Teaching and Learning Action Item

DATE:	Tuesday, May 7, 2019
TO:	School Board Members
FROM:	Jeff Eakins, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the Purchase of Scholastic EDGE and Classroom Libraries from Scholastic Inc., for the Second Grade Summer Reading Camp (Office of Teaching and Learning)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Second Grade Summer Reading Camp will provide daily intervention through small group differentiated instruction.  Classrooms need leveled instructional materials that meet the diverse reading needs of students.  Additional leveled materials are needed at the 32 summer camp sites to accommodate the students who will be attending from feeder schools.  Scholastic EDGE kits provide systematic vocabulary instruction, scaffolded complex text, and engaging fiction and nonfiction texts.  Teacher support is provided through a comprehensive teacher’s guide and professional development is aligned to the Language Arts Florida Standards. In addition, classroom libraries will be provided by Scholastic Inc., and will be used to support the summer camps and English language arts classrooms during the 2019/2020 school year.  In accordance with the Florida Department of Education Purchasing Policy 6A-1.012(11)(b), the requirement for requesting competitive solicitations for commodities or contractual services from three or more sources is hereby waived as authorized by Section 1010.04(4)(a), F.S., for the purchase of educational services and any type of copyrighted materials including, without limitation, educational tests, textbooks, and printed instructional materials where such materials are purchased directly from the producer, publisher, or the owner of the copyright.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Improve the high school graduation rate
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
Funds will be available in the Supplemental Academic Improvement categorical budget: $376,932 - Project 4622 and $89,709 - Project 4628.
EVALUATION
Analysis will be completed to determine the number of summer camp attendees whose reading scores improved on the district approved i-Ready reading assessment.
SUBMITTED BY:  Lynn Dougherty-Underwood, Director, Literacy

Deborah Cook		Gretchen Saunders
Chief Academic Officer, Teaching and Learning (813) 272-4221		Chief Business Officer (813) 272-4270
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Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20190507_923 (Board Meeting followed by Public Hearing) * Section B Item# 6.11