We request approval of the renewal cooperative agreement with Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D) which will provide recorded texts for students with print disabilities. The agreement provides annual institutional memberships for 75 sites at $350 per site ($26,250) for 25 recorded textbooks. RFB&D will provide the electronic reading devices and necessary software.

RFB&D, a national non-profit organization, provide the necessary recorded books and equipment for individual exceptional education students in all grade levels who use the recorded texts to access general education textbooks. The number of identified students in need of recorded educational materials has continued to increase.

Student data analysis verifies that supplementary educational materials provided by RFB&D assist ESE students to achieve at higher levels. The agreement has been approved by the School Board attorney.

Goal 1 - The percentage of students scoring at Level 3 or higher on FCAT reading will increase a minimum of 5 percentage points.
Critical Success Factor 1.b - Implement interventions for students below grade level, on grade level, and above grade level.

Funds of $26,250 to provide the institutional memberships for recorded texts are available through the Individuals with Disabilities Act budget, Project 1331.