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Foundation for Rural Education Excellence |
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Supporting Academic Achievement in
Rural Northeast Florida Communities
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The Foundation for Rural Education Excellence, a registered 501 (C)(3) organization, was founded in 1998 to facilitate philanthropic support for rural school districts of the North East Florida Educational Consortium (NEFEC): Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Nassau, Putnam, Suwannee, and Union Counties as well as Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind and PK Yonge Developmental Research School. Working collaboratively, our mission is to enhance academic success and career opportunities for rural students in northeast Florida.
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Districts Get Deep Dive On Title IX |
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Over 50 district and school administrators from eight NEFEC districts recently attended an extensive Title IX training at the Bradford County School Board office.
The one-day session focused on Title IX team roles and responsibilities; knowing when Title IX applies; and understanding the investigation, decision-making, and appeal processes for a Title IX complaint.
With new K-12 regulations going into effect in 2020, school districts continue to work diligently to ensure appropriate staff receive the required training to support the Title IX process.
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Learning Walks Across Districts Initiative |
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The Learning Walks Across Districts Initiative originated in response to a request made by the NEFEC Board of Directors' Leadership Development Steering Committee to promote and enhance the instructional leadership skills of school-based administrators.
Superintendents, school administrators, and instructional coaches walk through classrooms side by side with other district teams to collaborate and problem solve. Participating districts use a focused observation protocol to provide feedback to the hosting district and develop an action plan around an area of focus.
Several of the learning walks are captured in the pictures below. Additionally, Bradford County hosted a pilot walk on January 26-27 and Lafayette County School District hosted Dixie County and Hamilton County on February 22, 2022.
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Baker County School District hosted Suwannee County and Union County
on February 15, 2022.
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Nassau County School District hosted Flagler County on March 1, 2022. |
Flagler County School District hosted Putnam County and FSDB on March 8, 2022. |
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2022 ISRD Superintendent Institute |
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The 2022 ISRD Superintendent Institute was held March 22-23 at the Hilton UF Conference Center in Gainesville.
District leaders received compliance direction and support, a review of eligibility data, Six Key Practices, risk assessment components, and the focus of ESE monitoring codes from the Bureau of Exceptional Education (BEE) Bureau Chief, Victoria Gaitanis.
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Julie Weatherly from Resolutions in Special Education, Inc., provided legal updates and an interactive question and answer session for participants. District Showcase presentations highlighted best practices in action from around the state and Bob Cerra presented an overview of the recent legislative session.
Superintendents and directors received insight from the University of Central Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities presentation, “Realizing the Dream: Creating Pathways to Success through Postsecondary Education.”
The Institute concluded with an inspirational message from author and keynote speaker, Adam Markel and a roundtable discussion led by ISRD Program Administrator Chastity Lee.
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Summer Leadership Conference
NEFEC's Annual Summer Leadership Conference is scheduled for
July 11-13, 2022, at the Sawgrass Marriott in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
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Foundation for Rural Education Excellence
(352) 317-0621
foundationruraled@gmail.com
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