MANNY DIAZ, JR. LAUNCHES THE COMMISSIONER'S BOOK OF THE MONTH

From FDOE Press Office

~ Commissioner Diaz will recommend four books each month, one per selected grade range ~

Tallahassee, Fla., March 15, 2023 – Today, Florida Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. launched the Commissioner’s Book of the Month, a monthly reading challenge to promote literacy and reading engagement in K-12 schools. Each month, Commissioner Diaz will highlight four recommended books – one per selected grade range. READ MORE

Nomination Deadline Nears for 2023 Florida Charter School Champions of the Year Awards

Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools (FCPCS) Honors Charter School Champions 

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., (March 7, 2023) – The deadline to nominate individuals for consideration as 2023 Florida Charter School Champions is Friday, March 17 at 5 p.m. 

Nominees should be “exceptional individuals working in and for charter schools,” according to the Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools (FCPCS), which annually honors charter school champions.  FCPCS established the prestigious awards program in 2012.

Nominations can be made online in the following categories: Champion Charter School Techer, Champion Governing Board Member, Champion School Leader, Champion Innovator and Champion Preferred Partner, from the FCPCS Preferred Partners Program.

After all nominations are received, an awards committee will review each one carefully and select the winners.  Each school will then be notified about the winners and awards will be shipped directly to the nominators. The schools will hold their own award presentations and share photographs with FCPCS, which will announce the winners to the public through a press release, social media posts and email blasts to FCPCS members.   

“The Florida Charter School Champions of the Year Awards recognize exceptional individuals and companies who represent the very best aspects of the charter school movement,” said FCPCS President Robert Haag.  “The awards program is a celebration of their achievements and success.”

About the Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools   

The Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools (FCPCS) is the leading charter school membership association in the state, with a membership of nearly 75 percent of all operating charter schools.  Since its inception in 1999, FCPCS has been dedicated to creating a national model of high quality, accredited public charter schools that are student-centered and performance-driven.  FCPCS provides a wide array of technical support, mentoring, training, networking, and purchasing services to its membership, as well as serving as an advocate for all Florida public charter schools.    

TeachinFlorida.org Website Launched as Resource for Interested Teachers

Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools (FCPCS) Creates Website to Lay Out Teacher Certification Process and Build Interest among Potential Florida Teachers

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (March 6, 2023) – A new website, TeachinFlorida.org, has launched as a resource for teachers and other professionals interested in becoming certified to teach in Florida’s public charter schools.

The website was created and is maintained by the Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools (FCPCS).  It is designed to provide current information on becoming a certified teacher in a public charter school in Florida.  It helps potential teachers to understand options available to them, as approved by the Florida Department of Education.  And it explains details of the Florida Teacher Certification process.

TeachinFlorida.org also shares information on Florida public charter schools and the benefits of working in their innovative educational environments.

“The new teachinflorida.org website is a timely new tool for interested potential Florida teachers,” said Robert Haag, President of the Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools.  “Our goal is to maximize the number of new teachers who want to teach in Florida’s public charter schools.”

The new website is a companion to the existing teachersforcharterschools.org website, which provides information and resources for current teachers in Florida’s public charter schools.

About the Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools   

The Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools (FCPCS) is the leading charter school membership association in the state, with a membership of nearly 75 percent of all operating charter schools.  Since its inception in 1999, FCPCS has been dedicated to creating a national model of high quality, accredited public charter schools that are student-centered and performance-driven.  FCPCS provides a wide array of technical support, mentoring, training, networking, and purchasing services to its membership, as well as serving as an advocate for all Florida public charter schools.

SCHOOL CHOICE IS STILL ON PARENTS' MINDS FOLLOWING COVID CLOSURES.
WHERE ARE STUDENTS GOING?

From USA Today

By Kayla Jimenez - Feb 1, 2023

Key Points:

• National School Choice Week put a spotlight on how parents remain interested in school choice following an initial surge driven by pandemic-related school closures.
• Charter school enrollment is holding steady after a big boost in the early months of the COVID-19 health crisis, a charter advocacy group found.
• Public school leaders are worried about how legislation that allows all or many students to use vouchers to attend private schools, combined with enrollment declines, will affect their schools.

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