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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, May 3, 2011
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the Agreement for Technical Services with Horizon Software International (Student Services and Federal Programs Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Horizon Software International will provide support and training for Student Nutrition Services (SNS) site managers during the department's migration to OneSource software.  Over the spring and summer, SNS will be converting its current software system, VBOSS (back of the house), and FastLane (front of the house) to the new version, OneSource.   Back of the house modules, scheduled for implementation in May, are complex and comprehensive.   They include SNS menus, production records, recipes, nutrient analysis, ordering, receiving, and inventory.  

Over a three-week period, approximately 200 SNS managers and district staff will be given hands-on training in small groups, and follow-up technical assistance, once they start using the new programs at their school site.  Because it is critical to have everyone trained and using the new software by the end of May, support from Horizon will help the SNS staff meet its aggressive training schedule. 

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Align the performance management system with the district’s priorities • Demonstrate best financial practices
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
The project will be funded through Student Nutrition Services in the amount of $15,000.
EVALUATION
N/A
SUBMITTED BY:  MaryKate Harrison, General Manager, Student Nutrition Services
Gwendolyn L. Luney, Assistant Superintendent   Gretchen Saunders
Student Services and Federal Programs
(813) 272-4879
  Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
    A 5.16
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20110503_458 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 5.16