Curriculum and Instruction Action Item

DATE:	Tuesday, September 8, 2015
TO:	School Board Members
FROM:	Jeff Eakins, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the Purchase of i-Ready Licenses, Ready Instructional Print Materials, and Professional Development from Curriculum Associates, LLC (Sole-Source Provider) (Curriculum and Instruction Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
As a result of the implementation of the new Mathematics Florida Standards (MAFS) and upcoming Florida Standards Assessment (FSA), the Elementary Math Department has identified an increased need for a supplemental resource to assist teachers in identifying students’ specific areas of strength and weakness, grouping students by their needs, and providing targeted instruction to meet students at their current level to move them forward with understanding. The i-Ready mathematics program meets this need by providing individualized adaptive online diagnostic assessments, progress monitoring assessments, and automated differentiated instruction. The program creates individualized instructional plans utilizing the Ready online and printable in-class lessons.  All materials in the blended model are aligned to the elementary MAFS. All students in grades K-5 at each of the 24 sites will receive the i-Ready Diagnostic and Instruction Mathematics site license and Ready printable materials that can be individualized based upon student needs.  Every teacher will receive access to the Ready Toolbox website that includes additional lessons aligned to the MAFS and onsite i-Ready Professional Development throughout the school year. The following elementary schools will be participating: Bellamy, Bryant, B. T. Washington, Broward, Cannella, Cleveland, DeSoto, Dickenson, Dunbar, Edison, Ippolito, Jackson, Lockhart, Mendenhall, Mitchell, Mort, Northwest, Roland Park, Shaw, Shore, Tampa Palms, Temple Terrace, Town and Country, and Yates.  Curriculum Associates, LLC is designated as sole-source and owns the copyright to all i-Ready licenses, training materials, and professional development. This purchase is exempt from requesting competitive solicitations by the Florida Department of Education 6A.-1.012 Purchasing Policies (11) (b).
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Increase promotion rates at all grade levels and the percentage of high school graduates
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
Funds of $342,212 are available from Supplemental Academic Instruction, general fund.
EVALUATION
A review of the 2016 FSA mathematics data, as well as a survey of principals and teachers utilizing the  i-Ready mathematics program, will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the program and its implementation in the 24 schools.
SUBMITTED BY:  Barbara B. Hancock, Instructional Leadership Director, Elementary

Denny B. Oest		Gretchen Saunders
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction (813) 272-4221		Chief Business Officer (813) 272-4270
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Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20150908_700 (Board Meeting followed by Public Hearing) * Section A Item# 6.19