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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, July 28, 2015
TO: School Board Members
FROM: Jeff Eakins, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve Agreement with the City of Tampa for the 2015/2016 School Resource Officer Program (Administration Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The School Board annually approves an agreement with the City of Tampa for the placement of School Resource Officers in our secondary schools.  The agreement is administered by the City of Tampa for the 2015/2016 fiscal year, August 1, 2015 – July 31, 2016.  The participating law enforcement agency in the School Resource Officer Program pays 50 percent of the program cost.

The City of Tampa requests the School Board Chair signature to be the first signature on the Agreement to acknowledge acceptance of this contract prior to the city’s final signature.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Align financial resources to support the district's strategic goals • Demonstrate best financial practices • Promote a culture of safety, which is free from harassment, bullying, and aggression • Demonstrate "best practices" in all aspects of safety including students, employees, visitors, facilities, transportation, and health
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
Total expenditure of the request is $1,556,491.93.  The sum is partially funded through the Safe Schools state allocation and remaining dollars from the Division of Administration's budget.
EVALUATION
n/a
SUBMITTED BY:  Tanly Cabrera, Director of Administration
Larry Sykes, Ed.D.   Gretchen Saunders
Chief of Schools, Administration
(813) 272-4879
  Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
    A 6.17
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20150728_697 (Board Meeting followed by Public Hearing) * Section A Item# 6.17