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On May 22nd, the Council for Educational Change recognized the donors who
contributed to the $5 million Miller-Saiontz Challenge Grant which was
successfully completed in April 2006. More information about the Grant and
this event follows.
Council Board Members met in St. Petersburg on May 17th for their
Semi-Annual Board Meeting. The meeting was hosted by the Mayor of St.
Petersburg, Rick Baker, who was a special guest speaker. At the meeting,
the Board heard reports on: the recent legislative session from their
Florida School Services advisors; PASSC activities and strategic planning
from Council Board Members and PASS CEO's Jeffrey Miller and Bob Graham;
student achievement gains at Council program schools; and the launch of the
Council's Arts in Education Modules by Council Board member and First Lady
Columba Bush in Miami on April 22nd.
Prior to the meeting (above), the Council launched its first Satellite
Center at Mayor Rick Baker's Office in St. Petersburg. The Council and the
Mayor partner on Municipal PASS, serving 7 St. Petersburg schools. Similar
to the Council's PASS program, Municipal PASS includes a local city
government as a partner for the schools. The Mayor enlisted local
corporate and philanthropic leaders to support the program which is also
funded by the Florida Legislature through the FLDOE. Council Board Chair
Steve Saiontz noted that the Center will help scale-up and network the
Council's work in St. Petersburg and surrounding areas.
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