Student Services Action Item

DATE:	Tuesday, June 28, 2016
TO:	School Board Members
FROM:	Jeff Eakins, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve Contract with PACE Center for Girls - Hillsborough (Student Services Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PACE Center for Girls provides a 230-day, non-residential Dropout Prevention Program for 59 at-risk girls, many of whom have been adjudicated delinquent by the courts and are under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice.  PACE provides the facility and all of the personnel for the educational program, with support and oversight by the school district's Youth Services Program.  The school district is required to pay private providers like PACE 90 percent of all FTE revenue earned and provide access to all applicable categorical funds.  Additional funds have been provided through Specific Appropriation 86 for a supplemental allocation for Juvenile Justice Education Programs.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Increase promotion rates at all grade levels and the percentage of high school graduates • Motivate students to become responsible learners • Challenge and support all students with an appropriate curriculum
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
Funds in the amount of approximately $513,517.17 will be available in the Student Services Division budget for the 2016/2017 fiscal year. For tracking purposes, the project number specific to this agenda item is 4507.
EVALUATION
This program is evaluated annually by Youth Services Department staff based on a model developed by the Juvenile Justice Educational Enhancement Program (JJEEP).  A review will be completed by June 30, 2017.
SUBMITTED BY:

Wynne A. Tye		Gretchen Saunders
Assistant Superintendent, Student Services Division (813) 273-7033		Chief Business Officer (813) 272-4270
		C 6.08
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20160628_763 (Board Meeting) * Section C Item# 6.08