B6.06 - Approve the Cooperative Agreement Between the Agency for Community Treatment Services, Inc. (ACTS) and The School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida (Climate and Culture)

ACTS provides an array of services for dependent and delinquent youth. Hillsborough County Public Schools provides a portable, a dropout prevention teacher, and a teacher's aide to deliver educational services to approximately 20 students who are assigned by the courts to the ACTS residential drug treatment program.

ACTS provides treatment services for male and female adolescents who have abused alcohol and/or other drugs while the District provides education and dropout prevention support through onsite teaching staff.

ACTS provides an appropriate site for educational services to be delivered to the students assigned by the court system.

ACTS and the District will work cooperatively to educate, serve, and prepare students to lead responsible and fulfilling lives.

* Improve the high school graduation rate

* Provide a student-centered learning environment that engages every child

Approve the Cooperative Agreement with ACTS

Christine Dorion, Transition Specialist, Department of Juvenile Justice, Chrissy.Dorion@sdhc.k12.fl.us, (813) 228-0805
Tracye H. Brown, Chief of Climate and Culture, tracye.brown@sdhc.k12.fl.us, (813) 272-4879

The education services for this program are funded by full-time equivalency funds. This item is included in the General Fund Supplemental Academic Instruction budget.

This program is evaluated annually by the Student Engagement Department staff based on a model developed by the Juvenile Justice Educational Enhancement Program. This review will be completed by June 30, 2020.