Action Item
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Information and Technology
Action Item |
| DATE: | Tuesday, February 19, 2013 |
| 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 (USF) 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 program, 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 compile the evaluation results of the grant over the six years of its existence. In this, its sixth and final year of the grant, the Anchin Center’s documentation team will perform the duties outlined in the Scope of Work. Also included in the agreement is a list of the deliverables and payments. |
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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) | |
| Of the $463,635 awarded for the sixth year (no-cost extension period) of this grant, $8,000 has been allocated for the purpose of compiling the evaluation results of the grant over the six years of its existence. | |
| EVALUATION | |
| A draft and Final Report will be submitted to Assessment and Accountability 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 |
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| A 5.03 | ||
| Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20130219_554 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 5.03 | ||