Supplemental Academic
Instruction Conference
October 16-18, 2002
Rosen Plaza Hotel
Orlando, Florida
The Florida Department of Education, Bureau
of Instructional Support and Community
Services, invites you to attend the Annual
Supplemental Instruction Staff Development
Conference. This year’s theme is “Equations
for Success.”
Believing that all students can learn and be
successful members of society, the Nap Ford
Community School will provide educational
programs and services, which foster academic
success and wellness.
--Mission, Nap Ford Community School
More than 30 clinics will feature research-
based strategies designed to enhance student
performance and improve classroom
management. Many of this year’s clinics will
emphasize reading techniques that align with
the Just Read, Florida! initiative.
The Nap Ford Community School, which opened
this fall, is founded on the principles that it takes
the whole community to educate the whole child,
and that every child will learn. In developing the
whole child, the Nap Ford Community School
believes that Health and Wellness are the
foundation on which the success will be built.
Research-based strategies for student success
include:
This positive approach to learning how to make
healthy choices focuses on developmental assets
and contributions that families, the school, and
the neighborhood, youth organizations, and
others living and working in the community play in
shaping children’s lives. Understanding that
nurturing personal habits related to wellness and
learning are the cornerstones of success, the
primary goal of the Nap Ford Community School
is to ensure that every learner maintains
motivation, enthusiasm and optimism in a safe,
healthy, caring and learning environment.
Classroom management techniques
Motivating the disinterested learner
Quality standards in the classroom
Math strategies
Plus many more.
If you wish to attend this conference, please
contact Cyndi Terry, Conference Chairperson,
at (863) 701-1393. Space is limited.
Registrations must be received by October 2,
2002.
Nap Ford Community School offers a
comprehensive
Health and Wellness
curricula,
which is fundamental to the development of
health literacy.
Health literacy
is the ability to
obtain, interpret and understand basic health
information and services and the competence to
use the information or services in ways that
enhance health.
Nap Ford Community School strives to ensure
that students develop a foundation of social,
physical, academic, financial, health and wellness
through stimulating instruction and activities that
promote health literacy.
--excerpted from
www.napford.org
Nap Ford Community School is one of Florida’s
approximately 250 public charter schools.
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ssue Twelve
SACS Peer Review Team Recommends
Child Development Center
of Polk County for Accreditation
A Peer Review Team, representing the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools,
visited the
Child Development Center
of Polk
County, one of Florida’s approximately 250
charter schools, on August 26-27, 2002.
The team observed the center, students and
staff. They also examined self-study reports,
including the school improvement plan.
Concluding the review, the team
recommended
that the Child Development Center be
considered for accreditation by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools.
Those who blend passion, reason
and a personal commitment to the
ideals and great enterprises of
American society will be
the ones
who shape the
future.
A Bold Vision for Choice
By J. C. Bowman
The future does not belong to those who are
content with today; it belongs to those who
embrace new ideas and a bold vision. Those
who blend passion, reason and a personal
commitment to the ideals and great enterprises
of American society will be the ones who shape
the future. This is the seminal spirit of the
American experiment. It is the spirit in which
the Choice Office endeavors to operate.
Since late June 2002, I have had the incredible
opportunity to work at the Florida Department
of
Education’s Choice Office. There are some
tremendous and talented individuals who work
here. Unfortunately, many have yet to be
recognized for their efforts; however, to the
22,000 parents who called the Choice Office
this summer, they were invaluable.
We hope to put a face and name with these
voices over the next six months, in order to
allow these folks to receive the credit they
deserve. The amount of calls we take on a
daily basis is remarkable. Every issue, and
every call, is urgent and serious. The pride our
staff invests in their jobs, without a display of
fanfare, is amazing.
The Choice Office wants to provide the
services and assistance needed to help
children receive a quality education that meets
their needs. We strive to help all students
achieve and to help all schools improve. We
are working to establish good accountability
measures, within our own office. We
understand this means we are also responsible
for results. We value the feedback of those
who utilize our services.
We are developing a systematic work plan,
holding regular staff meetings, and building
strong working relationships with other individuals
here at the Department of Education. Such
methods are essential tools to move us forward.
Without them, time passes and too little is
accomplished. Every task is focused on the goal
of improving education for all children.
The Choice Office will continue to assist in the
development of new charter schools, traditional
private schools, and other educational concepts,
by networking key agencies together and
providing counsel and expertise, as needed. It is
our desire to partner with school districts, charter
schools, home schools and private schools to
move our state forward to meet the challenges of
the Twenty-First Century.
Improvement of K-12 education is necessary to
ensure that young people in Florida have an
opportunity to compete for jobs in an increasingly
complex society. Our hope for Florida’s children
is that they will be able to provide America the
domestic tranquility of an educated population, as
well as secure their own personal fulfillment.
2002-2003 Public
Charter Schools Conference
Building Bridges to ensure that
NO CHILD is LEFT BEHIND
October 29-31, 2002
at the Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Studios
Conference Objectives
•
Empower
the participants with knowledge
•
Educate
on changes regarding local and national
law and policy
•
Ensure
participants obtain tangible resource
materials
•
Enjoy
the entire conference experience
the participants with knowledge
•
Educate
on changes regarding local and national
law and policy
•
Ensure
participants obtain tangible resource
materials
•
Enjoy
the entire conference experience
Conference Theme and Purpose
Conference Theme and Purpose
The event,
Building Bridges to Ensure NO CHILD i
The event,
Building Bridges to Ensure NO CHILD is
LEFT BEHIND
, has been designed for charter school
community stakeholders to come together for two and
one-half days to dialogue, share successes and best
practices, clarify legislative intent (federal and state),
and discuss research regarding charter schools from a
national and local perspective.
Early Registration Deadline:
October 15, 2002
Early Registration Fee:
$100.00
Hotel Reservation Conference
Rate Deadline:
September 28, 2002
For more information, please visit the Choice Office
website at
www.floridaschoolchoice.org
.