We request approval of the Agreement for Technical Services with Dr. Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions (Patel Center) to deliver three 7-hour workshops entitled, “Global Citizenship.” The workshops are part of Project Educating Learners to Engage in Civics Today (ELECT), and designed to improve teachers’ knowledge of civics content, student engagement relative to government and civics, and to make the connection of being a global citizen in a democratizing world. The “Global Citizenship” workshops will infuse culturally competent instructional practices throughout the content training to provide teachers with the skills necessary to reach all students. The Patel Center will present the workshops at the University of South Florida to 90 middle and high school social studies teachers on September 13, October 4, and November 1, 2008. Patel Center will also provide the facilities, trainers, and materials for each session.

Dr. Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions helps to raise civic awareness and engagement relative to issues that will influence students on a local, regional, national, and global basis.

Goal 1 - The percentage of students scoring at Level 3 or higher on FCAT reading will increase a minimum of 5 percentage points.

Funds of $6,950 are available in the Project Educating Learners to Engage in Civics Today (ELECT), Project 1425.

Evaluation will be conducted in December 2008, by the Hillsborough County Public Schools Office of Assessment and Evaluation. Teachers and students will be administered the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) for Civics to determine the effectiveness of this training. Student performance on district government exams will be used to assess student performance, as well.