Hillsborough County Public Schools Curriculum and Instruction
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, July 25, 2006
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Articulation Agreements with Hillsborough Community College for Tech Prep Program of Study (Technical and Career Education)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

For the past 14 years, the School District and Hillsborough Community College (HCC) have worked collaboratively in implementing the Tech Prep Program of Study districtwide and collegewide. A major component of this successful collaboration is the establishment of articulation agreements allowing district secondary students the opportunity to enter degree-seeking programs at the community college. Through this collaboration with HCC, district high school students can be awarded college credit for course work completed in high school. Articulation agreements are continually updated to add new courses and update existing courses as appropriate. Agreements submitted in this Agenda Item include:

  • Electricity and Computer Engineering Technology for 3 credit hours
  • Electricity and Electronics Engineering Technology for 3 credit hours
  • Academy of Finance and Credit Union Program for 3 credit hours
  • Culinary Operations and Dietetic Technician for 4 credit hours
  • Diversified Career Culinary Technology and Culinary Management for 4 credit hours

  • ANNUAL DISTRICT GOAL(S) AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S)

    All District Goals and Critical Success Factors

    FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)

    All district Tech Prep programs are FTE-earning and are included in the divisional general fund budget. These articulation agreements have no additional cost to the district.

    EVALUATION

    SUBMITTED BY: Joyce Conner-Eary, Supervisor, Family and Consumer Sciences 
    Mark Hunt, Supervisor, Industrial and Technology Education 
    Robert Moccia, Supervisor, Diversified and Marketing
    Carole Swinehart, Ph.D., District Resource Teacher, Tech Prep

    Pamela Campbell-Peralta
    General Director, Technical and Career Education
    (813) 231-1860
    Michael A. Grego, Ed.D.
    Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
    (813) 272-4221
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