Hillsborough County Public Schools Administration
Information Item

DATE: Thursday, November 9, 2006
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Recognition of Regional Juvenile Justice Teacher of the Year for 2005-2006

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Each year, the Juvenile Justice Educational Enhancement Program selects five regional winners of the Juvenile Justice Teacher of the Year award. Four judges, who were representatives from the Florida Department of Education, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, schools, and the local community, selected regional winners who were distinguished by their achievements in the classroom and dedication to the students they serve. Dorothy (Dottie) Heyser, a teacher at Hillsborough Regional Detention Center East, was selected as the Juvenile Justice Teacher of the Year for Region IV.
Ms. Heyser and the other regional winners were recognized at the Juvenile Justice Education Institute and Southern Conference on Corrections. A Hillsborough County teacher has won either the regional and/or state Juvenile Justice Teacher of the Year Award five of the past six years.

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

All District Goals and Critical Success Factors, with the exception of Goal 6. Juvenile Justice Education programs are not awarded school grades by the Department of Education.

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: No)

There is no additional cost for this agenda item.

EVALUATION

N/A

SUBMITTED BY: Anne Chatfield, Ph.D., Director of Non-Traditional Programs

William H. Person, General Director
Pupil Placement & Support Programs
813-272-4876
Lewis A. Brinson
Assistant Superintendent for Administration
813-272-4071
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