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
Numbered Memorandum 07-05
June 28, 2007
TO:
School District Superintendents
FROM:
Lucy D. Hadi, Chancellor of Workforce Education
SUBJECT:
SUCCEED, Florida 2007-2008 - Career Paths - New Academies
The 2007 Legislative session authorized additional funding to establish secondary career and
professional (CAP) academies that integrate academic and career curriculum through a career-
based theme and are provided for public schools, public school regional consortia, or school
district operated career centers.
This initiative aligns Workforce Education Programs with Skill Requirements of the New
Economy as stated in the Department’s Strategic Imperative Six.
Funds may not supplant current funding and must be used to plan or implement new CAP
academies or to redesign existing career education programs to become CAP academies.
Funding for CAP academies must be used to:
1) provide instruction in careers designated as high growth, high demand, and high pay
including manufacturing, automotive, and aerospace by the local Workforce
Development Board, Chamber of Commerce, or the Agency for Workforce
Innovation;
2) establish partnerships with one or more businesses, industries, industry economic
development agencies, or postsecondary institutions to provide the highest available
level of industry certification and maximum articulation of postsecondary credits or
occupational completion points;
LUCY D. HADI
Chancellor, Division of Workforce Education
325 W. GAINES STREET • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0446 • www.fldoe.org
School District Superintendents
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3) provide student advisement, including parent participation and coordination with
middle schools;
4) provide career education certification, pursuant to section 1003.431 Florida Statutes;
and
5) include an evaluation plan and reporting mechanism developed jointly with the
Department of Education that includes a self-assessment tool and outcome measures.
Technical assistance for preparing applications will be provided via a telephone conference call
scheduled for Wednesday, July 11, 2007, from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings
Time. The toll-free dial-in number is (888) 808-6959. When prompted, enter the conference
code number: 2459001. Due to a limited number of available phone lines, institutions are asked
to make arrangements to call in from one central campus location. All relevant staff members
are encouraged to participate.
Applications with complete instructions are available on the Division of Workforce Education’s
web page at: http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdgrants/.
If you have questions, please contact Dr. Rodney Reeves, SUCCEED Director, at (850) 245-
7884 or via e-mail to SUCCEED@fldoe.org.
LDH/gsm
cc:
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Cheri Pierson Yecke
Martha
Asbury
Bonnie C. Marmor
