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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, April 29, 2014
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the myOn Proclamation

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The myOn Proclamation is an acknowledgment of the important role community partners play in assisting in summer reading programs for Hillsborough County students.  The purpose is to motivate and engage community agencies to encourage summer reading by providing equal access to resources, training, and motivational tools to ensure Hillsborough County children read during the summer.  The Proclamation will be presented at the annual myOn Summer Reading Summit where partner agencies will be introduced to the Taking Ownership of Reading Community-wide in Hillsborough County (T.O.R.C.H.) Challenge.  The T.O.R.C.H challenge kickoff is planned for June 12, 2014, with a culminating Summer Reading Explosion event on August 1, 2014.

 

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Motivate students to become responsible learners • Challenge and support all students with an appropriate curriculum
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  No)
EVALUATION
SUBMITTED BY:  MaryLou Whaley, Director, Parent & Community Involvement
    Jeffrey Eakins

  Deputy Superintendent
(813) 272-4101
    A 9.01a
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20140429_631 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 9.01a