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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, March 27, 2012
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the Fixed Price Agreement Between the School Board of Hillsborough County, FL and the University of South Florida for Evaluation Support for the Smaller Learning Communities Grant (Information and Technology Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Smaller Learning Communities (SLC) Tomorrow's Leaders grant is a federally-funded initiative to build communities around the concepts of leadership and academic rigor at district schools.  The initiative's goal is to create schools-within-a-school to lessen the negative impact large school settings have on students.  The project provides implementation of rigorous academic programs, extensive and ongoing professional development for school personnel, extensive use of data to inform/drive teaching/learning/assessment, post-secondary planning/preparation including intensive intervention for students, development of instructional supports for personalized learning environment/community, and ongoing leadership training for all stakeholders. 

The USF College of Education's David C. Anchin Center will provide support services to document that the project is meeting its goals and is successful.  In this, its fifth year of evaluating the grant, the Anchin Center's documentation team will perform the duties outlined in the Scope of Work outlined in Attachment A.  The Deliverables and Payments can be found in Attachment B.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Motivate students to become responsible learners • Challenge and support all students with an appropriate curriculum
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
Of the $3,090,560 awarded for this grant, $88,063 has been allocated for the purpose of this portion of the Year 5 evaluation.
EVALUATION
Quarterly Performance Reports and a Final Report will be submitted for final approval.
SUBMITTED BY:  Samuel R. Whitten, Assistant Director, Assessment and Accountability
David J. Steele, Ph.D.   Gretchen Saunders
Chief Information and Technology Officer and Project Director, Empowering Effective Teachers
(813) 272-4600
  Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
    A 5.20
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20120327_496 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 5.20