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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, June 14, 2016
TO: School Board Members
FROM: Jeff Eakins, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve to Submit Grant Application to the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) and, if Approved, Accept Funds for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B, Entitlement and Preschool 2016/2017 (Student Services Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Approval of this grant application will ensure that all children with disabilities, ages 3 through 21, have access to a free appropriate public education (FAPE) designed to meet their individual needs and prepare them for employment and independent living. These funds will be used to supplement costs directly attributable to programs that provide FAPE to children with disabilities.  Students with disabilities will be provided full educational opportunities through instructional activities designed to increase the level, intensity, and quality of services necessary for each individual student.  Federal entitlement grants for IDEA must be submitted annually.

A summary of this grant proposal is attached with the estimated cost.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
All Strategic Objectives
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
If approved, grants funds will be available in the divisional special revenue/federal programs budget as follows:  $41,294,060 in IDEA, Part B, Entitlement and $739,525 in IDEA, Part B, Preschool.  For tracking purposes, the project number specific to this agenda item is 3131. 
EVALUATION
Performance evaluation measures are required as determined by the FLDOE, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services.
SUBMITTED BY:  Maryann Parks, General Director, Department of Exceptional Student Education
Wynne A. Tye, Assistant Superintendent   Gretchen Saunders
Student Services Division
(813) 273-7033		   Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
    C 6.13
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20160614_762 (Board Meeting) * Section C Item# 6.13