AGENDA SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA School Board Recognition Meeting 901 East Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa Tuesday, May 12, 2015  5:30 PM

Status Key A= Approved M= Approved, with modifications D= Deferred N= Not Approved P=Pending

MISSION
To provide an education and the supports which enable each individual student to excel as a successful and responsible citizen.

VISION
Preparing Students for Life

CALL TO ORDER
MOMENT OF SILENCE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
BOARD GUIDELINES

PROCLAMATIONS / RECOGNITIONS (SECTION C)
	01	The Hillsborough Education Foundation Will Recognize Three Organizations for Their Support of Public Education (Hillsborough Education Foundation)	Print
	02	Recognition of Very Special Arts (VSA) Florida Student of the Month - March 2015 (Curriculum and Instruction Division)	Print
	03	Recognition of the 2014/2015 Florida High School Athletics Association (FHSAA) State Champions for the Spring Season (Student Services Division)	Print
	04	Recognition of the 2014/2015 Recipients of National Merit, National Achievement Scholarship, and National Hispanic Recognition Programs (Student Services Division)	Print
	05	Recognition of Students Receiving a Perfect Score on the SAT and ACT (Student Services Division)	Print
	06	Recognize the 2015 Hillsborough County Branch’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) ACT-SO Gold Medal Winners	Print
	07	Recognition of Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO) Competition Award Recipients (Curriculum and Instruction Division)	Print
	08	Recognition of Winners of the National Journalism Awards (Curriculum and Instruction Division)	Print
	09	Recognition of State Winners of the Florida Scholastic Press Association Awards (Curriculum and Instruction Division)	Print
	10R	Recognition of The Men of Vision, Inc. Brotherhood Service Organization (Men of Vision) (Academic Support and Federal Programs Division)	Print
	11	Recognition of Winners of the 14th and 15th Congressional District High School Art Competitions (Curriculum and Instruction Division)	Print
	12	Recognition of Mulrennan Middle School's Robotics Team, the "Mustechs" (Curriculum and Instruction Division)	Print
	13	Recognition of Odyssey of the Mind 2015 Award Winners (Curriculum and Instruction Division)	Print
	14	Recognition of Schools and Individuals that Provided Exhibits and Supported the 2015 Florida State Fair	Print
	15	Recognition of the Tampa Bay Rowdies (Academic Support and Federal Programs Division)	Print
	16	Recognition of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Bucs) and the Glazer Family Foundation (Glazers) (Academic Support and Federal Programs Division)	Print
	17	Recognition of the Lightning Foundation (Academic Support and Federal Programs Division)  Withdrawn
	18	Recognition of the Florida Music Educators Association (FMEA) Leadership Award (Curriculum and Instruction Division)	Print

ADJOURNMENT

Notice: If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida, with respect to any matter considered at a meeting or hearing, he/she will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose, he/she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. (Pursuant to Florida Statute 286.0105)

School Board meetings are aired on the Tampa Bay Arts & Education Network, BrightHouse channel 635, and Verizon channel 32, on Tuesdays at 3:00 p.m.; and replayed Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m., Sundays 3:00 p.m., and 8:00 p.m.

Hillsborough County School Board meetings are available with closed captioning on live webcasts and on live television broadcasts. As of the meeting of October 28, 2014, closed captioning is available in the video archive as well. Closed captioning is also displayed on a monitor in the Board auditorium during School Board meetings.

To view live webcasts and archived school board meetings visit http:www.sdhcwebcasts.com. School board meetings have been indexed since July 2012. Clicking on an agenda item will bring that portion of the video forward for viewing. Indexing currently is supported on computers and tablet devices only. iPad users need to begin playing the meeting video before selecting an agenda item. 

Article IX of the Florida Constitution states in part, "The education of children is a fundamental value of the people of the State of Florida. It is, therefore, a paramount duty of the state to make adequate provision for the education of all children residing within its borders." The Article also states that the educational system must be "uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high-quality," and class size limits must be imposed. Prekindergarten learning opportunities must be made available. There must be a state university system.

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