Teaching and Learning Item

DATE:	Tuesday, October 6, 2020
TO:	School Board Members
FROM:	Addison Davis, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
<p>Approve the Purchase of Curriculum and Industry Certification Testing Vouchers from Certification Partners (<em>Academic Services</em>)</p>
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
<p>Certification Partners Curriculum and testing vouchers have been integrated into the curriculum of multiple Career and Technical Education courses, as well as Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles. Certification Partners offers the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) program for middle school students, and various Certified Internet Web (CIW) programs such as Internet Business Associate, Site Development Associate, E-Commerce, JavaScript Specialist, and Advanced HTML5 CSS3 for high school students. Industry certification tests are a required component of career-themed courses as outlined in Florida&rsquo;s Career and Professional Education legislation. Students successfully earning industry certifications generate weighted full-time equivalent funding and are included in the calculation of school grades.&nbsp;</p> <p>Certification Partners owns and manages the CIW Certification Program, which consists of a number of certification exams, curriculum (online and print), the ICT Essentials, Certified Testing Center (CTC) online, and other materials. The CIW Official Certification Exams and curriculum are copyrighted, both online and print materials. The CTC application, CIW Certification Exams and Official CIW Certification Program curriculum are copyrighted materials by Certification Partners. The CIW Certification Exams program is not licensed to other organizations for the purpose of selling the CIW program of curriculum and exams.</p> <p>In accordance with the Florida Department of Educational Purchasing Policy 6A-1.012(11)(b), the requirement for requesting competitive solicitations for commodities or contractual services from three or more sources is hereby waived as authorized by Section 1010.04(4)(a), F.S., for the purchase of educational services and any type of copyrighted materials including, without limitation, educational tests, textbooks, and printed instructional materials where such materials are purchased directly from the producer, publisher, or the owner of the copyright.</p>
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
<p>• Provide a student-centered learning environment that engages every child</p>
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  No)
EVALUATION
SUBMITTED BY:  Terry Connor, Deputy Superintendent for Instruction, Academic Services, terry.connor@hcps.net, (813) 272-4221 Daniela Simic, Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction, Academic Services, daniela.simic@hcps.net, (813) 272-4221 Warren S. Brooks, Executive Director, Career, Technical, and Adult Education, warren.brooks@hcps.net, (813) 231-1860

		Gretchen Saunders
		Chief Financial Officer (813) 272-4270
		B 6.02
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20201006_1011 (Board Meeting) * Section B Item# 6.02