On October 19, 2006, the Florida Department of Education Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education awarded the district the statewide General Educational Development (GED) Practitioner Task Force (PTF) grant in the amount of $150,000 for the period July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007.

If approved, this Amendment to the grant provides the district with an additional $36,000 for a new grant total of $186,000. The additional grant funds have been earmarked by the DOE to implement the Florida GED Mathematics Initiative.

Grant funds will be used to develop contracts with two consultants to provide training to 20 regional trainers on the GED Mathematics Initiative, to provide travel reimbursement for the consultants and trainers, and funding for supplies and training materials.

The Task Force is comprised of representatives from state Adult Education programs, Florida Department of Education (DOE), ACE of Florida, regional training councils, regional and state literacy resource centers, and the Florida Distance Learning Consortium. The district serves as the fiscal agent for the PTF grant and is the lead in the development of updated GED curriculum frameworks and associated resource materials, updated technical assistance papers, identification of necessary teacher training and staff development in GED Prep programs, and research ideas for improvement of GED completions and post-GED transitions to postsecondary programs and/or gainful employment.

All District Goals and Critical Success Factors

If approved, additional grant funds of $36,000 will be included in the divisional special revenue/federal programs budget, Project 1139, for a new grant total of $186,000. Indirect costs are included in the grant budget. Grant funding covers all costs operation of the grant activities.

Performance evaluation measures are determined by the Florida Department of Education. The completed annual state performance report will be completed in December 2007. The results of the evaluation will be shared with all stakeholders.