Approve the Memorandum of Agreement Between the School District of Hillsborough County and The Florida Kinship Center at the University of South Florida for the Provision of Services for the Full Service School Program (Student Services & Federal Programs Division)

This Memorandum of Agreement is in effect August 23, 2006, through June 30, 2007. The Florida Kinship Center at the University of South Florida has received funding to continue “The Kinship Care Connection: Connecting Children, Caregivers and Schools” for the 2006-2007 school year. Oak Park, James, Foster and Sheehy Elementary Schools have been selected to participate in this social service program. Select Kinship Care families will receive individual and group work services, including tutoring and assistance with referrals.

Goal 5 – The District will eliminate the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) achievement gap by a minimum of 10 percentage points as reported by No Child Left Behind.

The total funding of $16,525 will be allocated to the School District for paying two-fifths of the annual salary of the school social work liaison for this Full Service School program. Funds to continue this program were given by the Department of Children and Families with matching funds from the local Children’s Board until June 30, 2007. The District provides office space at the Oak Park Full Service School. The approximate expense for the space is $2,500 per year.

Administrators in School Social Work Services and select USF School Social Work Faculty, work collaboratively with participating school staff to implement this program. The next anticipated date of a completed evaluation is July 31, 2007.