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 30, 2007
SUBJECT: WEEKLY MEMO
The following table contains Department of Education documents for the week of March 26-30, 2007
Title, Link(s), Brief Summary
Type of
Correspondence
Action Required
and Due Date
Statutes, Rules,
Laws Addressed
K12 2007-24 English for Speakers of Other
Languages Endorsement for Reading
Endorsed Teachers-Reverse Crosswalk
http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Docu
ment-4337/k12-07-24memo.pdf
(Memo)
http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Docu
ment-4338/k12-07-24att.pdf
(Attachment)
Identifies the competencies from the Reading
Endorsement that aligned to the standards and
competencies for the ESOL Endorsement. Also
providing a new option for school districts for
the ESOL Add-on Endorsement Plan.
Contact Lisa Saavedra at 850.245.5074,
lisa.saavedra@flode.org
Informational None
None
Contact Information
Debra Sheets
850.245.0509
debby.sheets@fldoe.org
K12: 2007-64
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), Brief Summary
Type of
Correspondence
Action Required
and Due Date
Statutes, Rules,
Laws Addressed
K12 2007-33 School Library Media Month
April 2007
http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Docu
ment-4345/k12-07-33memo.pdf
(Memo)
http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Docu
ment-4346/k12-07-33att.pdf
(Attachment)
Celebrate the programs, services, and resources
provided by school library media centers.
Contact Nancy L. Teger at 850.245.0874,
nancy.teger@fldoe.org
Informational None
None
K12 2007-39 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
lillian.finn@fldoe.org
Informational
None
House Bill 7078
new language
1003.428(2)(a)(5)
K12 2007-60 21
st
Century Community
Learning Centers Request for Proposal
http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Docu
ment-4344/k12-07-60memo.pdf
(Memo)
2007-2008 Request for Proposal for competitive
projects for the 21
st
CCLC
Contact Lani Lingo at 850.245.0852,
lani.lingo@fldoe.org
Informational and
Instructional
Application (original
and 4 copies) due
Wednesday, May 9,
2007
Title IV, Part B, of
the NCLB
