Summary

Pursuant to State Board of Education Rule 6A-1.0453(5), Florida Administrative Code, the Collier County District School Board requested an informal conference with the Department of Education (DOE) to discuss 12 FTE-related findings and one student transportation finding, which were presented in report No. 03-177, issued April 11, 2003, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002.  It was agreed that the informal conference would be conducted through written and telephonic communications rather than through a face-to-face meeting between representatives of the District and the informal panel.  These communications commenced on April 18, 2007, and concluded June 6, 2007.  The resulting informal conference panel’s memorandum of June 11, 2007, recommended conditionally the restoration of the audit adjustments for the 12 FTE-related findings, and no restoration of the audit adjustments for the student transportation finding.  The panel’s recommendations were accepted and approved by the Commissioner of Education.  This report presents the restoration of FTE audit adjustments which total to zero unweighted FTE, but have a potential impact of a positive 8.4837 weighted FTE.  The effect of our restored audit adjustments on weighted FTE is subject to the determination of the Department of Education, which is responsible for such calculations.

The Commissioner of Education's letter along with the Informal Conference Panel's Memorandum is attached at the end of the report.