Approve Partnership Agreement with the University of South Florida for “Math Matters” Project - $211,731 (Curriculum and Instruction Division)

We are requesting approval of the Partnership Agreement with the University of South Florida (USF) for a three-phase project for “Math Matters”.

USF mathematicians and district expert teachers will collaborate to design appropriate staff development components, deliver facilitator training to teachers who will provide the training to district teachers, and assist in mathematics training and follow-up to approximately 1,000 district K-12 teachers.

Dr. Gladis Kersaint, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education, K-12, USF, will act as the evaluator for the grant. A formative and summative evaluation is planned. Formative evaluations intend to collect data about educational products while they are still being developed, assist in the product development, and provide feedback to project personnel for program improvement.

Goal 2 - The percentage of students scoring at Level 3 or higher or FCAT mathematics will increase a minimum of five percentage points.

Funds of $211,731 are included in the district special revenue/federal programs budget through the Mathematics and Science Partnership Grant, Project 1150.

Evaluation of this component will be included in the overall Mathematics and Science Partnership Grant evaluation.