FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
S
TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Chairman
Members
DONNA G. CALLAWAY
DR. AKSHAY DESAI
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
PHOEBE RAULERSON
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
LINDA K. TAYLOR
Jeanine Blomberg
Commissioner of Education
CHERI PIERSON YECKE, PH.D.
CHANCELLOR, K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS
325 W. GAINES STREET • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0505 • www.fldoe.org
M E M O R A N D U M
TO:
District Superintendents
FROM:
Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.
Contact Information
Kimberly Davis
(850) 245-0551
Kimberly.davis@fldoe.org
Cyndi Terry
(863) 413-3263
Cyndi.Terry@polk-fl.net
K12: 2007-148
DATE:
September 5, 2007
SUBJECT:
THE 2008 EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES INSTITUTE ON DROPOUT
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In support of the Florida Department of Education’s goal to increase the proficiency of all students, we
are pleased to announce a professional development opportunity for district administrators, teachers,
student services personnel, and program coordinators who provide services to students at risk of not
graduating from high school.
The 2008 Effective Strategies Institute theme is
Get Moving Toward Victory Lane – Graduates are
Winners
. The Institute will be held January 15-18, 2008, at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort
in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Institute is sponsored by the National Dropout Prevention
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Century Community Learning
Centers of Florida, the University of Florida, Communities in Schools of Florida, Inc., and the Florida
Association of Alternative School Educators.
The Institute will feature three nationally renowned keynote speakers, including Dr. Krystal Kuykendall
and U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Consuelo Kickbush. There will be over 60 workshops
representing district, state, and national research-based instructional strategies and best practices in
dropout prevention and Exceptional Student Educational programs. The Institute will also feature four
pre-conference workshops, including one which addresses strategies for enhancing the leadership skills of
parents of at-risk students.
To register and submit proposals for presentation, please visit the National Dropout Prevention Center
website at the following link: http://www.dropoutprevention.org/ndpcdefault.htm, and click on “2008
Effective Strategies Institute.” The registration fee is $195.00 before December 21, 2007. After that date,
the registration fee will be $225.00. Institute attendees are encouraged to make room reservations at the
host hotel by December 31, 2007, to obtain the conference rate of $134.00 per night.
CY/kd