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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, September 29, 2015
TO: School Board Members
FROM: Jeff Eakins, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve Agreement with the Florida State Fair Authority for High School Graduations (Administration Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
All 2016 high school graduations will be held at the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall for 27 high schools, Adult Education, and Technical Colleges. Graduations are scheduled for June 1, 2016, through June 11, 2016. Rehearsals begin May 27, 2016.

The Florida State Fair Authority requests the School Board Chair's signature to be the first signature on the contract to acknowledge acceptance prior to their final signature.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Increase promotion rates at all grade levels and the percentage of high school graduates • Demonstrate best financial practices
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
The total expenditure of the request is $147,969.45. These dollars are already funded in 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) 272-4071
  Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
    A 6.05
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20150929_701 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 6.05