Curriculum and Instruction Action Item |
DATE: Tuesday, December 13, 2005
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Sherrill O’Brien will transcribe the 2006 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) answer sheets for blind and visually impaired students from Braille onto the regular print answer sheets for Grades 3-10 in Writing and Grades 3-9 in Reading, Mathematics, and Science. The answer sheets will be provided to the FCAT contractors (CTB McGraw-Hill and Harcourt Assessment, Inc.) for scanning and scoring according to the set deadlines.
Sherrill O’Brien has successfully performed this function to the satisfaction of DOE and its contractors for the past four years. Ms. O’Brien has the necessary knowledge and experience with the Literary Braille Code, Braille Formats: Principles of Print to Braille Transcription (Textbook Code), Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics, and Science Notation and the Computer Braille Code.
ANNUAL DISTRICT GOAL(S) AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S)
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)
EVALUATION
SUBMITTED BY:
Edward H. McDowell, Jr., General Director, Exceptional Student Education
Suzanne A. Dalton, Supervisor, Florida Instructional Materials Center - Visually Impaired
Michael A. Grego, EdD
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction (813) 272-4221 |
Gretchen Saunders
Chief Business Officer (813) 272-4270 |
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Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20051213_163 * Section E Item# 5.09 |