FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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S
TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN,
Chair
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
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Vice Chair
Members
GARY CHARTRAND
DR. AK
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ARBARA S. FEINGOLD
JOHN R. PADGET
Gerard Robinson
Commissioner of Education
MEMORANDUM
TO:
District School Superintendents
FROM: Dr. Michael Grego
DATE: August 5, 2011
Contact Information:
Name: Courtney Walker
Phone:
(850) 245-0665
E-mail: Courtney.Walker@fldoe.org
DPS: 2011-108
SUBJECT:
2011 – 2012 Florida Teacher Quality Grants: Call for Applications
We are pleased to inform you about the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Florida Teacher
Quality Gra
nts Program. The attached provides guidance and instructions necessary to apply for
this competitive funding to establish a partnership consisting of a high-need Local Education
Agency (LEA), as defined in the RFP, College of Arts and Sciences, and Teacher Preparation
programs within public or private universities and colleges, and other partners, as described in
the RFP. The focus of the RFP is on teacher professional development in the content areas of
Geometry, Biology, and U.S. History. Course descriptions based on the Next Generation
Sunshine State Standards, which may be accessed at www.floridastandards.org, should provide
the foundation for this professional development. The competitive RFP and application
documents may be accessed from the following website: www.fldoe.org/bii/.
Questions should be directed to Courtney Walker, Contracts and Grants Manager, Bureau of
Curriculum and Instruction. All questions with answers and information regarding changes to
the RFP will be posted on the Program Office website noted above. The last date that questions
will be received is
August 24, 2011
. Due to the competitive nature of this grant, questions will
not be answered on an individual basis either through e-mail or by phone. Please visit the
website for updated question and answer information.
MG/cw
cc: Presidents of Public and Private Universities and Colleges
DR. MICHAEL GREGO
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CHANCELLOR OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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325 W. GAINES STREET • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0505 • www.fldoe.org