Hillsborough County Public Schools Business
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, July 17, 2007
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Discretionary Lottery Report for Quarter Ended March 31, 2007 (Business Division)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The 1996 Florida Legislature adopted an amendment to Section 24.121, Florida Statutes, requiring local school districts to make available to the public a quarterly report displaying discretionary lottery revenue and expenditures. For the quarter ended March 31, 2007, the School District expended $2,412,906 of the $7,760,846 in discretionary lottery funds for fiscal year 2006-2007. Lottery funds are used to (1) provide student instruction BEYOND 5/HRS. a day, (2) support the School Improvement Program partially funded by state "categorical" revenue and, (3) provide funding to charter schools in Hillsborough County. (Lottery revenue is based on the Florida Education Finance Program Third Calculation Data).

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

N/A

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)

The District has expended $2,412,906 in lottery dollars for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, as shown on the attached report.

EVALUATION

By September 30, 2007, data will be collected to identify school districts statewide that provide instruction beyond the FEFP funded five-hour day to determine which districts provide the extra instructional time.

SUBMITTED BY: Susan Garcia, Manager of Services and Support, Budget



Gretchen Saunders
Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
5.03
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