In-Progress

Medical Education
- none pending
Site-Determined Baccalaureate Degree Access Program Procedures and Proposals
- Due: ongoing
- 2004-05 Criteria Matrix
- Board of Education Procedures for Proposal Review:
- DOE Memorandum
- 2003 Florida Statutes: Site-determined Baccalaureate Degree Access
- Timeline for Community College Bachelors Degrees
Leadership
- Due: ongoing
- Leadership Work Plan
- Inservice Education Study Outline
- Focuses on the leadership role of district school boards and school superintendents in education reform, the impact of Florida's Sunshine Law on school leader selection, and the leadership implications of school district size.
Partnerships/Collaboration
- Due: ongoing
- Investigates the business/citizen/education allienaces that have been established in other states and countries to implement education reform. The Council plans to recommend the establishment of such alliances in Florida.
Early Learning
- Due: December 2004
- Draft Report 8-11-04
- Strategies for ensuring that Florida's preK-4 students are guaranteed an effective early learning educational experience that will ensure achievement of 'on-grade' academic skills by the third grade.
The Teaching Profession
- Due: May 2004
- Florida Teachers and the Teaching Profession: 2004 Progress Report
- The Council issued a comprehensive report on this subject in March 2003. The Council will continue to assess this critical area.
Career Education
- Due: September 2004
- Draft Final Report
- The Council has devoted a significant amount of time to research on best practices in career education. The Council will continue to identify issues and make recommendations to improve the quality of career education programs.
State Report Card
- Due: TBA
- This activity is being coordinated with the State Board of Education staff.
Cohort Study
- Due: ongoing
- Staff will continue to update and analyze data on the 1993-94 cohort of high school graduates.