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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, October 18, 2016
TO: School Board Members
FROM: Jeff Eakins, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the Agreement for Technical Services with Prismatic Services, Inc. for the Evaluation of the Learning for Life Continuation Grant Project (Office of Teaching and Learning)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of Learning for Life is to support, enhance, and improve student performance levels of at-risk, low-performing students through character education at the elementary school level. This agenda item approves evaluator services for the annual grant project for the 2016/2017 school year in compliance with funding agency requirements. Grant evaluation services include the following: data analyses, quarterly reports, and a comprehensive Annual Performance Report evaluation.

Prismatic Services, Inc. has been selected to serve as a third-party project evaluator based on responses to the Request for Proposal (RFP) 11143-DST Program Evaluation Services. The RFP process provides an opportunity for all interested evaluators to apply as potential Hillsborough County Public Schools program evaluation providers.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Recruit, support, and retain a highly effective and diverse workforce
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
Funds in the amount of $12,000.00 will be available in the Learning for Life Grant. For tracking purposes, the project number specific to this agenda item is 3192. As of Monday, September 26, 2016, the remaining balance less encumbrances for this line item equaled $214,610.00.
EVALUATION
The Coordinator of Grant Evaluations, Department of Assessment and Accountability, has direct supervision of the selected external evaluator. The Coordinator oversees the evaluation activities, tracks progress, and ensures reporting compliance as well as transmission of all required reports to the funding agency.
SUBMITTED BY:  Elizabeth Agresta, Chief Academic Officer, Office of Teaching and Learning
Theodore Dwyer, Manager of Evaluation, Assessment and Accountability
Gretchen Saunders   Dr. Alberto Vázquez
Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
  Chief of Staff
(813) 272-4986
    C 6.06
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20161018_767 (Board Meeting) * Section C Item# 6.06