FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
     
    S
      
    TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
     
    T. WILLARD FAIR,
    Chairman
    Members
    PETER BOULWARE
    DR. AKSHAY DESAI
    ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
    JOHN R. PADGET
    KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
    LINDA K. TAYLOR
     
    Dr. Eric J. Smith
    Commissioner of Education
      
     
      
     
      
     
     
     
     
     
     
    October 19, 2009
      
     
     
    M E M O R A N D U M
     
    TO:
     
    Middle School Principals and Student Services Directors
     
    FROM:
     
    Frances Haithcock, Chancellor, Division of Public Schools
    Loretta Costin, Interim Chancellor, Division of Career and Adult Education
     
      
      
    SUBJECT:
    2009-2010
    Career Cruiser
     
    ______________________________________________________________________________
     
    In support of the Florida Department of Education’s goal of improving student achievement, the
    2009-2010
    Career Cruiser
    , a career and education magazine, was shipped to districts in August
    2009 for distribution. The
    Career Cruiser
    includes information on occupations, personal
    assessment activities, and career planning. Students can learn more about themselves and how to
    match their interests and abilities to career and education options.
     
    The number of
    Career Cruisers
    allocated for each m
    iddle school reflects their 8
    th
    grade
    enrollment. We recommend use in the career and education planning course that is required by
    s. 1003.4156, Florida Statutes. However, each school can determine which of their students will
    use the
    Cruisers
    .
     
    Please note the Educator’s Toolkit (www.fldoe.org/workforce/ced) was developed for the career
    and education planning course and includes many of the activities in the
    Career Cruiser
    .
     
    Budget cuts no longer permit the shipping of the
    Cruisers
    to each school as in the past.
    Working in conjunction with Student Services Directors, one location for each district was
    selected. Therefore, all shipments were sent to one location in each district. For your
    convenience, please note the two attachments which indicate the location and the quantity your
    school should have received:
     
     
    325 W. GAINES STREET • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0505 • www.fldoe.org
    Middle School Principals and Student Services Directors
    , 2009
    1.
     
    List of the
    Career Cruiser
    District Contacts and distribution location
    re to the number of
    Page Two
    October 19
     
     
    2.
     
    Num
    ber of
    Cruisers
    allocated for each school by district. Please adhe
    Cruisers
    allocated for each school.
     
    he
    Career Cruiser
    and the
    Career Cruiser Tea
    cher’s Guide
    are also available at
    T
    www.fldoe.org/workforce/publicat.asp. The
    Career Cruiser Teacher’s Guide
    is on
    online.
     
    ly available
    you have not had the opportunity to distribute the
    Career Cruiser
    , we encourage you to please
    If
    do so as soon as possible. For additional information concerning the
    Career Cruiser
    , please
    contact Gayle Manley at 800-342-9271 or by e-m
    ail at Gayle.Manley@fldoe.org.
     
    LC/sa
    ttachm
    ents
    c: Guidance Counselors
    cation Directors
     
    A
     
    C
    Career and Technical Edu
    Curriculum and Instructor Supervisors
     
     

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