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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, June 10, 2014
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve Contract with PACE Center for Girls - Hillsborough (Instructional Support Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PACE Center for Girls provides a 230-day non-residential Dropout Prevention Program for 59 at-risk girls, many of whom have been adjudicated delinquent by the courts and are under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice.  PACE provides the facility and all of the personnel for the educational program, with support and oversight by the school district's Youth Services Program.  The school district is required to pay private providers like PACE 90 percent of all FTE revenue earned and provide access to all applicable categorical funds.  Additional funds have been provided through Specific Appropriation 86 for a supplemental allocation for Juvenile Justice Education Programs.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
All Strategic Objectives
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
The cost of the contract is approximately $385,964.  This amount is calculated using the projected FTE generated revenue plus the applicable categorical funds minus the 10 percent administrative cost allowed by the Florida Law HB 1989 and a percentage of the cost of direct instructional services provided by a district Bilingual Paraprofessional who serves this site.  This item is included in the Part 1 budget for 2014/2015.
EVALUATION
Each Juvenile Justice Program is evaluated annually through a quality assurance review conducted by the Juvenile Justice Educational Enhancement Program (JJEEP).  This review will be completed by June 30, 2015.
SUBMITTED BY:  Walt Shaffner, Director, Non-Traditional Programs
George E. Gaffney, Assistant Superintendent   Gretchen Saunders
Instructional Support Division
(813) 273-7033
  Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
    A 6.15
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20140610_634 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 6.15