Business Action Item |
DATE: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The istation Program consists of four online components designed to facilitate data-informed decisions by the teacher: 1) automated online student progress monitoring, 2) small group lessons that link the online curriculum to classroom instruction, 3) differentiated instruction that integrates subject area content with strategic reading skills, and 4) computer-generated, real time, data reports that provide the district, school, and teacher with individualized student data reflecting reading progress. This purchase will provide all elementary schools with unlimited access to the online program, teacher professional development, and technology support services and will recur annually.
Student data will be housed on istation servers and a hosting agreement has been signed by the vendor ensuring that all data is secure, backed-up, and meets the specific requirements of The School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida.
ANNUAL DISTRICT GOAL(S) AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S)
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)
EVALUATION
SUBMITTED BY:
Barbara B. Hancock, General Director, Elementary Education
Glenda Brown, Supervisor, Language Arts/Reading
Wynne A. Tye
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction (813) 272-4221 |
Gretchen Saunders
Chief Business Officer (813) 272-4270 |
A 5.04 | |
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20091020_363 * Section A Item# 5.04 |