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STEP 1 (Please PRINT) Name: Jeff Bergosh School District: Escambia Position: School Board Member
STEP 2 Each Priority and Position statement of the DRAFT platform has been entered in Matrix below. Read each statement and
then mark the box(s) next to the statement that best describes your evaluation of the item. Specifically:
STEP 3 Use the box titled “NOTES” to specify what changes you think are necessary or to provide any other comments or
questions. Any comments or concerns from the Platform Committee (PC) have already been recorded in this area. As
you evaluate each statement, please bear in mind that ONLY the Priority items will be presented to the Governor and
Legislature as our action items for the coming year.
STEP 4 Please return your completed Matrix to Ruth Melton in the FSBA office no later than Wednesday, October 14, 2009. You
may return your completed matrix by email to melton@fsba.org, by fax to 850/414-2585, or by U.S. mail to 203 South
Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301.
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PRIORITIES FOR THE 2009 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
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A4 1Restore the full optional district 2 mill capital outlay levy, X We asked for flexibility, and we were granted
restore the revenue displaced by the millage transfer, and flexibility. I’m uncomfortable with having 2mill
remove all restrictions on the use of this local revenue for money available for use by district’s for
use for capital or operating purposes operational shortfalls—facilities will further
deteriorate statewide as cash strapped districts
will raid the capital funds where allowed.
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POSITIONS ON ISSUES OF CONTINUING CONCERN
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FUNDING
B3 1Any legislation that dictates a specific percentage of a X Edit suggestion “Any legislation that dictates a
district’s operating budget that must be allocated to “direct specific percentage of a district’s operating
classroom instruction” expenses should be opposed budget that must be allocated to “direct
classroom instruction” expenses is unrealistic
and should therefore be opposed”
B5 1Funding for the the School Recognition Program should X I STRONGLY DISAGREE! The School
be held in abeyance Recognition Funds reward “team efforts” at
individual schools that make improvement or
sustain excellence. This program is a group or
team incentive program that is funded by the
lottery and should not be changed.
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POSITIONS ON ISSUES OF CONTINUING CONCERN
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B11 1Amend statutes to allow for voter approval of the ½ cent X Local taxpayers are already paying enough,
sales tax for operational as well as capital purposes and further allowance of additional optional
taxes enables the legislature to further reduce
the State’s share of operational funding.
B12 1Examine Florida’s tax structure and phase out sales tax X This will hurt retailers and small business
exemptions or non-essential goods and services owners disproportionately, and ultimately this
will be regressive and counterproductive to re-
growing Florida’s economy.
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POSITIONS ON ISSUES OF CONTINUING CONCERN
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FACILITIES AND PLANNING
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ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
D2 1A moratorium must be placed on any further changes X ESEA Re-authorization probably will not occur
related to mandated curriculum, school grading, this year, and in the meantime we should not
differentiated accountability, and performance stop working toward meeting the goals of the
requirements until Congress completes work on current legislation.
reauthorization of ESEA and a decision is reached on
national standards for common core curricula
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F1 1Statutes relating to charter schools should be amended to X Local districts should be able to decide this
restore reasonable limits on the number of charter school locally. This does not need to be legislated
contracts any district could have in place at any one time from Tallahassee.
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F5 1The Legislature must oppose any further expansion of the X I disagree with this position
Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program and consistent
accountability and funding standards must be implemented
for the students and non-public schools participating in this
program
PERSONNEL
G3 1Full funding must be restored for application assistance X Do scientific studies show a strong correlation
and bonuses for teachers who apply for and obtain between achievement of Board Certification
National Board Certification and effectiveness as a teacher?
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G6 1The Legislature should allow the use of MAP funds for X I strongly DISAGREE with this. The MAP was
faculties and schools, recognizing the team approach designed to allow local districts to work
together with their local union reps to develop
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS. Unions hate this
program, and are doing their level best to kill it
statewide, but the MAP is a good program.
For team /faculty awards, we have the school
recognition awards. (which the unions hate and
FSBA wants to hold in abeyance??)
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H6 1The Legislature should support state funding for the X X Local Boards should decide what, if any,
training of school board members. Such training should training should be paid for pertaining to Board
include legal mandates, best practices, open government, Members and pay with local funds.
and other areas of expertise to assist elected school board
members to fully serve the needs of the student in their
districts.
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FEDERAL ISSUES
I1 1Increase the federal investment in public education to fully X I want less Federal Involvement in local
fund the government’s share of ESEA and allow districts to educational decisions
focus those dollars on increasing achievement of the
highest poverty students
I6 1The conflicts within NCLB should be removed before ESEA Re-authorization probably will not occur
further legislation to expand high school test requirements this year, and in the meantime we should not
is made. High school graduation requirements should stop working toward meeting the goals of the
remain the province of the states and not become federal current legislation if we are accepting Federal
policy unless and until NCLB is fully funded funds.
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