Hillsborough County Public Schools Information and Technology
Information Item

DATE: Tuesday, December 16, 2008
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Information on School District Broadcasts via the Tampa Educational Cable Consortium

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Tampa Educational Cable Consortium (TECC) can no longer provide video production services due to the loss of funding from Hillsborough County government. Under an agreement approved by the School Board on August 5, 2008, the TECC agreed to provide distribution services for programming produced by the School District. District staff already has assumed the production duties for School Board meetings, which continue to be telecast on The Education Channel and streamed on the Internet. The agreement, with the distribution costs not to exceed the previously budgeted amount of $158,000, includes the distribution of other original programming produced by the School District. That programming would include School Board meetings, the Math Homework Hotline, HCPS Best Kept Secrets (new programming with School Board members), Superintendent’s Forum, Dímelo, press conferences, etc.

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

* Align financial resources to support the district’s strategic goals, * Demonstrate best financial practices

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)

Distribution costs will not exceed $158,000. Production duties will be assumed by district staff.

EVALUATION

SUBMITTED BY:

Stephen Hegarty
Communications Officer
(813) 272-4046
David J. Steele
Chief Information and Technology Officer
(813) 272-4020
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