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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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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
Memorandum Number 07-09
August 27, 2007
TO:
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Community College Presidents
State University Presidents
FROM:
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Lucy D. Hadi, Chancellor of Workforce Education
SUBJECT:
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Carl D. Perkins, Career and Technical Education, State Leadership,
Professional Institute – Request for Proposals/Bidder’s Conference
The purpose of this funding is to create a Professional Institute (PI) that will provide equitable,
statewide mini-grants for industry certification to Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers
and professional development activities. The PI will:
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Develop, administer and implement a procedure for mini-grant awards to assist
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CTE teachers in obtaining industry certifications.
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Plan and coordinate professional development activities statewide.
This program supports the Department’s Strategic Imperative Number Six for Workforce
Education Program Placements for high wage/high skills for targeted occupations in Florida.
Eligible applicants are Florida’s public community colleges and universities. One award is
anticipated in the amount of $500,000.
Technical assistance for preparing applications will be provided via a telephone conference call
scheduled for Wednesday, September 19, 2007, from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 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.
LUCY D. HADI
Chancellor, Division of Workforce Education
325 W. GAINES STREET • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-9979 • www.fldoe.org
Community College Presidents
State University Presidents
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August 27, 2007
The Request for Proposals 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 Elsie Rogers at (850) 245-9029 or via e-mail to
Elsie.Rogers@fldoe.org.
LDH/gsl
cc:
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Bonnie
Marmor
Gloria Spradley
Elsie Rogers
Nancy Cordill
Judith Bilsky
Mark Rosenberg
