Hillsborough County Public Schools Curriculum and Instruction
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, August 21, 2007
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Renewal Agreement for Technical Services with SyLNX, Inc. for Database Management Services, Visually Impaired Grant - $58,504 (Curriculum and Instruction Division)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

We request approval of the renewal Agreement for Technical Services with SyLNX, Inc. to continue to provide monthly database management support for the Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired (FIMC-VI) to manage the circulation of specialized academic materials to Florida’s school districts statewide.

FIMC-VI is funded by the Florida Department of Education (FDOE), with the District serving as the fiscal agent. FIMC-VI must collect, monitor, and evaluate all components of its materials delivery process. Since 1999, FIMC-VI has utilized the DataLNX-IRC database management software, a proprietary product of SyLNX, Inc., to monitor the circulation of academic materials and report outcome data weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually to FDOE.

Through this agreement, SyLNX, Inc. will continue to provide monthly support for the FIMC-VI website/online ordering, software application system enhancement, requested modifications to report format(s), and daily data backup. SyLNX will also field test and implement the new online student registration module and the new online equipment ordering system.

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

Goal 1 – The percentage of students scoring at Level 3 or higher on FCAT reading will increase a minimum of 5 percentage points.

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)

Funds of $58,504 are included in the divisional special revenue/federal programs budget, Project 1317, for the Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired.

EVALUATION

SUBMITTED BY: Wynne A. Tye, General Director, Exceptional Student Education
 Suzanne A. Dalton, Supervisor, FIMC-VI

Michael A. Grego, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
Gretchen Saunders
Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
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