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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, February 1, 2011
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve Agreement with Plato Learning for 2010/2011 School Year (Curriculum and Instruction Division) Attachments Added
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
We request approval of an agreement between Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) and Plato Learning, Inc. to provide product and services for secondary mathematics.  The product and services agreement will provide 200 concurrent licenses to students throughout HCPS for access to the online course Advanced Topics Math.  This course expansion is necessary to provide the opportunity for students to earn an approved math credit in order to qualify for the Bright Futures Scholar program and to provide schools additional scheduling options to meet class size reduction requirements.  These students cannot currently take the course at their "brick and mortar" school due to class size limitations.  The concurrent licenses will allow students to access the course at their convenience.  The students' progress and completion of the course will be monitored and facilitated by a HCPS highly-qualified secondary mathematics instructor.

These licenses are considered exempt from the formal bid process per Florida Department of Education 6A1.012 purchasing policies.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
All Strategic Objectives
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
Funds of $54,500 are available through the Curriculum and Instruction divisional budget.
EVALUATION
Evaluation will be based upon the successful completion of the course.
SUBMITTED BY:  Pamela McAuley, Manager, Instructional Program Support
Wynne A. Tye   Gretchen Saunders
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221		   Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
    A 5.06
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20110201_452 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 5.06