FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
     
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    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
      
     
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
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    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
      

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