JIM HORNE
    SECRETARY
    F. PHILIP HANDY
    CHAIRMAN
    LINDA J. EADS, Ed. D.
    T. WILLARD FAIR
    CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
    JULIA L. JOHNSON
    WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, Ph.D.
    CAROLYN KING ROBERTS
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    CHARLIE CRIST
    COMMISSIONER
    FLORIDA DEPARTMENT
    OF EDUCATION
     
    325 W. GAINES STREET
    SUITE 1614
    TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399
    www.flboe.org
    (850) 201-7400
     
    FLORIDA BOARD OF EDUCATION
     
     
     
     
     
    TO:
     
      
    State University Presidents
    Community College Presidents
    District Superintendents
      
    FROM:
     
    Jim Horne, Secretary
    Florida Board of Education
     
      
      
    DATE:
    September 3, 2002
     
    SUBJECT:
     
    Request for Proposals – Career Cluster Curricular Review
     
    I am pleased to announce that the Department of Education, Bureau of Grants
    Management, has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) which supports the
    Florida Board of Education’s Strategic Imperative #6: Aligning the Workforce’s
    Education with the Skill Requirements of the New Economy.
     
    The purpose of this strategic project is to provide K-20 curricular reviews of
    programs in the career clusters of Information Technology, Engineering, Nursing,
    and Teaching. The goal is to identify gaps between industry standards and the
    capacity of Florida’s workforce education programs to meet these industry
    standards, and to foster the seamless articulation of students from one
    educational level to the next.
     
    The RFP calls for the formation of consortia of public and private K-20 educational
    institutions, and business and industry partners that will conduct curricular reviews
    of the career clusters with these goals in mind.
     
    If you have any questions regarding the attached RFP please contact Sally Kiser,
    Division of Community Colleges at (850) 488-1721, ext. 188, e-mail
    Sally.Kiser@FLDOE.org; or Nancy Cordill, Division of Workforce Development at
    (850) 487-4433, e-mail Nancy.Cordill@FLDOE.org.
     
    We are looking forward to receiving your proposals.
     
    JH/skd
     
    Attachment
     
    c: University Council of Academic Vice Presidents
    University Vice-Presidents for Sponsored Research
    Community College Occupational Deans
    School District Technical Center Directors
    School District Local Vocational Directors
     
     

     

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