Action Item
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Student Services
Action Item |
| DATE: | Tuesday, September 29, 2015 |
| TO: | School Board Members |
| FROM: | Jeff Eakins, Superintendent |
| SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS | |
| Approve the Agreement for Technical Services with Narcotics Overdose Prevention & Education (NOPE) of Hillsborough, Inc. (Student Services Division) | |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | |
| NOPE is a local, non-profit agency that provides high-impact narcotics overdose prevention and educational presentations that include discussion forums for parents and students. Students in Project PREVENT secondary schools will be targeted for this program. Project Prevent secondary schools include:
Middle Schools: Adams, Dowdell, Greco, Jennings, Madison, McLane, Memorial, Sligh, Van Buren High Schools: Chamberlain, Hillsborough, King, Middleton As a result of this ongoing partnership with NOPE, students and families will be exposed to the dangers of prescription pill abuse and overdose. Students will also be afforded opportunities to build leadership skills as they create awareness through community service work within Hillsborough County under the guidance of Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) and NOPE organizational staff. |
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| STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES | |
| All Strategic Objectives | |
| FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes) | |
| Funding for this project will be paid from the Project PREVENT Grant in the amount of $11,990. | |
| EVALUATION | |
| Under the terms of the grant, an external evaluator, contracted by HCPS, will evaluate the project, providing annual reports to the project directors, the Assessment and Accountability Department, and the United States Department of Education. Copies of the report and the final evaluation report will be provided to HCPS Assessment and Accountability Department.
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| SUBMITTED BY: Kristine Hensley, Supervisor, Student Services | |
| Wynne A. Tye | Gretchen Saunders | |
| Assistant Superintendent, Student Services Division (813) 273-7033 |
Chief Business Officer (813) 272-4270 |
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| A 6.06 | ||
| Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20150929_701 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 6.06 | ||