Teaching and Learning Information Item

DATE:	Tuesday, December 3, 2019
TO:	School Board Members
FROM:	Jeff Eakins, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Recognition of the Winners for the Tampa Hillsborough County Public Library 2019 Our Hispanic Heritage Art Contest (Office of Teaching and Learning)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
National Hispanic Heritage Month was recognized September 15, 2019, through October 15, 2019.  The Tampa Hillsborough County Public Library annually sponsors a local art contest offering students an opportunity to pay tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have made positive contributions to our local community, country, and world.  Our district Library Media Services and Art programs partner each year to engage students in this contest, with over a thousand submissions annually.  Students in Grades K-12 created bookmarks and posters illustrating the contest theme, "Our Local Hispanic Heritage."  Students received recognition at their school sites, funding for art supplies, and complimentary passes to The Tampa History Museum.  We are honored to recognize our first and second place award recipients. Grades K-2 Bookmark Winners 2nd Place - Alberto DeMayo, Mabry Elementary School Grades 3-5 Bookmark Winners 1st Place - Ava Taylor, Roland Park K-8 School 2nd Place - Isabelle Parks, Ippolito Elementary School Grades 6-8 Poster Winners 1st Place - Venecia Garcia Jimenez, Orange Grove Middle Magnet School of the Arts Grades 9-12 Poster Winners 1st Place - Kiara Vazquez-Valentin, Blake High School 2nd Place - Evan Gatscher, Blake High School
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Provide a student-centered learning environment that engages every child
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  No)
This item has no financial impact to the district.
EVALUATION
N/A
SUBMITTED BY:  Erin Saladino, Supervisor, K-12 Art Education

Janet Spence		Deborah Cook
Instructional Leadership Director, Middle School Education (813) 272-4862		Chief Academic Officer (813) 272-4221
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Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20191203_934 (Board Recognition Meeting) * Section A Item# 05