FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
     
    S
      
    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
      
     
      
     
      
     
     
     
     
     
     
    CONTACT
    PERSON
    NAME:
    Todd Clark
     
    PHONE:
    (850) 245-0764
     
    SUNCOM:
    (850) 205-0764
     
    EMAIL:
    todd.clark@fldoe.org
     
      
     
    K12:
    2006:181
     
     
    MEMORANDUM
     
    TO:
    Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents of Curriculum
     
    FROM:
    Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.
     
    DATE:
    December 4, 2006
     
    SUBJECT:
    Middle School Mathematics Initiative
     
    I am pleased to inform you about a new initiative sponsored by the Florida Department of
    Education (FLDOE), the Florida and the Islands Comprehensive Center (FLICC), and the
    Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics (FCTM). This initiative is designed to build
    capacity of districts to implement the new mathematics requirements addressed in the A++
    Legislation by bringing district leadership teams together to examine research, explore
    instructional practices, and design lesson plans which incorporate rigorous and relevant
    instruction in the area of middle school mathematics. A special emphasis will be placed on 6
    th
     
    grade mathematics which, according to data, has had a smaller percentage of students performing
    at the proficiency level than the other grades.
     
    Twenty district teams from throughout the state will have an opportunity to participate in the
    Middle School Mathematics Initiative (MSMI) during the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 school
    years. District leadership teams will be invited to attend a series of regional trainer-of-trainers
    workshops to be held throughout the state. Facilitators will include nationally recognized leaders
    from the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE), leaders from FLDOE, FLICC,
    CHERI PIERSON YECKE, PH.D.
    CHANCELLOR, K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS
     
    325 W. GAINES STREET •SUITE 444• TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0426 • www.fldoe.org

    Middle School Mathematics Initiative
    December 4, 2006
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    and FCTM. All costs for materials and conference registrations will be provided by FLICC.
    Travel expenses and any costs for substitute teachers will be provided by the districts. More
    details about the program will be provided to interested applicants.
     
    Interested districts should complete the attached application and return it to FLICC by January
    12
    th
    . Districts will be notified of their acceptance by January 22
    nd
    . The first institute will be
    scheduled for early February.
     
    In order to ensure the success of this initiative, a district administrator and staff development
    coordinator must agree to the assurances that are attached. Prior to the first institute, the liaisons /
    mentors will confer with the district contact to ensure that all expectations are clear and all
    questions are answered.
     
    If you have questions about this initiative, please contact Mr. Todd Clark, Deputy Bureau Chief,
    Bureau of Instruction and Innovation, e-mail address todd.clark@fldoe.org or Dr. Alice Lindsay,
    Assistant Director, FLICC, at 800-756-9003; email alindsay@ets.org.
     
     
      
     
     
     
      

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