Approve Agreement for Technical Services with Linda Carroll for Curriculum Development for Mandarin Chinese Language Program, Middle School Education - $15,000 (Curriculum and Instruction Division)

On September 20, 2006, Hillsborough County Public Schools received a three-year grant for $863,170 from the United States Office of Education Foreign Language Assistance Program. The 2006/2007 funding is $270,777. The federal Department of Homeland Security considers the Chinese language to be a critical language and vital to national economic prosperity and through this grant supports the establishment and expansion of Chinese language instruction through Chinese language experts and new technology.

The Agreement for Technical Services with Linda Carroll is to develop the Chinese curricula, provide training to district teachers, create a presentation on the importance of the Chinese language, and provide technical support to Ferrell, Greco, Jennings, and Williams Middle Schools. The schools were selected based on their current program, facility, and student population. The provider's duties will also include achieving project goals in a timely fashion, meeting objectives and activities within the grant budget, and assessing development, implementation, and success of the project.

All District Goals and Critical Success Factors

Grant funds of $15,000 are included in the divisional special revenue/federal programs budget, Project 1133.

December 2007. Performance evaluation measures are determined by the United States Office of Education. The annual progress report will be completed and the results will be shared with all stakeholders.