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Florida Senate - 2007 SB 2044
By Senator Baker
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Lake County magnet high
3 school project; providing for a pilot project
4 that includes the formation of a magnet high
5 school on the Lake Sumter Community College
6 South Campus which would allow high school
7 students to complete an Associate of Science or
8 Associate of Arts degree; providing goals;
9 providing for implementation for the
10 architectural design, initial construction, and
11 support of the magnet high school; providing an
12 appropriation; providing an effective date.
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14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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16 Section 1. (1) The purpose of this section is to
17 enable the School Board of Lake County, the Lake Sumter
18 Community College, and hospitals in Lake County to implement a
19 pilot project that includes the formation of a magnet high
20 school that will focus on health-related professions on the
21 Lake Sumter Community College South Campus. This special high
22 school would allow Lake County students to pursue the
23 completion of an Associate of Science or an Associate of Arts
24 degree while they complete their high school education. This
25 pilot project will provide students an outstanding
26 career-technical option while at the same time providing
27 outstanding economic opportunity in the field of
28 health-related professions. The goals of this project are to:
29 (a) Develop health-related majors for high school
30 students creating a seamless K-20 education experience.
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1 (b) Help high school students earn college credit
2 through dual enrollment in health-related and general
3 education courses.
4 (c) Provide opportunities for degree and certificate
5 programs in areas where critical shortages exist, thereby
6 offering the greatest employment potential for students.
7 (d) Provide academic excellence in a small learning
8 environment.
9 (e) Offer on-the-job experiences through business
10 partnership, internships, and job-shadowing opportunities.
11 (f) Provide hands-on projects linking education to the
12 real world while incorporating current technological skills.
13 (g) Provide a foundation for certifying teachers in
14 critical shortage areas and in the areas of math and science.
15 (h) Assist students in recognizing their interests,
16 aptitudes, and abilities as they relate to adult roles in the
17 world of work.
18 (i) Help students understand the broad scope of work
19 and career possibilities currently available in the areas of
20 health and science.
21 (j) Ensure that career education will be thoroughly
22 blended into the school curriculum in order to promote
23 intellectual development and the acquisition of higher-level
24 thinking and problem-solving skills.
25 (k) Assist in the development of the social skills,
26 personal values, and self-esteem of all students.
27 (l) Work with the families of all students to support
28 their child's career aspirations.
29 (m) Maximize the shared use of both the Lake Sumter
30 Community College and the magnet high school facilities.
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1 (n) Strengthen the partnership between the Lake County
2 schools and Lake Sumter Community College and promote solid
3 coordination between the high school and college.
4 (o) Lighten the burden of overcrowding in Lake
5 County's high-growth areas as well as offer all Lake County
6 students immediate access to college facilities.
7 (2) Beginning in the 2007-2008 school year, the School
8 Board of Lake County shall implement this pilot project for
9 the architectural design, initial construction, and support of
10 this special high school, including the following:
11 (a) Provide seed money for the implementation of the
12 magnet high school design.
13 (b) Create a plan for sharing the pilot project with
14 districts around the state.
15 (c) Provide a pilot project evaluation to the
16 President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
17 Representatives on the effectiveness of the project with
18 recommendations for assistance in how to best duplicate this
19 project in other partnerships with school districts and
20 community colleges throughout the state.
21 Section 2. The sum of $250,000 is appropriated from
22 the General Revenue Fund for the 2007-2008 school year, which
23 shall be matched by the Lake County School Board, for the
24 purposes of paying expenses in establishing the pilot program
25 created in this act.
26 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.
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2 SENATE SUMMARY
3 Provides for a pilot project that includes the formation
of a magnet high school on the Lake Sumter Community
4 College South Campus which would allow high school
students to complete an Associate of Science or Associate
5 of Arts degree. Provides goals. Provides for
implementation for the architectural design, initial
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Provides for an appropriation.
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