DATE: Thursday, April 29, 2010
TO: Florida’s Race to the Top Working Group Members
RE: Race to the Top Working Group
Working Group Members,
Thank you for your excellent work yesterday. Per your request, the draft final MOU has been posted to www.flgov.com/racetothetop. The changes you made to the MOU last night are noted in yellow. The technical changes you directed staff to make are in blue. Please review the changes and provide your feedback as soon as possible. We need all comments by 3pm tomorrow so we can finalize the MOU and distribute to the appropriate parties. The Task Force Letter is with Superintendent Carvalho, and we will post it as soon as he signs it.
Once again, thank you for all your hard work. We have a much stronger MOU because of everyone’s participation.
Additional Documents
Participating Memorandum of Understanding, per Working Group
Florida Chamber of Commerce’s Recommendations
Race to the Top Working Group’s Letter to Governor Crist, April 29, 2010
Recommendations from Megan Allen, 2010 Teacher of the Year, April 28, 2010
Input from Working Group Members
Ronald Blocker, Superintendent, Orange County Public Schools, April 30, 2010
Andy Ford, President, Florida Education Association, April 30, 2010
Candace Lankford, Volusia County School Board Member and President-elect, Florida School Boards Association, May 1, 2010
Mark Wilson, President and CEO, Florida Chamber of Commerce, April 30, 2010
Florida’s Race to the Top Working Group will meet tomorrow, Wednesday, April 28, 2010.
Details are as follows:
Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Time: 9:30 a.m. – Completion of Business
Location: The Capitol, Cabinet Meeting Room
Address: 400 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Archived Video of Florida’s Race to the Top Working Group Meeting
Part 1 -1:46
Part 2 -1:38
Part 3 -1:58
Part 4 -2:42
Part 5 -2:02
Part 6 -1:40
(RealPlayer required. Click here for free download.)
Additional Documents
Letter from Bill Montford, CEO of the Florida Association of District School Superintendents – January 8, 2010
Response to Bill Montford – January 11, 2010
National Governors Association Guiding Principles
Letter to Education Stakeholders from Commissioner Dr. Eric Smith – September 11, 2009
Florida’s Memorandum of Understanding Compared to Tennessee’s and Delaware’s
Memorandum of Understanding Prioritization Worksheet
DATE: Friday, April 23, 2010
TO: Florida’s Race to the Top Working Group Members
RE: Race to the Top Working Group
Working Group Members,
Commissioner Smith referenced information provided by the U.S. Department of Education in yesterday’s call. Below is the link to the presentation he referenced and the specific pages are 13, 14, 25, and 26.
http://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/ta-workshop-201004.pdf
DATE: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
TO: Florida’s Race to the Top Working Group Members
RE: Race to the Top Working Group
Dear Working Group Members,
Thank you for participating in Florida’s Race to the Top Working Group. Our goal is to have broad stakeholder support for the Memorandum of Understanding required for the Phase II grant application. Attached are items to help you prepare for next Wednesday’s meeting.
We have an organizational meeting scheduled by telephone (Call in number: 1-877-426-5402/Conference ID: 71062755) for 1pm tomorrow. Please see the Meeting Advisory attachment for tomorrow’s agenda.
Additional information:
- Reviewer’s score summary sheet: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/phase1-applications/score-sheets/florida.pdf
- Pre and Post Reviewer comments and scores: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/phase1-applications/comments/florida.pdf
- Round 1 State Scores (several tabs): http://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/phase1-applications/phase1-scores-detail.xls
- USDOE Guidance
- FAQ: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/faq.pdf
- Executive summary: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/executive-summary.pdf
- Scoring rubric: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/scoringrubric.pdf
- Webinar: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/webinar-understanding-the-application.pdf
- Application: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/phase2-application.doc
Attachments
Race to the Top Phase II Timeline
Race to the Top Memorandum of Understanding Package
Points Overview
Section A – Grant Requirements
Section A – Summary
Section A – Points Overview
Section B – Grant Requirements
Section B – Memorandum of Understanding
Section B – Points Overview
Section C – Grant Requirements
Section C – Memorandum of Understanding
Section C – Points Overview
Section D – Grant Requirements
Section D – Memorandum of Understanding
Section D – Points Overview
Section E – Grant Requirements
Section E – Memorandum of Understanding
Section E – Points Overview
Section F – Grant Requirements
Section F – Memorandum of Understanding
Section F – Points Overview
Meeting Advisory, April 22, 2010, Organizational Meeting
Executive Order 10-94: Race to the Top Working Group