FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Chris Sprowls, Speaker
To: Florida’s District School Superintendents
From: Chris Sprowls, Speaker
Date: February 11, 2021
Re: Student Membership Counts & Federal Funds
Dear Florida Superintendents,
As you know firsthand, COVID-19 has brought unprecedented challenges and unforeseen complications to the delivery of K-12 public education in Florida. I appreciate all that you have done to try to maintain the quality of education our schools deliver to our children. These have been extraordinary times, and we will be feeling the consequences of this pandemic for years to come. One of the areas that the pandemic will greatly impact will be the budget of the State of Florida.
The full-time equivalent (FTE) student membership count creates the foundation for building our K-12 budget. The October 2020 FTE survey revealed that the State’s total FTE student membership decreased by an alarming 87,811 FTE students statewide; that is over 3% of our… Read full MEMO
