Action Item
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Curriculum and Instruction
Action Item |
| DATE: | Tuesday, January 24, 2012 |
| TO: | School Board Members |
| FROM: | MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent |
| SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS | |
| Accept and Contract with Capstone Digital to Provide the myOn Reader to all Students in Hillsborough County (Curriculum and Instruction Division) | |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | |
| Capstone Digital proposes to provide all the children of Hillsborough County (preK-8) with myOn Reader. This is a comprehensive personalized reading environment that will enable children and students to access interactive, engaging digital books at home, school, public libraries, community centers or anywhere they have access to the Internet. A community-based reading initiative will be established with myON Reader through an innovative partnership between Hillsborough County Public Schools, the Children's Board, and its partners, including Hillsborough County Public Library, United Way, Tampa Housing Authority, Early Learning Coalition and Board of County Commissioners Headstart.
myON Reader uses the MetaMetrics Lexile Framework for reading to provide valid and reliable embedded assessments and scientifically-based predictions of future reading abilities. Over the course of the implementation, the initial goals of this program are to create a community of readers through the Children's Board and Hillsborough County Public Schools, provide over 2,000 online books to ALL Hillsborough County children, and collect and regularly report systematic data on individual children's reading success (quantity, time, growth). Executive Summary is continued on the attachment. |
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| STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES | |
| • Motivate students to become responsible learners • Challenge and support all students with an appropriate curriculum | |
| FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes) | |
| The total not to exceed the amount of $1,284,000 will be funded through the following sources: The Children’s Board and partners will provide $330,000; $200,000 will come from Supplemental Academic Instruction (SAI); $400,000 will be provided by Hillsborough County Public Schools Out-of-School Time Program (HOST); $200,000 from Reading Categorical; and $154,000 will come from the Curriculum and Instruction Project 5062 budget. | |
| EVALUATION | |
| Student reading growth will be analyzed and evaluated through regular myON Reader reports using the Lexile Framework and quarterly stakeholder review meetings. | |
| SUBMITTED BY:
Barbara B. Hancock, General Director, Elementary Education John Milburn, Supervisor, Elementary Media |
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| Wynne A. Tye | Gretchen Saunders | |
| Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction (813) 272-4221 |
Chief Business Officer (813) 272-4270 |
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| A 5.10 | ||
| Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20120124_491 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 5.10 | ||