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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 Prevent Grant (Information and Technology Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This agreement is required to meet the evaluation requirement of the Project Prevent 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 Prevent 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 Prevent is to assist 21 high-poverty schools in communities with pervasive violence to break the cycle of violence by better meeting the needs of affected students.

Executive Summary continued on Attachment A. 

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Demonstrate consistent and effective teaching methods • Challenge and support all students with an appropriate curriculum
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
The total external evaluation cost is not to exceed $37,500.  Funding is provided from the $750,000 School Climate Transformation grant that was awarded to the district.
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
    A 6.10
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20150203_683 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 6.10