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DATE: Tuesday, February 25, 2014
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Hillsborough County Public Schools Collaboration with the Community Campaign Against Human Trafficking of Tampa Bay/Clearwater (Curriculum and Instruction Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Tampa Bay area is a top destination for human traffickers in Florida.  Men, women, and children are bought, sold, and discarded in our own community, making Florida the third highest ranked state in the nation for this fast-growing crime.  To raise awareness, Hillsborough County Public Schools has integrated content related to statistics, victimization, and prevention into the health opportunities through physical education (HOPE) course.

Ms. Dotti Groover-Skipper, Chair of the Community Campaign Against Human Trafficking of Tampa Bay/Clearwater Task Force, has been an invaluable source of information and instructional resources concerning human trafficking in Hillsborough County and the Tampa Bay area.   She also serves as Chair of the Sex Trafficking Collaborative of Tampa (STC) and Vice-Chair of the Hillsborough County's Commission On the Status of Women (COSW), to which she brought forth the issue of child sex trafficking in the Tampa Bay area.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Promote a culture of safety, which is free from harassment, bullying, and aggression
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  No)
This agenda is for information and has no financial impact to the district. 
EVALUATION
N/A
SUBMITTED BY:  Steve Vanoer, Supervisor, K-12 Physical Education
Denny B. Oest   Wynne A. Tye
Instructional Leadership Director, Secondary
(813) 272-4451
  Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
    A 10.02
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20140225_627 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 10.02