Action Item
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Information and Technology
Action Item |
| DATE: | Tuesday, February 3, 2015 |
| TO: | School Board Members |
| FROM: | MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent |
| SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS | |
| Approve the Agreement for Technical Services with Prismatic Services Inc. for the Evaluation of the Project AWARE Grant (Information and Technology Division) | |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | |
| This agreement is required to meet the evaluation requirement of the Project AWARE grant. Prismatic Services, Inc. was selected to serve as a third party project evaluator based on their responses to the Request for Proposal (RFP) 11143-DST Program Evaluation Services. The RFP process provided an opportunity for all interested evaluators to apply as potential Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) program evaluation providers.
The Project AWARE grant is one of three "Now is the Time" federal initiative grants awarded to HCPS for improving school climate and safety. The purpose of Project AWARE is to saturate the community with trained personnel capable of identifying early warning signs and who are able to signal the system to proactively assist troubled students. Executive Summary continued on Attachment A. |
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| STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES | |
| • Demonstrate consistent and effective teaching methods • Challenge and support all students with an appropriate curriculum | |
| FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes) | |
| Of the $50,000 awarded to the district for the implementation of the Project AWARE Grant project for year one, $4,500 of the grant has been allocated for the external evaluation portion. | |
| EVALUATION | |
| A final evaluation report will be submitted to the district. | |
| SUBMITTED BY: Samuel R. Whitten, Director, Assessment and Accountability | |
| Anna L. Brown, Ed.D. | Gretchen Saunders | |
| Chief Information and Technology Officer (813) 272-4600 |
Chief Business Officer (813) 272-4270 |
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| A 6.11 | ||
| Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20150203_683 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 6.11 | ||