The Florida Department of Education held an Emergency Conference Call.
DATE AND TIME: August 12, 2016, 11:00 a.m.
PLACE: Conference call: 1(888)339-2688, conference code 720 991 34.
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The meeting was limited to two items, namely Jefferson County School District’s Financial Emergency and Duval County School District’s Revised Turnaround Plan for Hyde Grove Elementary and Oak Hill Elementary Schools.
Jefferson County School District: the purpose of the meeting was to appoint members and a chair of a financial emergency board for the Jefferson County School District, under the provisions of Sections 1011.051 and 218.503, F.S. An emergency meeting was necessary because the Commissioner determined that the district did not have a plan that was reasonably anticipated to avoid a financial emergency and the district needed immediate assistance.
Duval County School District: the purpose of the meeting was to discuss approval of Duval County School District’s revised turnaround option plans for two elementary schools, Hyde Grove and Oak Hill. An emergency meeting was necessary because the district initially did not reassign students from these low performing schools to higher performing schools as required by law under the state system of school improvement and must do so before school opening on August 15.
The Florida Department of Education held an Emergency Conference Call with the State Board of Education. The purpose of the meeting was for the State Board of Education to appoint the members of the financial emergency board and to select a chairman of the board and discuss approval of Duval County School District’s revised turnaround option plans for two elementary schools, Hyde Grove and Oak Hill.
Action taken: the State Board of Education appointed Mr. Philoron Wright as Chairman and Mr. John Newman and Mr. James Parry as members to a financial emergency board to provide support and financial oversight to the District School Board of Jefferson County pursuant to Sections 218.503 and 1011.051, Florida Statutes. The State Board of Education also approved Duval County School District’s revised turnaround option plans for Hyde Grove Elementary and Oak Hill Elementary Schools.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained at the Department of Education’s website at http://www.fldoe.org/board/meetings/.
For more information, you may contact Cathy Schroeder, Agency Clerk, Department of Education at (850)245-9661 or Cathy.Schroeder@fldoe.org.
