Teaching and Learning Action Item

DATE:	Tuesday, December 10, 2019
TO:	School Board Members
FROM:	Jeff Eakins, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the Memorandum of Agreement for MORE HEALTH, INC. for Services Associated with the Implementation of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Promoting Adolescent Health Through School-Based Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Grant (Office of Teaching and Learning)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This agreement with MORE HEALTH, INC. will support the second year of the CDC grant by providing direct classroom instruction to students in target middle and high schools identified in year one of the grant.  The purpose of this instruction is to deliver comprehensive sexual health education derived from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey baseline data results in year one aligning with the district's 2019/2020 sexual health curriculum and instructional competencies.  MORE HEALTH, INC. will be compensated through grant funds in the amount of $30,000 for services outlined in Attachment D-Budget of the agreement.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Provide a student-centered learning environment that engages every child • Engage and communicate with families and stakeholders • Continuously improve processes and systems • Demonstrate "best practices" in all aspects of safety: student, employee, visitor, facility, transportation, and health
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
Funds in the amount of $30,000 will be available in the CDC grant budget.  For tracking purposes, the project number specific to this agenda item is 3845.
EVALUATION
Under the terms of the grant, Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) is responsible for project evaluation.  HCPS will contract with an external, third-party organization that will conduct an independent evaluation of the effectiveness of the program to include the instruction provided by MORE HEALTH, INC.  The Office of Strategy Management, HCPS personnel associated with the CDC grant project and MORE HEALTH, INC. will work in collaboration with the third party evaluator to provide the required reporting.
SUBMITTED BY:  Leslie S. Granich, Instructional Leadership Director, Secondary Education Ashlee Cappucci, Supervisor, Physical Education and Health

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.#20191210_935 (Board Meeting) * Section C Item# 6.24