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Curriculum and Instruction
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| DATE: | Tuesday, May 12, 2015 |
| TO: | School Board Members |
| FROM: | Jeff Eakins, Acting Superintendent |
| SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS | |
| Recognition of Mulrennan Middle School's Robotics Team, the "Mustechs" (Curriculum and Instruction Division) | |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | |
| A team of ten students from Mulrennan Middle School earned awards at four recent robotics tournaments: Second Place Project Award at the Minotaur Pre-Qualifying Tournament; the Tournament Champion’s Award at the Suncoast Qualifying Tournament; the Judges’ Award at the West Florida Regional Tournament; and on March 8, 2015, the Mulrennan “Mustechs” won the Second Place Champion’s Award at the Florida State FIRST Lego League (FLL) Tournament at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, which qualified the team for the Razorback Invitational at the University of Arkansas, to be held May 14-17, 2015.
The Razorback Invitational is a major international competition featuring teams from the United States and many countries around the world. |
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| STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES | |
| • Increase promotion rates at all grade levels and the percentage of high school graduates • Motivate students to become responsible learners | |
| FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: No) | |
| This agenda item is for recognition and has no financial impact to the district. | |
| EVALUATION | |
| N/A | |
| SUBMITTED BY: | |
| Larry R. Plank, Ed.S. | Denny B. Oest | |
| Director, K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (813) 272-4622 |
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction (813) 272-4221 |
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| C 12 | ||
| Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20150512_691 (Board Recognition Meeting) * Section C Item# 12 | ||