This meeting was originally noticed in the F.A.R. on 8/19/15, Vol. 41/161 and has since been amended. The following two topics were added to the Commissioner’s Report: Strategic Plan Foundation and 2016 Legislative Priorities. A presentation has ...

 

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: August 26, 2015, 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: Santa Fe College, Northwest Campus, Fine Arts Hall, 3000 NW 83rd Street, Gainesville, Florida 32606.

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: This meeting was originally noticed in the F.A.R. on 8/19/15, Vol. 41/161 and has since been amended. The following two topics were added to the Commissioner’s Report: Strategic Plan Foundation and 2016 Legislative Priorities. A presentation has also been added on the use of technology in the classroom by the Alachua School District.

The meeting agenda will consist of approval of minutes of the State Board meeting held July 23, 2015. Updates will be provided by President Jackson Sasser on behalf of the Council of Presidents and a representative on behalf of the Florida Association of District School Superintendents. Items for consideration include action relating to the following: Approval of 2016-17 Education Operating and Fixed Capital Outlay Budget Request; Approval of District Turnaround Option Plans for Schools Required to Implement Turnaround in 2015-16; Approval of New Bachelor Degree Programs in the Florida College System: Tallahassee Community College - Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Polk State College - Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with a STEM Focus; Polk State College - Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education; Seminole State College of Florida - Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences; and Santa Fe College - Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Systems Technology; Amendment to Rule 6A-1.0014, Comprehensive Management Information System; Amendment to Rule 6A-6.0212, Performance-Based Exit Option Model and State of Florida High School Performance-Based Diploma; Amendment to Rule 6A-6.0573, Industry Certification Process; and Adoption of a Resolution Requesting the Issuance and Sale of Not Exceeding $65,000,000 State of Florida, State Board of Education Lottery Revenue Refunding Bonds (Series to be determined).

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Cathy Schroeder at [phone] or [e-mail] or by visiting the Department’s website at: http://www.fldoe.org/policy/state-board-of-edu/meetings.

For more information, you may contact: Cathy Schroeder at [phone] or [e-mail].