Approve the Contract Modification with Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance, Inc. to Renew the Pregnancy Prevention Program (Student Services & Federal Programs Division)

The Prevention Specialists provide education and counseling to sixth, seventh and eighth grade students at nine middle school sites. The Education Now and Babies Later (ENABL) Postponing Sexual Involvement curriculum is delivered to sixth graders. Ongoing counseling is available to all middle school grades with parent permission at the selected school sites (Buchanan, Dowdell, Franklin, Madison, Memorial, Pierce, Progress Village, Roland Park and Van Buren). Community partners in providing extended services to at-risk students are the Hillsborough County Health Department, the YMCA Ophelia Project and the Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County.

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

($200,000) – These funds are provided by the Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance, Inc. and are given directly to the District. These dollars will fund teacher’s salaries, extended services and evaluation, as well as materials and supplies.

The Healthy Start Coalition provides data collection services for the program. Success is measured by the provision of ENABL/Postponing Sexual Involvement program services to projected number of students (this criteria has been met for nine consecutive years). In addition, participants in the counseling component are given a pre and post test of knowledge to indicate what they have learned as a result of the program.