Action Item
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Curriculum and Instruction
Action Item |
| DATE: | Tuesday, December 9, 2014 |
| TO: | School Board Members |
| FROM: | MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent |
| SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS | |
| Approve Addendum 2 to the Certified Internet Web (CIW) Academy Agreement with Certification Partners, LLC to Provide Certification Curriculum and Testing for Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teachers and Students (Curriculum and Instruction Division) | |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | |
| On May 7, 2013, the School Board approved the CIW Academy Agreement with Certification Partners, LLC to provide certification curriculum and testing for CTE teachers and students. On October 8, 2013, the School Board approved Addendum 1. We request approval of Addendum 2, which will allow for an expanded set of industry certification curriculum and testing to be offered to students. These certifications will be integrated into the curriculum of the web development program and other information technology career pathways. These certification tests are recognized by industry and provide students with a marketable skill to take to the workforce.
Industry certification tests are a required component of Career-Themed courses as outlined in Florida’s Career and Professional Education (CAPE) legislation. Students successfully earning industry certifications generate weighted FTE funding back to the CTE program where the student is enrolled and where the industry certifications are earned. Industry certifications are included in the calculation of school grades. |
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| STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES | |
| • Increase promotion rates at all grade levels and the percentage of high school graduates • Challenge and support all students with an appropriate curriculum | |
| FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes) | |
| The curriculum licenses are subject to renewal on an annual basis and the testing vouchers are for a one-time use. The total projected expenditure for high school CIW industry certifications for 2014/2015 is $75,000, which will be funded from weighted FTE funds earned by previous student achievement in industry certification testing. | |
| EVALUATION | |
| In 2013/2014, students earned 198 CIW industry certifications. This Agreement will be evaluated by the number of successful industry certifications achieved by students and teachers. | |
| SUBMITTED BY:
Warren S. Brooks, General Director, Career, Technical, and Adult Education Christopher Jargo, Assistant Director, Career and Technical Education |
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| Wynne A. Tye | Gretchen Saunders | |
| Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction (813) 272-4221 |
Chief Business Officer (813) 272-4270 |
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| A 6.12 | ||
| Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20141209_646 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 6.12 | ||