B6.10 - Approve the Contract Between PACE Center for Girls - Hillsborough (PACE) and The School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida (Climate and Culture)
PACE provides a 230-day, non-residential Dropout Prevention Program for 75 at-risk girls, many of whom have been adjudicated delinquent by the courts and are under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice. PACE provides the facility and all of the personnel for the educational program, with support and oversight by the District's Youth Services Program.
PACE provides holistic and gender-specific prevention programming for girls that have experienced varying degrees of trauma and works to keep girls from entering the juvenile justice system.
PACE provides academic education through individualized progress monitoring plans and daily instruction taught by certified teachers. All educational initiatives align with the requirements of the school district.
PACE works cooperatively with the District’s Student Engagement Department to educate, support, and prepare girls to lead responsible and fulfilling lives.
* Improve the high school graduation rate
* Provide a student-centered learning environment that engages every child
* Demonstrate "best practices" in all aspects of safety: student, employee, visitor, facility, transportation, and health
Approve the contract with PACE Center for Girls - Hillsborough.
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 district is required to pay private providers like PACE, 90 percent of all full-time-equivalent revenue earned and provide access to all applicable categorical funds. Additional funds have been provided through Specific Appropriation 86 for a supplemental allocation for Juvenile Justice Education programs.
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.