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