Hillsborough County Public Schools Curriculum and Instruction
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, July 12, 2005
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Renewal Contract with Youth Environmental Services, Inc., for Dropout Prevention Program, 2005-2006 - $146,786 (Technical and Career Education)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Youth Environmental Services, Inc. (YES) provides a 240-day residential dropout prevention youth services program for 33 youths who have been adjudicated delinquent by the courts and who are under the Department of Juvenile Justice supervision. YES provides the facility and all of the personnel for the educational program with support and oversight by the District Youth Services program. The school district collects FTE for all students served.

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

All District Goals and Critical Success Factors.

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)

Estimated cost of the contract is $146,786. The FTE generated by this program covers the cost of the contract as well as the district 10% administrative costs allowed by the Florida Department of Education.

EVALUATION

06/30/06

SUBMITTED BY: Anne Chatfield, Ph.D., Supervisor, Reading and Dropout Prevention

Sylvia C. Albritton
General Director, Technical and Career Education
(813) 231-1860
Michael A. Grego, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
1.06
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20050712_146 * Section E Item# 1.06