AGENDA SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA 901 East Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa Tuesday, December 13, 2016 - 5:30 p.m.

Status Key A= Approved M= Approved, with modifications D= Deferred N= Not Approved P=Pending

MISSION
To provide an education and the supports that enable each student to excel as a successful and responsible citizen.

VISION
Preparing Students for Life

CALL TO ORDER
MOMENT OF SILENCE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
BOARD GUIDELINES
AUDIENCE COMMENTS

RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS (Section A)
	01	Recognition of Jennings Middle School Student Janae Huff for Heroism in Support of our Community (Chief of Schools)	Cover Sheet
	02	Recognition of Student Media Festival Winners from Blake High School (Workforce Connections)	Cover Sheet	Supp. Materials (1)
	03	Recognition of the Winners for the Tampa Hillsborough County Public Library Our Hispanic Heritage Art Contests (Office of Teaching and Learning)	Cover Sheet
	04	Recognition of Construction Management Firms and Office of Supplier Diversity Vendors-Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Encouragement Program (Office of Diversity)	Cover Sheet	Supp. Materials (1)
	05	Recognition of Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) Outstanding Social Studies Teacher of the Year for Elementary, Middle, and High Schools - 2016/2017 School Year (Office of Teaching and Learning)	Cover Sheet
	06	Recognition of Erwin Technical College for Receiving Council on Occupational Education (COE) Accreditation for 35 Consecutive Years (Workforce Connections)	Cover Sheet
	07	Recognition of the 2016 Outstanding Earth Science Teacher of the Year (Office of Teaching and Learning)	Cover Sheet

ADJOURNMENT
Notice: If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida, with respect to any matter considered at a meeting or hearing, he/she will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose, he/she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. (Pursuant to Florida Statute 286.0105)

School Board meetings are aired on the Tampa Bay Arts and Education Network, Spectrum Cable channel 635, and Frontier channel 32, on Tuesdays at 3:00 p.m.; and replayed Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m., Sundays 3:00 p.m., and 8:00 p.m.

Hillsborough County School Board meetings are available with closed captioning on live webcasts and on live television broadcasts. As of the meeting of October 28, 2014, closed captioning is available in the video archive as well. Closed captioning is also displayed on a monitor in the Board auditorium during School Board meetings.

To view live webcasts and archived school board meetings visit http://schoolboard.hcpswebcasts.com. School board meetings have been indexed since July 2012. Clicking on an agenda item will bring that portion of the video forward for viewing. Indexing currently is supported on computers and tablet devices only. iPad users need to begin playing the meeting video before selecting an agenda item.

Article IX of the Florida Constitution states in part, "The education of children is a fundamental value of the people of the State of Florida. It is, therefore, a paramount duty of the state to make adequate provision for the education of all children residing within its orders. "The Article also states that the educational system must be "uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high-quality," and class size limits must be imposed. Prekindergarten learning opportunities must be made available. There must be a state university system.