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State Board of Education Workshop Agenda

Kathleen Shanahan, Chair
Roberto Martínez, Vice-Chair
Sally Bradshaw
Gary Chartrand
Akshay Desai
Barbara S. Feingold
John R. Padget

February 27, 2012

The Capitol, Room LL03
Tallahassee, Florida

2:00 p.m. Call to Order

Chair Kathleen Shanahan

Commissioner's Comments

Overview of School Choice Programs in Florida

Michael Kooi, Executive Director
Office of Independent Education and Parent Choice

Pam Stewart, Chancellor
K-12 Public Schools

School Choice - National Outlook -- Present and Future

Scott Jensen - American Federation for Children (PDF, 910KB)

Charter Schools - What's Working

Florida Tax Watch - Robert Weissert, Esq., VP for Research

Presentation on Florida Tax Watch Charter School Funding (PDF, 708KB)

School Choice Options Offered by School Districts - Florida Association of District School Superintendents

Wally Cox, Superintendent, Highlands County School District
Alexis Tibbetts, Superintendent, Okaloosa County School District (PDF, 1MB)
Carlene Anderson, Superintendent, Walton County School District (PDF, 769KB)
John Small, Polk County School District
Paula Chaon, St. John's County School District (PDF, 2MB)
Dr. Anna-Marie Cote, Seminole County School District (PDF, 513KB)
Dr. Helen Blanch, Miami- Dade County School District
Peter Licata, Palm Beach School District (PDF, 176KB)

Magnet Programs
Career Academies
Other Choice Offerings

Educating Homeless Children and Youth

Lorraine Allen, Director
State Homeless Education Program (FLDOE)

McKay Scholarship Program - Allison Hertog - Making School Work

Department of Education -- Support for School Choice

Charter School Growth Fund RTTT Partnership Darryl Cobb, Vice President
Charter School Growth Fund (PDF, 257KB)
Voluntary Public School Choice Grant Cindy Rathburn, CEO
Children's Champions
Charter School Program Grant Michael Kooi

School Choice Options - Florida Continues to Lead the Nation (PDF, 5MB)
Home Education Program (PDF)
OSP Scholarship Program (PDF)
FTC Scholarship program (PDF)
Charter Schools Program (PDF)
McKay Scholarship program (PDF)
Florida Career and Professional Education Act (PDF, 163KB)
Florida's Public Virtual Education Options (PDF, 99KB)
Florida Charter Schools Overview Presentation (PDF, 474KB)
Charter Schools Program Grant (PDF, 32KB)
Supporting High Quality Charter Operators in High Need Neighborhoods (PDF, 32KB)
Educating Homeless Children and Youth Presentation (PDF, 219KB)
2010-2011 Final Survey 5 Homeless Counts as of 09-26-11 (PDF, 45KB)
Homeless Students Identified in Florida 2006-2007 through 2010-2011 (PDF, 596KB)
Comparison of the SY 2007-08, SY 2008-09, and SY 2009-10 - Data Collections of Numbers/Percent of Enrolled Homeless Students (PDF, 366KB)

Concluding Remarks

Chair Kathleen Shanahan

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