Date |
Event |
October 2004 |
NSF Proposal Funded; Additional support secured |
Oct.27 2004 |
Summit I Steering Committee Planning Meeting |
Jan.5, 2005 |
Pre-Summit I Planning Meeting for Educators |
Feb.2, 2005 |
Summit I (agenda, participants) |
Feb.3, 2005 |
Summit I Action Planning |
Feb.4, 2005 |
Summit I Steering Committee Meeting |
Feb.21-22, 2005 |
Dr. Meisels met with legislators in Tallahassee (report) |
March 14, 2005 |
Summit I Steering Committee Meeting |
May 6, 2005 |
$230,000 appropriation for commission approved in legislative budget |
May 23, 2005 |
Dr. Meisels and Dr. Potter met with legislative and Governor's staff |
May 23, 2005 |
Florida Taxwatch put proposed commison on veto list |
May 26, 2005 |
Governor Bush included proposed commission on veto list |
Dec.12, 2005 |
Florida Summit II, a joint effort with the Florida Department of Education and a pre-meeting on the day before the statewide “K-12 Continuous Improvement Conference.“ Targeted at Superintendents and site-based administrators such as principals |
Jan.15, 2006 |
Governor's Commission on the Future of Space and Aeronautics in Florida released report that included a recommendation to establish a Research Center for Improving Mathematics and Science Education |
Jan.17, 2006 |
Governor Bush's proposed budget included $2,000,000 for the proposed research center |
March 3, 2006 |
Representative Leslie Waters and Senator Mike Fasano Introduce HB1489 and SB2580, the Aerospace Industry Bill. It includes Section 61 which calls for establishing a “Florida Center for Mathematics and Science Education Research”; the Center is to be established at a Florida University by a competitive process |
March 7, 2006 |
House Spaceport and Technology Committee held a hearing on recommendations of the Governor's Commission; Dr. Meisels was a panel member, speaking about the education component |
May 2006 |
HB1489 and SB2580 passed in their respective houses; $2,000,000 for the Center is included in the A++ Plan appropriation |
May 2006 |
Governor Bush signs the bills and the appropriation into law; implementation is assigned to the Florida Department of Education |
August 2006 |
Department of Education is expected to release Request for Proposals to Florida’s Universities |
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