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Deputy Superintendent
Action Item
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DATE: Tuesday, February 19, 2008
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve Memorandum of Understanding with The College Board as a Partnership for the EXCELerator Reform Model, 2008/2009 Through 2010/2011 (Curriculum and Instruction)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
We request approval of the Memorandum of Understanding with the College Board as a partnership for the EXCELerator Reform Model to begin in the 2008/2009 school year through the 2010/2011 school year. Through a collaborative process, the program components were chosen and implementation approaches were optimized for Hillsborough which resulted in:
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Discounts on College Board products due to the whole district, multi-year nature of the project
- Optimized implementation approaches that saved Hillsborough more than $4M.
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The College Board has agreed to provide their EXCELerator services for Leadership Development, Counselor Development, Instructional Support, and Guidance Support.
The mission of the EXCELerator Reform Model is to dramatically increase the number of traditionally underserved students who are prepared to enter and complete postsecondary programs, such as college, upon high school graduation.
The District will be responsible for:
- Establishing a project management oversight committee to ensure successful implementation of the project and provide a structure for evaluation.
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Integrating and aligning SpringBoard instructional goals to those of the district, specifically in Language Arts and Math.
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Establishing clear goals in each school focused on high expectations for students and teachers.
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Implementing Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) programs and services at the schools.
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Conducting continuous assessments of student learning at the sites.
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Collecting data from each site and providing accurate and complete documentation to College Board.
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Providing access to monitoring teams assigned by College Board.
This Memorandum of Understanding has been reviewed and approved by the School Board Attorney, Tom Gonzalez.
ANNUAL DISTRICT GOAL(S) AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S)
Goal 5 –The district will close the FCAT achievement gap by a minimum of 10 percentage points as reported by No Child Left Behind.
- Recruit and retain high-performing teachers to teach students who are achieving below grade level or with special needs.
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Increase the number of under-represented students in advanced level courses and programs and provide ongoing support to ensure student success.
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Design and implement program scheduling to meet the remediation and enrichment needs of students.
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Provide staff development programs that match instructional delivery strategies with diverse student achievement needs.
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)
Annual funds of $3,645,210 which include EXCELerator Leadership/Management Services and fees ($1,322,255) as well as products including PSAT, SAT, CollegeEd, advanced placement, SpringBoard, and staff development consulting ($2,322,955) are available through the following sources:
EXCELerator funds from additional weighted FTE generated from Advanced Placement exams ($1,770,390), Smaller Learning Communities Grant funds ($739,668), Magnet Grant funds ($578,542), Choice funds ($468,334), and GEARUP Grant funds ($88,276).
EVALUATION
Data will be collected from each EXCELerator site on a quarterly basis and sent to the College Board for review. The College Board monitoring teams will work with site-based monitoring teams and Metis Associates to ensure that programs are implemented.
SUBMITTED BY:
Eric Bergholm
General Director of Advanced Academic Access
(813) 2724842
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Deputy Superintendent
Kenneth R. Otero
(813) 272-4101
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Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20080219_288 * Section A Item# 8.01a
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