Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Services with CTB McGraw-Hill for Proofreading and Transcription Services for Program for Visually Impaired Students - $33,608 (Curriculum and Instruction Division)

We request approval of the amendment to CTB McGraw-Hill contract for the district to provide proofreading and transcription services for Braille versions of the 2008 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Tests in a contractor/subcontractor relationship through August 31, 2008. Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired (FIMC-VI) will provide the following services:

• Conduct third-party proofreading of both the contracted and uncontracted Braille version of the FCAT Sunshine State Standards (SSS) for Grades 3-10.
• Tasks include review of test materials item-by-item; errors highlighted and edits suggested as needed; written report of the proofreaders’ comments/suggestions provided to CTB McGraw-Hill; and the transcription of each student’s answers from Braille responses onto scorable answer documents.

Funding for this initiative was awarded to CTB McGraw-Hill by the Florida Department of Education. The district has provided these services to CTB McGraw-Hill since 2005.

For the past 35 years, Hillsborough has served as the fiscal agent for the Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired through a grant agreement with the Florida Department of Education. Currently, FIMC-VI provides instructional materials to 3,083 students in Florida’s public and private schools.

All District Goals and Critical Success Factors

CTB McGraw-Hill will pay the district $33,608 for services provided, and the funds will be included in the divisional special revenue/federal programs budget. There is no additional cost to the district.