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Information Centers
For more information
By Times Staff Writer
Published August 29, 2004
Need information to navigate choice? Visit or call:
Family Education and Information Center at PTEC
3420 Eighth Ave. S, St. Petersburg, (727) 552-1595; fax (727) 552-1604
HOURS: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Friday; 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday.
Assistance for Spanish-speaking families is available Monday through Friday.
Family Education and Information Center at Robinson Challenge
1101 Marshall St., Clearwater, (727) 298-2858; fax (727) 298-2864
HOURS: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday.
Assistance for Spanish-speaking families is available Monday through Friday.
On the Web:
Go to the district's Web site at www.pinellas.k12.fl.us and follow the links to the choice plan.
Community information meetings:
Sept. 9: 7-8:30 p.m., in the auditorium at Countryside High School, 3000 SR 580, Clearwater.
Sept. 13: 7-8:30 p.m., in the teaching auditorium at Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School, 6410 118th Ave. N, Largo.
Sept. 20: 7-8:30 p.m., in the auditorium at John Hopkins Middle School, 701 16th St. S, St. Petersburg.
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