Hillsborough County Public Schools Curriculum and Instruction
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, October 26, 2010
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Articulation Agreements with The District Board of Trustees of Hillsborough Community College and The University of South Florida (Secondary Education)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

We request approval of Academic Programs Articulation Agreement with The District Board of Trustees of Hillsborough Community College and The School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida (SBHC). This agreement will remain in effect for a 5-year period ending in the year 2015. We are also requesting approval of articulation agreement with The University of South Florida (USF) and The School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida.

These articulation agreements will provide students the opportunity to enhance their learning in courses that meet educational, career, and personal needs while enrolled in high school. Dual enrollment programs allow qualifying students in grades 9-12 to be enrolled in both high school and the college. Dual enrollment course offerings, both on and off the high school campus, provide students greater academic options and considerable financial savings. Between January 2006 and June 2010, approximately 2,592 students participated in the dual enrollment program and earned approximately 13,800 semester hours of college credit.

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)

Enrollments in these courses are FTE generating and earn categorical textbooks funds. The financial impact to the students and parents will be approximately $1,083,576 over a 5-year period ending in the year 2015 in tuition and textbook costs savings.

EVALUATION

At the conclusion of the agreement with HCC, we will evaluate the program by the number of students participating at the end of the 2015 school year.

SUBMITTED BY: Angelique Xenick, Supervisor, High School Guidance Services

Denny B. Oest
General Director, Secondary Education
(813) 272-4451
Wynne A. Tye
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
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