FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Jeanine Blomberg
Commissioner of Education
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Chairman
Members
DONNA G. CALLAWAY
DR. AKSHAY DESAI
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
PHOEBE RAULERSON
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
LINDA K. TAYLOR
CONTACT PERSON
Name: Sandra Dilger
Phone:
850-245-0824
Suncom: 205-0824
Email:
K12:
sandra.dilger@fldoe.org
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MEMORA
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
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District Superintendents
Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.
May 24, 2007
SUBJECT:
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ANNUAL ASSURANCE OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND
SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL COMPOSITION
Each year, the Department of Education collects, via a Web-based report, assurances on school
improvement requirements. The purpose of this memo is to request your assurance that all
schools in your district have approved School Improvement Plans and the required School
Advisory Council composition.
In compliance with Section 1008.345(6)(c), Florida Statutes,
“…the Department shall not release funds from the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund to any
district in which a school, including schools operating for the purpose of providing educational
services to youth in Department of Juvenile Justice programs, does not have an approved school
improvement plan, pursuant to S. 1001.42(16) after one full school year of planning and
development, or does not comply with school advisory council membership composition
requirements pursuant to S. 1001.452.”
The 2007 due date for assurance of compliance is
June 29, 2007,
to ensure receipt of district
lottery funding in a timely manner. Please forward this information via online reporting.
CHERI PIERSON YECKE, PH.D.
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CHANCELLOR, K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
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This year we are asking for reports from each district to certify whether the schools are
compliant with the following information:
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ALL
schools in the district have a new, amended, or continuation school improvement plan
in the process of revision approved by the school board as of
June 30, 2007.
It is understood
that many plans are revised due to 2007 school achievement data. It is also understood that
some revisions will be required by the State Board of Education and these revisions will need
to be approved by district school boards at a later date.
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ALL
schools in the district have a School Advisory Council with a majority of its members
not employed by the school as of
June 30, 2007.
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ALL
schools in the district have a School Advisory Council that is comprised of the
principal and an appropriately balanced number of teachers, education support employees,
students, parents, and other business and community citizens who are representative of the
ethnic, racial, and economic community served by the school. (Some charter schools are
allowed in their contracts to use their Governing Bodies as their School Advisory Council.)
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ALL
schools in the district operating for the purpose of providing educational services to
youth in Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) programs have an approved new, amended or
continuation individual school improvement plan or district plan that covers all DJJ sites as
of
June 30, 2007
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ALL
schools in the district have a school improvement plan designed to achieve the state
education priorities pursuant to S. 1000.03(5) and student proficiency on the Sunshine State
Standards pursuant to S. 1003.41. Each plan addresses student achievement goals and
strategies based on state and school district proficiency standards and includes an accurate,
data-based analysis of student achievement and other school performance data pursuant to
S. 1001.42(16)(a).
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Each secondary school (grades 6 through 12) plan includes a redesign component based on
the ten guiding principles established in S. 1003.413 (2) (a-j).
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Each school in the district that earns a school grade of “C” or below has a school
improvement plan that includes:
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Professional development that supports enhanced and differentiated instructional
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strategies to improve teaching and learning.
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2.
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Continuous use of disaggregated student achievement data to determine effectiveness of
instructional strategies.
325 W. GAINES STREET • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0505 • www.fldoe.org
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3.
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Ongoing informal and formal assessments to monitor individual student progress,
including progress toward mastery of the Sunshine State Standards, and to redesign
instruction if needed.
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Alternative instructional delivery methods to support remediation, acceleration, and
enrichment strategies.
This year reporting is to be done online at the following Web site:
http://www.bsi.fsu.edu/SIPAssurance/login.aspx
New features this year include a registration page with password protection and certification
codes. A new confirmation page will be generated for your records once a report has been
completed and submitted electronically. Should any schools NOT be in compliance, you are to
check those individual schools by name as provided in the online district list. If any school or
DJJ site needs to be reported but is not on the list, you should list each missing school in the
fields provided.
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Sandy Dilger, Bureau of School Improvement, at
sandra.dilger@fldoe.org or 850/245-0824. Technical support will be available upon registration.
In support of Florida’s education goal for “Highest Student Achievement” and the
implementation of the State Board of Education’s Strategic Imperative 3: “Improve Student
Rates of Learning”, the Florida Department of Education thanks you for your continued
commitment to enhancing the quality of education of all of Florida’s students.
NOTE: Please make sure that persons designated to receive copies of this memo are signed up to
receive correspondence from the Department paperless communication site since hard copies are
not being sent out. The site address is http://www.fldoe.org/menu/communications.asp
If they are not currently signed up, please provide a copy of this memorandum.
CPY/sd
cc:
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District School Improvement Contacts
District
Directors
of Charter Schools
District Juvenile Justice Contract Managers
District Educational Administrators for DJJ Programs
District Finance Officers
Linda
Champion
Iris Wilson
