Teaching and Learning Action Item

DATE:	Tuesday, November 19, 2019
TO:	School Board Members
FROM:	Jeff Eakins, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the Arts in Education (AIE) Program Expenditures from November 20, 2019, through June 30, 2020 (Office of Teaching and Learning)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The AIE Program provides equity and access for students by infusing and integrating arts experiences into the school day. Standards-based arts experiences and student instruction is delivered through performances, workshops, and residencies, via both in-school and field trip experiences.  Additional learning extensions are offered through teacher resource materials.   Arts integration strategies are used to seamlessly merge arts standards with core curricula to build connections and provide engaging content, resulting in students enthusiastically participating in the learning process.  Additionally, research shows that students who participate in the arts have an increased high school and college graduation rate and increased academic achievement. If approved, this agenda item will provide for the planning, scheduling, and executing of Agreements for Technical Services in support of the district’s AIE Program. The attachment details the experiences that took place in the previous fiscal year.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Improve the high school graduation rate • Improve Student Achievement • Establish a strong foundation of financial stewardship
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
Funds will be available from the following budgets: *  Instructional Arts in Education: $65,186 - Project 6003 *  Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant: $165,000 - Project 3743
EVALUATION
Evaluation of the AIE Program will be conducted through service observations and teacher feedback surveys to ensure quality and alignment to Florida and Next Generation Sunshine State Standards.  In addition, student reflections will be conducted where appropriate.
SUBMITTED BY:  Barbara B. Hancock, Instructional Leadership Director, Elementary Education

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.#20191119_933 (Reorganization/Board Meeting) * Section B Item# 6.18