Hillsborough County Public Schools Curriculum and Instruction
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, March 13, 2007
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Agreement for Technical Services with Keyboard Consultants for FCAT PROOFREADING Activities, Visually Impaired Grant - $21,500 (Curriculum and Instruction Division)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The District Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired (FIMC-VI) assists the Florida Department of Education (DOE) by proofreading each individual item in both the contracted and uncontracted Braille versions of the 2007/2008 FCAT to ensure that the items are appropriately transcribed for visually impaired students.

In collaboration with FIMC-VI, the consultant will proofread the items from each subtest of the FCAT Sunshine State Standards (SSS) for the Grade 10 Reading and Mathematics Retake Tests; all Form One test items for the Spring FCAT administration which will include the FCAT SSS Reading and Mathematics items for Grades 3-10; Science items for Grades 5, 8, and 11; Writing+ items for Grades 4, 8, and 10; and all items which are incorporated into FCAT interpretive materials (such as FCAT Sample Tests). The consultant will also transcribe student answer documents from Braille into print for FCAT SSS Grades 9-11 in Reading, Mathematics, and Science.

Keyboard Consultants has successfully performed these functions to the satisfaction of DOE and the FCAT contractors for the past six years.

ANNUAL DISTRICT GOAL(S) AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S)

All District Goals and Critical Success Factors

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)

Funds of $21,500 are included in the divisional special revenue/federal program budget, Project 1217 (Florida Instructional Materials Center – Visually Impaired).

EVALUATION

SUBMITTED BY: Wynne A. Tye, General Director, Exceptional Student Education
 Suzanne A. Dalton, Supervisor, Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired

Michael A. Grego, Ed.D.
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.#20070313_235 * Section E Item# 5.18