Hillsborough County Public Schools Business
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, June 8, 2010
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Renewal Cooperative Agreement with Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D) for Recorded Books and Equipment, 2010/2011 (Curriculum and Instruction Division)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

We request approval of the agreement with RFB&D which will provide for Annual Institutional Memberships at Level 1, with an annual fee of $350 per school and a limit of 25 audio books, or a Level 2 with an annual fee of $500 per school and a limit of 50 audio books, or a Level 3, with an annual fee of $950 per school with a limit of 100 audio books. RFB&D will provide the electronic reading devices and necessary software.

RFB&D, a national non-profit organization, will provide the necessary recorded books and equipment for individual students with disabilities in all grade levels who use the recorded texts to access general education textbooks. The number of identified students in need of recorded educational materials has continued to increase. Student data analysis verifies that supplementary educational materials provided by RFB&D assists students with disabilities to achieve at higher levels.

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

* Increase promotion rates at all grade levels and the percentage of high school graduates, * Challenge and support all students with an appropriate curriculum

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)

Funds of $29,445.50 are available through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Grant, Project 1931.

EVALUATION

SUBMITTED BY: Joyce L. Wieland, General Director, Department of Exceptional Student Education
 Laura C. Brown, Coordinator, Visually Impaired Programs

Wynne A. Tye
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum & Instruction
(813) 272-4221
Gretchen Saunders
Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
A 5.06
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