Student Services Action Item

DATE:	Tuesday, May 19, 2015
TO:	School Board Members
FROM:	Jeff Eakins, Acting Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve Renewal of Agreement for Technical Services with Keyboard Consultants for Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) Services Provided to Visually Impaired (Student Services Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
If approved, Keyboard Consultants will provide expert reviews and proofreading services for the 2015 Spring FSA assessment materials for the State of Florida to ensure that they are appropriate and accurate.  Applying the principles of universal design, the consultant will review the FSA English Language Arts (ELA) Writing passages and prompts for Grades 4-11; FSA ELA Reading passages and items for Grades 3-11; FSA Mathematics items for Grades 3-8; FSA Algebra 1 End-of-Course (EOC) assessment items; FSA Geometry EOC items; FSA Algebra 2 EOC items; and the FSA training test materials.
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)
If approved, funds of $58,040 are included in the divisional special revenue/federal programs budget for FIMC-VI, Project 2739.
EVALUATION
As required in the Additional Assurances included in the 2014/2015 Project Application, quarterly data reflecting all project activities will be maintained in the Florida Department of Education/Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services (FLDOE/BEESS) Project Tracking System.
SUBMITTED BY:  Maryann Parks, General Director, Department of Exceptional Student Education Suzanne A. Dalton, Supervisor, Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired

Wynne Tye, Assistant Superintendent		Gretchen Saunders
Student Services (813) 273-7033		Chief Business Officer (813) 272-4270
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Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20150519_692 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 6.08