The meeting agenda will consist of approval of minutes of the State Board meeting held March 19, 2013, and updates on various reports and status of education initiatives by the Commissioner. Items for consideration include action relating to the ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education

The State Board of Education announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: April 16, 2013, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Room LL03, The Capitol, 400 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida.
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The meeting agenda will consist of approval of minutes of the State Board meeting held March 19, 2013, and updates on various reports and status of education initiatives by the Commissioner. Items for consideration include action relating to the following: Amendment to Rule 6A-1.09981, Implementation of Florida’s System of School Improvement and Accountability; Amendment to Rule 6A-4.0021, Florida Teacher Certification Examinations; Amendment to Rule 6A-6.054, K-12 Student Reading Intervention Requirements; and Amendment to Rule 6A-6.0571, Career and Technical Education and Adult General Education Standards and Industry-Driven Benchmarks. Other items for consideration include: Request for Approval of Baccalaureate Proposal by Santa Fe College for a BAS in Industrial Biotechnology; Adoption of a Resolution of the State Board of Education Requesting the Issuance and Sale of Not Exceeding $350,000,000 State of Florida, Full Faith and Credit, State Board of Education Public Education Capital Outlay Refunding Bonds, 2013 (Series to be Determined); Charter School Appeals: Pivot Charter School vs. School Board of Palm Beach County; Florida High School for Accelerated Learning West Palm Beach Campus, Inc., On behalf of School II vs. School Board of Palm Beach County; Florida High School for Accelerated Learning West Palm Beach Campus, Inc., On behalf of School III vs. School Board of Palm Beach County; Florida Futures Academy, West Palm Beach Campus vs. School Board of Palm Beach County; and Florida Futures Academy, Riviera Beach Campus vs. School Board of Palm Beach County.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Lynn Abbott at [phone] or [e-mail] or by visiting the Department’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: Lynn Abbott at [phone] or [e-mail]. 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).
For more information, you may contact: Lynn Abbott at [phone] or [e-mail].