Hillsborough County Public Schools Curriculum and Instruction
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, May 18, 2010
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Budget Amendment #0002 to Contract #LK963 with the Florida Department of Children and Families for Career Recruitment and Instruction in Basic English (CARIBE) Program 2008-2010, Provide Support to the Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing (Adult and Community Education)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

We request approval of the above referenced amendment to provide support to the Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing as delineated within the amendment. The Career Recruitment and Instruction in Basic English (CARIBE) Program Contract #LK963 was approved by the School Board on July 15, 2008.

The CARIBE grant project was initiated in the district in 1998 to provide educational services to recent refugees and political asylees and consistently receives exemplary evaluations for program operations. Since 1998, CARIBE has successfully served over 13,000 adult students.

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

* Align financial resources to support the district’s strategic goals

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)

The total contract amount of second-year funding is not changed by Amendment #002.

EVALUATION

This contract and any amendments and/or renewals made a part thereof are audited by the State of Florida Department of Children and Families, Refugee Services during the performance of said contract. Funding for this project is provided by the Florida Department of Children and Families, Refugee Services Program, with grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Office of Refugee Resettlement, and passed on to the CARIBE program to provide educational services to recent refugees and political asylees. There is no district-generated revenue used for this program.

SUBMITTED BY: Estela Weideman, Program Manager

Maria E. Tudela
Director, Adult and Community Education
(813) 740-7762
Wynne A. Tye
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
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