STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Chairman
Members
DONNA G. CALLAWAY
DR. AKSHAY DESAI
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:
March 7, 2007
SUBJECT: WEEKLY MEMO
The following table contains Department of Education documents for the week of March 5-9, 2007
Title, Link(s) and Brief Summary
Type of
Correspondence
Action Required
and Due Date
Statutes, Rules,
Laws Addressed
K12 2007-28 Online Federal Gun-Free
Schools Act Local Education Agencies
Activities Report
http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Docu
ment-4288/k12-07-28memo.pdf
(Memo)
GFSA report due to Federal Government
Contact: Meena Harris at 850.245.9955,
meena.harris@fldoe.org
Informational and
Instructional
Memorandum
March 16, 2007
Federal Gun-Free
Schools Act (GFSA)
K12 2007-29 Online Safe Schools
Appropriation Report for 2004-2005
http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Docu
ment-4289/k12-07-29memo.pdf
(Memo)
Report made available online
Contact: Tonya Milton at 850.245.9951,
tonya.milton@fldoe.org
Informational
Memorandum
None None
Contact Information
Debra Sheets
850.245.0509
debby.sheets@fldoe.org
K12: 2007-48
Jeanine Blomberg
Commissioner of Education
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
325 W. GAINES STREET • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0505 • www.fldoe.org
Title, Link(s) and Brief Summary
Type of
Correspondence
Action Required
and Due Date
Statutes, Rules,
Laws Addressed
K12 2007-35 Thirteenth School Attendance
Symposium: Call for Proposals Brochure and
Save the Date Flyer
http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Docu
ment-4295/k12-07-35memo.pdf
(Memo)
Information on the October 29-30 Symposium
and online application to present at the
Symposium.
Contact: Gria Davison at 850.922.3727,
gdavison@tempest.coedu.usf.edu
Information and
instructions
Proposals due June
1, 2007
None
K12 2007-37 Guidance on New Fine Arts
Graduation Requirement
http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Docu
ment-4294/k12-07-37memo.pdf
(Memo)
Definition of “fine arts”
Contact: Kate Kemker at 850.245.0423,
kate.kemker@fldoe.org or
Lillian Finn at 850.245.0423,
Lillian.finn@fldoe.org
Informational
Memorandum
None 2006
House
Bill
7078 – new
legislative language
in Section
1003.428(2)(a)(5)
K12 2007-38 Student Records Related to
Supplemental Educational Services
http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Docu
ment-4266/k12-07-38memo.pdf
(Memo)
Protection of students personal information
Contact: Mary Jo Butler at 850.245.0479,
maryjo.butler@fldoe.org
Informational
Memorandum
None
No Child Left
Behind (NCLB) Act,
Family Educational
Rights and Privacy
Act (FERPA) and
Section 1002.22,
Florida Statutes
