Approve Cooperative Agreement with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office

The school district’s Youth Services program provides educational services to students enrolled in the K-12 instructional program who are incarcerated in adult jails administered by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Florida law requires this agreement, which outlines the roles and responsibilities of the School Board and the Sheriff’s Office. This agreement is designed to facilitate the effective and efficient delivery of services to students served in adult jail settings, and it ensures that students receiving educational services in the Sheriff’s Office sites will receive extended year and ESE funding under the Florida Educational Finance Program. Approximately 50 students are served at any given time by two Dropout Prevention teachers, an assistant teacher and one ESE teacher.

All district goals, with the exception of Goal 6 – All schools in the district will be assigned a state grade of A, B, or C. Educational programs serving students under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice are not assigned grades by the state.

The Sheriff’s Office provides the facilities at no cost to the school district. This program is financed by FTE funds, which amount to approximately $210,880. This item is included in the Part 1 budget for 2007-2008.