Hillsborough County Public Schools Information and Technology
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, October 16, 2007
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve the Technical Service Agreement with Resource Associates to Evaluate the Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) Grant (Information and Technology Division)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

An evaluation of the Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) in Mandarin Chinese is to be performed to assure the District that the program is being implemented as it is intended and in the following schools: Ferrell Middle School (year 1, year 2), Greco Middle School, Williams Middle School, and Jennings Middle School (year 2). Resource Associates has been asked to perform this task. The evaluation is to be used to determine if the Goals and Objectives shown on the attached list are being achieved. In order to comply with the grant application, this firm will perform the evaluation as named in the grant.

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

Goal 5: The District will eliminate the FCAT achievement gap by a minimum of ten percentage points as reported by No Child Left Behind.

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)

The total grant budget is $897,258. The total evaluation budget in the grant is $81,362. The cost for evaluation services for the first two years of the project will total $51,362. The remaining $30,000 will be utilized for the third year evaluation if the project is reauthorized.

EVALUATION

The interim and final reports presented to the District by Resource Associates will be the evaluation of the contract.

SUBMITTED BY: John A. Hilderbrand, Ph.D., Director of Assessment and Accountability

Jack E. Davis
Chief Information and Technology Division
(813) 272-4600
Gretchen Saunders
Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
A 5.17R
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20071016_268 * Section A Item# 5.17R