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| DATE: |
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 |
| TO: |
School Board Members |
| FROM: |
Jeff Eakins, Superintendent |
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SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
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| Approve Memorandum of Agreement with the University of South Florida (USF) for the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP): Project Securing College/Career Opportunities Through Rigor in Education (SCORE) Grant (Curriculum and Instruction Division) |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY |
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The purpose of GEAR UP: Project SCORE is to increase early college awareness among targeted students from the GEAR UP sites (Eisenhower Middle School, Giunta Middle School, East Bay High School, and Spoto High School) in Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) by expanding services and enhancing resources to serve students, educators, and as a result, schools as a whole via its proposed project. This is year two of the six-year grant.
The partnership with USF will include: campus tours and events, guest speakers, off-campus workshops for parents and students on college awareness topics, and assisting the HCPS GEAR UP team with professional development opportunities for teachers.
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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:
Yes) |
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Funds in the amount of $534,400 are available in the GEAR UP: SCORE grant (Special Revenue Fund). For tracking purposes, the project number specific to the SCORE grant is 2981. This expenditure amount of $38,673 reflects less than seven percent of the total budget for this grant. As of October 14, 2015, the remaining balance amount in this project totaled $220,067.
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| EVALUATION |
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HCPS will collect and provide assessment data to an outside evaluator for the grant. The outside evaluator will provide a copy of the annual evaluation report and final evaluation report to the HCPS Department of Assessment and Accountability.
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| SUBMITTED BY:
Eric Bergholm, General Director, Advanced Academics
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