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Student Services and Federal Programs
Action Item
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DATE: Tuesday, August 19, 2008
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the Contracts of Supplemental Educational Service Providers for the 2008/2009 School Year (Student Services and Federal Programs Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Title I Part A of the No Child Left Behind Act requires that schools that do not make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for three consecutive years must offer tutoring through state approved providers referred to as Supplemental Educational Services or SES. For the 2008/2009 school year, schools that have not made adequate yearly progress for two consecutive years will also be required to offer students SES services due to Florida’s recent approval to participate in the Differentiated Accountability Model pilot offered by the U.S. Department of Education. Once approved by the state, all SES Providers must contract with each individual school district in which they intend on providing services. The Supplemental Educational Services district contract was written with significant input from site facilitators, district, and state officials, as well as state-approved providers. It is in alignment with State Bill 772 that was passed during the 2006 Legislative session, which established school district and provider responsibilities for supplemental educational services (SES) in Title I schools.
ANNUAL DISTRICT GOAL(S) AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S)
Goal 5 - The District will eliminate the FCAT achievement gap by a minimum of 10 percentage points as reported by No Child Left Behind.
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)
The total potential impact to the Title I Part A NCLB Choice Set Aside is $9,187,272.
The total potential impact administratively to the Title I Part A General Fund is estimated to be $750,000 (Costs include program staff and support staff, required marketing expenses as stipulated by law, and miscellaneous materials and supplies).
EVALUATION
Although the state does not permit districts to evaluate the Supplemental Educational Service Providers for the purpose of contract approval, Hillsborough County conducts its own evaluation of the performance of Supplemental Educational Service Providers to determine effectiveness of services. Recently, the Assessment and Accountability department conducted an evaluation of the Supplemental Educational Services program using 2006/2007 student data. The evaluation measured the effectiveness of supplemental services and the impact it had on student achievement. The evaluation department will continue to annually evaluate the effectiveness of the overall program implementation, as well as the providers serving students.
SUBMITTED BY:
Jeff Eakins, Director of Federal Programs
Gwendolyn L. Luney
Assistant Superintendent, Student Services and Federal Programs
(813) 272-4879
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Gretchen Saunders
Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
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Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20080819_298 * Section A Item# 5.10
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