Election of Chair and Vice Chair

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Member Questions and Observations

• Organizational Overview as State Board of Education and the Department of Education as a Governor Agency
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  • Duties of the State Board of Education, of the Board of Governors and of the University Boards of Trustees (PDF, )
  • Statutory provisions describing the duties of the State Board of Education (PDF, )

• Agenda Item for Board Action (PDF, )
• Minutes of Meeting held December 10, 2002 (PDF, )
• Minutes of Meeting held January 2, 2003 (PDF, )

• Agenda Item for Board Action (PDF, )
• Duties of the Commissioner of Education (PDF, )

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• Recognition: Ms. A. Louise Harms, Principal, North Twin Lakes Elementary School
• Just Read, Florida! and Initiative to Align Teacher Training and Credentialing
  • Agenda Item for Board Information (PDF, )
  • Reading Certification and Endorsement in Florida (PDF, )
• Discussion of Chancellors Search Process and of Senior Personnel in the Department of Education
  • Agenda Item for Board Discussion (PDF, )
• Overview of the Governor's Executive Budget Recommendations
  • Agenda Item for Board Information (PDF, )
  • Commissioner's Report of the Governor's Executive Budget Recommendations (PDF, )
    PowerPoint version ()
• Reorganization of the Department of Education
  • Short Term Successes (PDF, )
    PowerPoint version ()
  • Success stories, K-20 education reorganization (PDF, )
    PowerPoint presentation ()

• Implementation of Amendment 8, Universal Pre-Kindergarten
  • Agenda Item for Board Information (PDF, )

• Implementation of Amendment 9, Class Size Reduction
  • Agenda Item for Board Information (PDF, )
  • Class Size Reduction -- Discussion with Select Committee (PDF, )
    PowerPoint version ()

• Implementation of Amendment 11, Board of Governors and Report of Organizational Meeting
  • Agenda Item for Board Information (PDF, )

   

Materials from the Board of Governors Meeting
January 7, 2003

• Consideration of Alternative Assessment and Portfolio Guidelines for 3rd Grade Promotion
  • Agenda Item for Board Action -- Alternative Assessments (PDF, )
  • Agenda Item for Board Action -- Portfolio Guidelines (PDF, )
  • Sunshine State Standard Benchmarks (PDF, )
  • Activities to Support Reading Remediation (PDF, )

• Florida's Submission to Implement "No Child Left Behind"
  • Agenda Item for Board Information (PDF, )

• 2003 Legislative Agenda and Education Legislative Priorities for the House and Senate
  • Agenda Item for Board Action (PDF, )
  • Legislative Priorities for the 2003 Session (PDF, )
    PowerPoint version ()

• Palm Beach County Charter District Proposal
  • Agenda Item for Board Action (PDF, )
  • History of Charter Districts in Florida (PDF, )
  • Palm Beach County Proposal-- Summary (PDF, )
  • Palm Beach County Charter District Proposal (PDF, )

• Recommendations to Expand FCAT Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
  • Agenda Item for Board Action (PDF, )
  • Proposed Test Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (PDF, )
  • Math Standards -- Grade 10 (PDF, )
  • Reading Standards -- Grade 10 (PDF, )
  • FCAT and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities -- Briefing paper (PDF, )

• Amended Rules 6D-7.007, Code of Student Conduct, and Rule 6D-7.0072, Grounds for Disciplinary Action, Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
  • Agenda Item for Board Action (PDF, )

   

1. Community College Funding Study as required by the 2002-03 Appropriations Act
   • Agenda Item for Board Action (PDF, )
   • Funding Study (PDF, )
   • Appendix A -- Statutory Provision (PDF, )
   • Appendix B -- Resource Allocation Funding Model (PDF, )
2. State Universities' Equity Funding Report as required by the 2002-03 Appropriations Act
   • Agenda Item for Board Action (PDF, )
   • University Equity Funding Study (PDF, )
     • Appendix 1 (PDF, )
     • Appendix 2 (PDF, )
     • Appendix 3 (PDF, )
     • Appendix 4 (PDF, )
     • Appendix 5 (PDF, )
     • Appendix 6 (PDF, )
     • Appendix 7 (PDF, )
       Excel version ()
3. Adoption of a Resolution authorizing the Competitive Sale and Delivery of Not Exceeding $237,600,000 State of Florida, Full Faith and Credit, State Board of Education, Public Education Capital Outlay Bonds, 2001 Series H
   • Agenda Item for Board Action (PDF, )
   • Resolution authorizing the sale (PDF, )
4. Adoption of Resolutions authorizing the Issuance and Sale of Not Exceeding $175,000,000 State of Florida, Full Faith and Credit, State Board of Education, Public Education Capital Outlay Refunding Bonds
   • Agenda Item for Board Action (PDF, )
   • Resolution authorizing the sale (PDF, )
   • Resolution providing for the issuance (PDF, )