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Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Invitation to Luncheon with Senator Don Gaetz
 
Date:        Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Time:        12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location:   Gus A. Stavros Institute
Address:   12100 Starkey Road, Largo
RSVP:       By Friday, January 18, to JoAnne Ratliff at RattliffJ@PinellasEducation.org
 
Senator Gaetz is the former Superintendent of Okaloosa County Schools who spearheaded the “CHOICE” Institutes there, which are the model for our Centers of Excellence in Pinellas County. Sen. Gaetz sponsored Senate Bill 1232, the Florida Career and Professional Education Act, which mandates that all students in every Florida county must have access to career academies by the 2008-2009 school year.
 
Senator Gaetz will share his career education story and there will be a questions and answers session.  Please RSVP to JoAnne Ratliff at ratliffj@pinellaseducation.org by January 18th. 
 
 This event is sponsored by Consortium of Florida Education Foundations, and is made possible through the generosity of Progress Energy.
 
Learn more about the Centers of Excellence at: www.worknetpinellas.org/centers_of_excellence/
 



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