Approve Increase to Agreements for Technical Services for Adult General Education (GED), State Leadership Project, General Educational Development (GED) Practitioners’ Task Force, from $78,100 to $83,708 (Curriculum and Instruction Division)

We request approval to increase Agenda Item 5.14 approved by the School Board on October 2, 2007, from $78,100 to $83,708. The GED Practitioners’ Task Force (PTF) Budget Committee recommended and increased the project funding by $5,608 requiring additional consultant services to effectively complete project deliverables. The GED PTF Budget committee has representation from the District's Department of Adult and Community Education, the Florida Department of Education, and the GED PTF statewide membership.

In collaboration with the Florida Department of Education, Division of Work Force Education, the District’s Department of Adult and Community Education coordinates and facilitates the GED Practitioners’ Task Force meetings, and is solely responsible for the fiscal management of the project including meeting the goals and objectives of the Task Force, as well as monitoring, documenting, and reporting project outcomes.

The additional funding will be used to develop products and deliver services to complete the eight performance deliverables for the Florida Department of Education’s 2007/2008 GED Practitioners’ Task Force in the following areas: Student Retention, Curriculum Frameworks and Performance Standards, GED Practitioners' Task Force Website, GED Model Testing Center Project, GED Mathematics Initiative, GED Teachers’ Training Manual, GED Examiners’ Manual; and the GED Manual for Florida Deans and Directors.

Permission is requested to add and/or delete consultants as needed, not to exceed the updated budgeted amount of $83,708.

All District Goals and Critical Success Factors

Additional funding of $5,608 (increased from $78,100 to $83,708) is included in the divisional special revenue/federal programs budget, Project 1339, Adult General Education State Leadership Grant.

Evaluation measures are determined by the Florida Department of Education. The performance report will be completed in October 2008 and shared with all stakeholders.