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Academic Support and Federal Programs
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| DATE: | Tuesday, August 25, 2020 |
| TO: | School Board Members |
| FROM: | Addison Davis, Superintendent |
| SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS | |
| <p>Approve the Turnaround School Supplemental Services Applications (TSSSA) for Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) <em>(Climate and Culture)</em></p> | |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | |
| <p>The Florida Legislature approved Senate Bill 7070, which provides for the funding of the Turnaround School Supplemental Services Allocation to 24 schools that met one of the following three criteria:</p> <ol> <li> A school that is implementing a district-managed turnaround plan.</li> <li> A school that has earned three consecutive grades below a "C." </li> <li> A school that has improved to a "C" and is no longer in turnaround status within the last two years.</li> </ol> <p> Once schools are allocated funds, they must submit a comprehensive plan that addresses the following school improvement assurances:</p> <ul> <li>Establish comprehensive support services that develop family and community partnerships </li> <li>Establish clearly defined and measurable high academic and character standards</li> <li>Increase parental involvement and engagement in the child's education </li> <li>Describe how instructional personnel will be identified, recruited, retained, and rewarded</li> <li>Provide professional development that focuses on academic rigor, direct instruction, and creating high academic and character standards</li> <li>Provide focused instruction to improve student academic proficiency, which may include instructional time beyond the normal school day or year</li> </ul> | |
| STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES | |
| <p>• Improve the high school graduation rate</p> <p>• Improve Student Achievement</p> <p>• Provide a student-centered learning environment that engages every child</p> <p>• Engage and communicate with families and stakeholders</p> | |
| FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: No) | |
| EVALUATION | |
| SUBMITTED BY:
W. Woodland Johnson, General Director, Federal Programs, Title I, woodland.johnson@sdhc.k12.fl.us, (813) 272-4875 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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| C 6.04 | ||
| Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20200825_1023 (Board Meeting) * Section C Item# 6.04 | ||