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

 

Dr. Eric J. Smith

Commissioner of Education

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

CONTACT PERSONS

NAME:

Dr. Antionette Meeks

Lynn Vinson

 

PHONE:

(850) 245-0480

 

SUNCOM:

205-0480

 

EMAIL:

Antionette.Meeks@fldoe.org

Lynn.Vinson@fldoe.org

K12: 2008-57

MEMORANDUM

 

TO

: Identified District School Superintendents

 

FROM

: Dr. Frances Haithcock

 

DATE

: April 30, 2008

 

SUBJECT

:

Florida Public School District Funding Opportunity for the

Tobacco

Prevention and Intervention Teacher Training Project-Year I

 

The Office of Healthy Schools is pleased to announce a Request for Proposal to provide funding

to Florida public school districts for the

Tobacco Prevention and Intervention Teacher Training

Project

. This grant will allow districts to provide quality training for teachers to implement

effective tobacco prevention and intervention programs in their classrooms and schools.

Districts will have the opportunity to devel

ill development in students, thereby increasing

likely to achieve in school. The project award

 

The attached Request for Proposal (RFP) outlines the application process. If you have

questions or require assistance in completing this application, you may contact Lynn Vinson,

Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Tobacco (PANT) Coordinator, or Dr. Antionette Meeks,

Assistant Director/Health Coordinator, Office of Healthy Schools, at lynn.vinson@fldoe.org,

antionette.meeks@fldoe.org, or via telephone at (850) 245-0480.

 

FH/lv

 

Attachment

DR. FRANCES HAITHCOCK

CHANCELLOR OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS

 

325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org