Leadership, Professional Development, and School Transformation Action Item

DATE:	Tuesday, February 18, 2020
TO:	School Board Members
FROM:	Jeff Eakins, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the Agreement for Technical Services  #20022-ATS-IV with Korey Michael Collins II for Ippolito Elementary School (Leadership, Professional Development, and School Transformation)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Mr. Collins is a master teacher at Ron Clark Academy (RCA) in Atlanta, Georgia.  He is a certified reading specialist and teacher advisor with Scholastic Publishing.  Mr. Collins has a Master's Degree in Reading and has a literacy certificate.  He has provided professional development to thousands of educators all over the world on literacy and interdisciplinary reading. The services provided by Korey Collins will be paid from Title II Funds.  The two day professional development will benefit teachers with a focus on teaching vocabulary acquisition strategies to our students as well as independent reading strategies.  Expected student outcomes will be an increase in students utilizing higher-level vocabulary words, deepening student academic conversations, and increasing motivation to read during independent reading.  Vocabulary acquisition has been identified as a need for our students to improve reading comprehension.  This training will enhance teacher knowledge which will increase student reading.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Improve the high school graduation rate • Improve Student Achievement
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
Funds in the amount of $7,000 will be available in the Title II budget. For tracking purposes, the project number specific to this agenda item is 3834.
EVALUATION
Korey Collins has been one of three language arts teachers at RCA for the past four years.  RCA is a highly-acclaimed, non-profit middle school in southeast Atlanta that has received both national and international recognition for its success in educating high minority, low-socio-economic students with academic rigor, passion, and creativity. Student learning is measured using the Standard Achievement Test.  In 2017, the percentage of students scoring above the national average increased from 78.3 percent to 97.2 percent in reading. In the past 9 years, more than 38,000 superintendents, district level administrators, and teachers from 42 states and 22 countries have participated in the RCA experience to learn better ways to engage students, promote academic rigor, and create a climate and culture that promotes success. Evaluation of the impact of the workshop will be through teacher feedback, and implementation of learned skills and strategies through observations during classroom walk-throughs.
SUBMITTED BY:

Tricia McManus		Gretchen Saunders
Assistant Superintendent, Leadership, Professional Development, and School Transformation (813) 272-4876		Chief Business Officer (813) 272-4270
		B 6.10
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20200218_979 (Board Meeting) * Section B Item# 6.10