Florida Current Status

• The Florida HeadsUp! Reading initiative was officially launched in January 2002.  An aggressive campaign to train HUR facilitators; market HUR to School Readiness Coalitions and stakeholders; link with the Florida Knowledge Network; develop a HUR Parent Education component; and work with Community Colleges and Florida Universities> to articulate credit is ongoing.
• There are approximately 100 certified HUR facilitators trained throughout Florida as well as 35 HUR “Trainers of Trainers”.  This professional development cadre represents staff from Head Start, Childcare, School District, Private and Faith-Based, CCR&R, State and Private Universities>, Coalitions, Community Colleges, Technology Centers>, Adult and School Age Education Programs.
• It is projected that we will have 150 trained HUR facilitators by the beginning of the 2003 HUR Session (2-Semester Course beginning January 16, 2003), approximately 2 facilitators per School Readiness Coalition.  It is estimated that these facilitators will train 1,000 teachers in the 2003-2004 school year, reaching approximately 20,000 students.
• Our state contract with the National Head Start Association and RISE Productions is for two “Start Up” years.  NHSA will not require any additional payment for future broadcast services.
• A national and state-wide data collection system is currently being developed to track HUR state, facilitator and participant data and course evaluation statistics.