybelle.montford@fldoe.org or call

(850) 245-9372, or SUNCOM 205-9372.

 

Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

 

JDA/mml

 

c: Community College Business Officers

Community College Foundation Directors