AGENDA SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA 901 East Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa Tuesday, April 18, 2017 - 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

RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS (Section A)
	01	Recognition of the Lightning Foundation and the Community Hockey Department (Community Engagement & Philanthropy)	Cover Sheet
	02	Recognition of Community Partnerships and Support for Education, Prevention, and Intervention Centers (EPIC) at North Tampa and Brandon EPIC3 (Educational Access, Opportunity, and Alternatives Division)	Cover Sheet
	03	Recognition of the Finalists and Winners of the 2016/2017 Hillsborough County 4-H Tropicana Public Speaking Contest (Office of Teaching and Learning)	Cover Sheet	Supp. Materials (1)
	04	Recognition of Schools and Individuals that Provided Exhibits for the Black History Month Event (Celebrating Local and National African American Legacies) at the 2017 Florida State Fair (Office of Diversity)	Cover Sheet	Supp. Materials (2)
	05	Recognition of the 2017 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen and Court	Cover Sheet
	06	Recognition of the Winners of the 2017 Hillsborough County Public Schools District High School Poetry Jam (Office of Teaching and Learning)	Cover Sheet
	07	Recognition of Workforce Connections Competition Award Recipients (Workforce Connections)	Cover Sheet	Supp. Materials (1)
	08	Recognition of Schools and Individuals that Provided and Supported the 2017 Florida State Fair	Cover Sheet	Supp. Materials (1)

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 channel 635, and Frontier channel 32, on Tuesdays at 3 p.m.; and replayed Tuesdays at 8 p.m., Sundays 3 p.m., and 8 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.