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
      
     
      
     
      
     
     
     
     
     
    CONTACT PERSON:
    NAME:
    Ram Krishnan
       
    PHONE:
    (850) 245-9131
     
    SUNCOM:
    205-9131
     
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    COEFO:
    08-14
      
     
    M E M O R A N D U M
     
    DATE: October 2
    6
    , 2007
     
    TO: District School Superintendents
     
    FROM: Linda Champion
     
    SUBJECT: Important Dates for 2008-09 Full-Time Equivalent Student Enrollment Forecast
     
      
    The full-time equivalent (FTE) student enrollment forecast plays an integral part in providing the
    Legislature with information necessary to appropriate monies for the upcoming school year.
     
    The Department of Education’s FTE forecast software is used by school districts as the primary
    tool to help generate FTE forecasts. Several changes have been incorporated into this year’s
    version of the FTE forecast software. In order for district personnel to become more proficient
    with the application, workshops have been scheduled between November 27 and November 30,
    2007.
     
    The workshops on November 27 and 28 will be dedicated to training new staff or staff with
    limited experience in forecasting FTE enrollment. Two sessions will be held each day: a
    morning session that will provide a brief overview of issues relating to the FTE forecast and an
    afternoon computer lab session that will focus on the updated FTE application.
     
    lab workshops for more experienced staff on
    November 29, in which training will be limited to a review of the FTE software. Registration for
    LINDA CHAMPION
    DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
     
    325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1214 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0406 • www.fldoe.org
    Suncom 205-0406 • FAX (850) 245-9099
    Memorandum
    October 26, 2007
    Page Two
     
     
    the workshops on November 30 will be restricted to the five lab schools, Washington Special
    School, and the Virtual School.
     
    Please refer to the attachment for details and register by November 2, 2007, for the workshops
    that best meet the needs of your district. The Department of Education requests that the 2008-09
    FTE student enrollment forecast be submitted by close of business on Friday, December 14,
    2007.
     
    Thank you for your assistance in making the FTE forecasting process accurate and timely.
     
    LC:ck
     
    Attachment
     
    cc: District FTE Planning Administrators
      
     
     
     

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