Georgia "Joy" Bowen
President

Dr. Wayne Blanton
Executive Director

203 S. Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: (850) 414-2578
Fax: (850) 414-2585

 

Issues Briefs & Updates

CONTENTS

♦  EDUCATION BUDGET MATERIALS
♦  FSBA VIDEO UPDATES
♦  DOE MEMOS AND RELATED MATERIALS
♦  LITIGATION AND RELATED ISSUES
♦  FEDERAL ISSUES
♦  2010 FSBA PLATFORM
♦  2010 U.S. CENSUS
♦  CLASS SIZE INFORMATION


EDUCATION BUDGET MATERIALS 
♦ 2009-2010 Education Budget
   • FEFP 3rd Calculation Memo (12/24/09)
   • FEFP 3rd Calculation (12/24/09)
   • FSBA 2009 Legislative Session Summary
   • FEFP Funding Run for 2009-2010 Budget (5/5/09)
   • 2009-2010 Budget -- Full Version (5/5/09)
   • 2009-2010 Budget -- Governor Crist's Veto Message



 FSBA VIDEO UPDATES
•  Weekly Updates for the 2010 Legislative Session
   °
Legislative Session Update 1 -- 2/5/10

•  Bi-Weekly Updates for the 2009-2010 School Year
   °
Update 1 -- 9/18/09
   ° Update 2 -- 10/2/09
   ° Update 3 -- 10/16/9
   ° Update 4 -- 10/30/09
   ° Update 5 -- 12/18/09 



 DOE MEMOS AND RELATED MATERIALS
•  Notification of School Choice Options 1/23/09
   ° Verification Form
   ° Letter to Parents/English
   ° Letter to Parents/Spanish
   ° Letter to Parents/Hatian Creole



LITIGATION AND RELATED ISSUES
• Constitutional Challenges Relating to Education
  ° Palm Beach County Class Action Suit - 11/4/09
  ° Leon County Statewide Challenge - 11/18/09
  ° Final Constitutional Accountability Commission Report

• Growth Management, School Concurrency and Facilities
  ° COPS Validation -- FSBA Amici Curiae Brief
  ° Circuit Court Final Judgement on Offsite Infrastructure

• Florida Schools of Excellence Litigation
  ° Initial Brief -- Duval County School Board, et. al.
  ° Answer Brief -- State Board of Education
  ° Amicus Brief -- Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools
  ° Reply Brief -- Duval County School Board, et.al. 

• Taxation & Budget Reform Commission
  ° Amendment 5
  ° Amendment 7
  ° Amendment 9

• Voucher Litigation
  ° Full Text of the Supreme Court Decision
  ° Voucher litigation timeline and summary 



 FEDERAL ISSUES

♦ Race to the Top Grants
   • Memo from Commissioner Smith -- 1/11/10
   • DOE Response to Concerns Raised by Miami-Dade -- 1/11/10
   • DOE Response to Concerns Raised by Broward -- 1/11/10
   • Joint Memo from President Atwater & Speaker Cretul -- 1/11/10
   • Open Letter from Andy Ford, President of FEA -- 12/09
   • Complete Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Package
   • MOU
   • Overview of Florida DOE Application - 11/18/09
   • NSBA Guidance to School Boards - 12/7/09
   • NSBA Overview of Requirements - 11/25/09
   • NSBA Chart of Proposed & Final Requirements
   • U.S. DOE Guidelines and Information
   • State Board of Education Presentation 11/11/09

♦ Investing in Innovation Grants
   • U.S. DOE Guildelines and Information

♦ Federal Economic Stimulus Package (ARRA)
   • NSBA Economic Stimulus Resource Center
   • U.S. Department of Education Website
   • April 2009
    ° Initial Release of ARRA Funds -- State-by-State Chart
    ° U.S. DOE Guidance on McKinny-Vento Grants & Allocation Chart
    ° U.S. Treasury Guidance on Qualified School Construction Bonds & Allocation Charts
    ° U.S. Treasury Guidance on Qualified Zone Academy Bond Program & Allocation Charts
    ° U.S. DOE Guidance on Title I, Part A Funding
    ° U.S. DOE Guidance on Stabilization Funding
 


2010 FSBA PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT
Initial Platform Materials
   •  2010 Platform Development Memo
   •  2010 Platform Development Time Line
   •  2010 Platform Proposal Form -- Word | PDF
   •  2009 FSBA Platform

♦ DRAFT Platform Materials
   •  2010 Draft Platform
   •  Platform Evaluation Matrix -- Word | PDF

♦ TENTATIVE Platform Materials
   •  2010 Tentative Platform

♦ FINAL Platform Materials
   •  2010 FSBA Legislative Platform

Joint Statements Adopted by FSBA, FLC, and FAC

 


2010 U.S. CENSUS
• 
2010 U.S. Census Website


CLASS SIZE INFORMATION
DOE Presentation 1/12/10
DOE CSR Compliance Simulation