Hillsborough County Public Schools Curriculum and Instruction
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, May 29, 2007
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Amendment Number 1 to Facility Availability Agreement with Thomson Prometric, a division of Thomson Learning, Inc., for Florida Certified Nursing Assistant Certification (CNA) Testing, Learey Technical Center, 2007/2008 (Adult Technical Education)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

On May 16, 2006, the School Board approved the renewal Facility Availability Agreement with Thomson Prometric, a division of Thomson Learning, Inc., for Florida Certified Nursing Assistant Certification (CNA) testing at Learey Technical Center for 2006/2007. Amendment Number 1 to this agreement extends the term of the Agreement through June 30, 2008.

Florida Statutes require certification testing for nursing assistants, and our District offers programs in health science that require CNA testing. Thomson Prometric (formerly Experior, LLC) has held the state contract for testing since January 1, 2002, and has been using Learey Technical Center as a test site since May 18, 2002. Approximately 1,600 applicants are tested each year. This ongoing partnership between Learey Technical Center and Thomson Prometric will continue to benefit our health science students by providing a convenient location for testing.

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

All District Goals and Critical Success Factors

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)

Learey Technical Center will receive $8 per candidate to cover all direct and indirect expenses related to administering the certification exam.

EVALUATION

SUBMITTED BY: Paula C. Clark, Principal, Learey Technical Center

Susan M. Miller
Director, Adult Technical Education
(813) 272-4225
Michael A. Grego, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
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