The State Board of Education announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: April 18, 2006, 8:30 a.m.
PLACE: Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida.
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The meeting agenda will consist of the approval of minutes of the meeting held March 21, 2006, and updates on various reports and status of education initiatives by the Chairman and Commissioner. The following items will be presented for action by the Board: Approval of Intervention Policy for Repeating F Schools, Approval of Corrective Action for Districts and Restructuring for Schools (No Child Left Behind), Charter School Appeal: Baypoint Schools, Inc. vs. Miami Dade County School Board, Repeal of Rule 6A-1.037, F.A.C., Approval of Proposals for Issuing Special Tax School District Bonds, Repeal of Rule 6A-1.0692, F.A.C., Fidelity Bonds Required for School Officials, Repeal of Rule 6A-1.084, F.A.C., Assignment of Employees for Temporary Duty, Amendment to Rule 6A-2.0010, F.A.C., Educational Facilities, Amendment to Rule 6A-4.0021, F.A.C., Florida Teacher Certification Examinations, Repeal of Rule 6A-7.074, F.A.C., Disposing of Instructional Materials, Palm Beach Community College - Request Site Designation Approval for West Central County Campus, Palm Beach Community College - Request Site Designation Approval for Public Safety Training Facility Special Purpose Center, and Lake City Community College - Request Site Designation Approval for Gilchrist County Special Purpose Center. Two policy issues will be presented for concurrence by the Board: Creating a More Seamless System of Transition from High School to Postsecondary Education and DOE Planning for Technology Tools for Teachers Initiative. In addition, updates will be provided on Distance Learning Programs, Workforce and Succeed Program, Reading Adoption for Instructional Materials, Status of the Palm Beach Charter District Contract, Teacher Recruitment and Retention, VPK – 2006 Kindergarten Screening, and 2004 – 2005 Student Achievement in Florida’s Charter Schools.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: the Department of Education’s website at http://www.fldoe.org.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: the Office of Equity and Access, (850)245-9531 (Voice). If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).