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Academic Support and Federal Programs
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| DATE: | Tuesday, June 23, 2020 |
| TO: | School Board Members |
| FROM: | Addison Davis, Acting Superintendent |
| SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS | |
| <p>Approve the Memorandum of Agreement with The Children's Board of Hillsborough County (Children's Board) for the Supporting and Empowering Educational Development Services (SEEDS) Project (<em>Climate and Culture</em>)</p> | |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | |
| <p>The SEEDS project is a multi-disciplinary intervention team composed of schools, community, and family representatives. The Children's Board is the main funder of this $2 million project in partnership with Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS). The Children’s Board distributes the funds to the lead agency, the Children’s Home Network, who leads the SEEDS program. The primary goal of SEEDS is to provide support for children ages birth through third grade and their families so that:</p> <ul> <li>Children are ready for kindergarten,</li> <li>Children are promoted to the next grade level, and</li> <li>Children are reading on level by third grade</li> </ul> <p>These outcomes contribute to the Children’s Board result areas of:</p> <ul> <li>Children are ready to learn and succeed, and</li> <li>Children are developmentally on track</li> </ul> <p>This is accomplished by working together with the family to support the developmental, educational, and social needs of the child so he/she is able to function more successfully at home, in school, and in the community. The SEEDS project combines the strengths of the family, school system, community services, and existing family supports to achieve goals established by the family in conjunction with the SEEDS team. HCPS pays for salaries for family support coordinators (case managers). In strength-based planning, the family, school system, and community service providers link assets across systems to establish a collective force to reduce or eliminate barriers faced by the child and family. In the 2018/2019 school year, SEEDS served 724 students in 131 elementary schools and 19 charter schools. </p> | |
| STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES | |
| <p>• Improve the high school graduation rate</p> <p>• Provide a student-centered learning environment that engages every child</p> | |
| FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: No) | |
| EVALUATION | |
| SUBMITTED BY:
Myrna Hogue, Supervisor, School Social Work Services, Myrna.Hogue@sdhc.k12.fl.us, (813) 273-7090 Holly Saia, Ed. S., General Director, Student Services, Holly.Saia@sdhc.k12.fl.us, (813) 273-7136 Tracye H. Brown, Chief of Climate and Culture, Tracye.Brown@sdhc.k12.fl.us, (813) 272-4879 |
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| Gretchen Saunders | ||
| Chief Financial Officer (813) 272-4270 |
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| B 6.07 | ||
| Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20200623_1005 (Board Meeting) * Section B Item# 6.07 | ||