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
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Community College Occupational Deans
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