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Workforce Connections
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| DATE: | Tuesday, April 28, 2020 |
| TO: | School Board Members |
| FROM: | Addison Davis, Acting Superintendent |
| SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS | |
| <p>Approve the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Hillsborough Community College (HCC) to Share Cost for a Career Pathways Coordinator (<em>Workforce Connections)</em></p> | |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | |
| <p>This MOA will continue a grant-funded position entitled Career Pathways Coordinator, of which the costs will be shared equally between HCC and Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS). Contingent upon the approval of the Carl D. Perkins Secondary Grant, this position will be funded from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021, and an additional MOA will be required each year if the position is to be continued. The total cost of the position, including salary and benefits, is $57,349.70. The portion of this cost paid by HCPS is $28,674.85.</p> <p>The Career Pathways Coordinator will work for both parties by coordinating the services and activities to encourage and assist students to participate in Career Pathways and take advantage of articulated college credit programs at HCPS high schools, HCPS Technical Colleges, and HCC workforce programs.<br /><br />The Career Pathways Coordinator will develop an information dissemination campaign and recruitment program targeted at increasing the number of students taking advantage of Career Pathways and articulated credit between HCPS high school students, HCPS Technical Colleges, and HCC workforce programs. The Coordinator will also act as a liaison between HCPS students and faculty, and HCC faculty, advisors, and staff to better utilize established career pathways and college credit articulation agreements. <br /><br />The Career Pathways Coordinator will report to both HCC’s Director of Associate in Science Programs and HCPS’s Director, Career and Technical Education, and spend equivalent time working on location at both HCC and HCPS.</p> <p>HCC requires the School Board's signature to acknowledge acceptance of this Memorandum prior to HCC's final signature.</p> | |
| STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES | |
| <p>• Provide a student-centered learning environment that engages every child</p> <p>• Improve the high school graduation rate</p> | |
| FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: No) | |
| EVALUATION | |
| <p>N/A</p> | |
| SUBMITTED BY:
Christopher Jargo, Director, christopher.jargo@sdhc.k12.fl.us, 813-231-1872 Warren S. Brooks, Workforce Connections Officer, warren.brooks@sdhc.k12.fl.us, 813-231-1860 |
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| Gretchen Saunders | ||
| Chief Business Officer (813) 272-4270 |
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| B 6.11 | ||
| Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20200428_987 (Board Meeting) * Section B Item# 6.11 | ||