Florida Senate - 2010                            (NP)    SR 2862
       
       
       
       By Senator Crist
       
       
       
       
       12-05236-10                                           20102862__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution commending the dedication and success of
    3         The Pepin Academies, Inc.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, The Pepin Academies, Inc., was founded in Tampa in
    6  1999 as a special education charter school by a devoted group of
    7  volunteers, parents, and business leaders, and
    8         WHEREAS, The Pepin Academies, Inc., which opened its doors
    9  with an initial enrollment of 17 students, currently enrolls
   10  more than 450 culturally diverse students in kindergarten
   11  through grade 12 and also offers a post high school program for
   12  students up to 22 years of age, and
   13         WHEREAS, The Pepin Academies, Inc., serves students with
   14  specific learning disabilities, language impairments,
   15  intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, traumatic
   16  brain injuries, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit
   17  hyperactivity disorder, hearing and visual impairments, and
   18  physical and occupational disabilities, and
   19         WHEREAS, The Pepin Academies, Inc., is accredited by the
   20  Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is known for
   21  sharing its longstanding success with other charter schools, and
   22         WHEREAS, in an effort to meet the needs of each student, a
   23  multidisciplinary team conducts an individualized comprehensive
   24  diagnostic assessment that guides each student’s personal
   25  education program, and
   26         WHEREAS, the individual schools that comprise The Pepin
   27  Academies, Inc., use a combination of technology, team learning,
   28  multiple intelligences training, and cross-age tutoring to
   29  enable each student to enter the world with confidence and
   30  skill, NOW, THEREFORE,
   31  
   32  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   34  That The Pepin Academies, Inc., is recognized and commended for
   35  the dedication and success it has demonstrated in creating an
   36  exceptional program to meet the needs of some of the state’s
   37  most deserving students.