AGENDA SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA School Board Recognition Meeting 901 East Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa Tuesday, November 10, 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

RECOGNITIONS (SECTION C)
	01	The Hillsborough Education Foundation will Recognize Three Organizations for their Support of Public Education	Print
	02R	Recognition of the 2015/2016 Middle School District Champions for Basketball and the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) State Girls Cross Country Champion. (Student Services Division)	Print	Supp. Materials (1)
	03	Recognition of the Winners for the Tampa Hillsborough County Public Library Our Hispanic Heritage Art Contests (Curriculum and Instruction Division)	Print
	04	Recognition of the State-Level Finalists for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) for the 2014/2015 School Year (Curriculum and Instruction Division)	Print
	05	Recognition of the 2015 Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Champion Award (Curriculum and Instruction Division)	Print
	06	Recognize Office Furniture Donation from Gerdau Long Steel North America	Print
	07	Recognize Top Recycling Schools	Print
	08	Recognition of the Partnership to Advance School Success (PASS) Program at Mort Elementary School  (Curriculum and Instruction Division)	Print
	09	Recognition of the 2015 National Librarians Network Secondary Award and Build Something Bold Award for School Library Media Specialists (Curriculum and Instruction Division)	Print
	10	Recognition of Literacy Excellence of District and State Literacy Coaches and Reading Teachers of the Year (Curriculum and Instruction Division)	Print
	11	Recognition of Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) Outstanding Social Studies Teacher of the Year for Elementary, Middle, and High Schools for the 2015/2016 School Year (Curriculum and Instruction Division)	Print
	12	Recognition of the 2015 University of South Florida (USF) College of Education Outstanding Partnership Award (Curriculum and Instruction Division)	Print
	13	Recognition of Construction Management Firms and Office of Supplier Diversity Vendors - Small Business Encouragement (SBE) Program (Office of Diversity)	Print	Supp. Materials (1)
	14	Proclamation by Governor Rick Scott Observing November 2015 as Florida Parental Involvement in Education Month (Academic Support and Federal Programs Division)	Print	Supp. Materials (1)

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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