Action Item
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Information and Technology
Action Item |
| DATE: | Tuesday, March 18, 2014 |
| TO: | School Board Members |
| FROM: | MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent |
| SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS | |
| Approve a Contract with Discovery Education Assessment for the Administration of the Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education (VAL-ED) (Information and Technology Division) | |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | |
| On December 7, 2010, the Board approved Discovery, sole distributor, to provide a researched-based evaluation tool to measure the effectiveness of school leaders by providing a detailed assessment of a principal's perceived performance. Val-Ed is a 360-degree assessment, to be taken by the principals, teachers, and the principal's supervisors to ensure optimal feedback to the principals.
Evaluations will be performed in 231 schools. This agreement is for one year, beginning March 19, 2014, and terminating on March 18, 2015. In accordance with the Florida Department of Education (DOE), Purchasing Policy 6A-1.012(12)(d), commodities or contractual services available only from a single source may be exempted from the competitive solicitation requirements. When a district school board believes that commodities or contractual services are available only from a single source as specified by the DOE, the district school board may negotiate on the best terms and conditions with the single source vendor. |
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| STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES | |
| • Align financial resources to support the district’s strategic goals | |
| FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes) | |
| The total cost of $83,160 is budgeted in the Empowering Effective Teachers Grant and Race to the Top Grant. | |
| EVALUATION | |
| Feedback from principals will be used to assess the quality of the information received through the VAL-ED reports. Survey results will be assessed to determine improvement in principal practice. | |
| SUBMITTED BY: | |
| Anna L. Brown | Gretchen Saunders | |
| Chief Officer, Information and Technology (813) 272-4600 |
Chief Business Officer (813) 272-4270 |
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| A 6.10 | ||
| Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20140318_629 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 6.10 | ||