STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Chairman
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Vice Chairman
Members
DONNA G. CALLAWAY
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
PHOEBE RAULERSON
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
LINDA K. TAYLOR
MEMORANDUM
TO:
District School Superintendents
District School Assistant Superintendents
School
Principals
FROM:
Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.
DATE:
December 20, 2006
SUBJECT: WEEKLY MEMO
The following table contains Department of Education documents for the week of December 18-22, 2006.
Type of
Correspondence
Action Required
and Due Date
Statutes, Rules,
Laws
Addressed
K12 2006-189 Commissioner of Education’s Task
Force on African American History District Self-
Assessment
http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-
4144/k12_06_189memo.pdf
(Memo)
Contact: Levon Terrell at Levon.Terrell@fldoe.org
Technical Assistance
ASAP Florida
Statute
1003.43(2)(g)
K12 2006-177 Talented 20 Program - Technical
Specifications for the Submission of Talented 20 Data
http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-
4145/k12_06_177memo.pdf
(Memo)
•
General guidelines for determining the top 20%
of the graduating class of 2007
•
Specific guidelines for submitting student
transcripts to the Talented 20 program via the
FASTER electronic system
•
Instructions for viewing eligibility reports
Contact: Helen Lancashire, Student Support Services,
(850) 922-3727 or
hlancash@tempest.coedu.usf.edu
Technical Assistance
Submission of
Talented 20 Data to
begin February 8,
2007, through
March 8, 2007
None
Contact Information:
Debby Sheets
(850) 245-5030
debby.sheets@fldoe.org
K12: 2006-195
John L. Winn
Commissioner of Education
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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
