Hillsborough County Public Schools Curriculum and Instruction
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, May 19, 2009
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Agreement with Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida Virtual School, and K-12 Florida for the 2009/2010 School Year. (Secondary Education)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

We request approval of agreement between Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS), Florida Virtual School (FLVS), and K-12 Florida to provide an elementary and high school virtual school program to students in the Hillsborough County Public School system. The district’s partnership with Florida Virtual School and K-12 Florida has been of great benefit to our students.

The district’s virtual school committee recommends to the Board that we maintain our proactive role as a leader of virtual education in the State of Florida by contracting with K-12 Florida as our elementary virtual school provider and FLVS for grades 6-12 to serve the needs of students and parents for the 2009/2010 school year. (Committee: Denny Oest, General Director of Secondary Education; Josie Sanders, General Director of Middle School Education; Barbara Hancock, General Director of Elementary Education; James Pirotta, Administrator of Hillsborough Virtual School.)

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

All Strategic Objectives

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: No)

Expenses are paid from the Full Time Equivalent (FTE) generated by student completion.

EVALUATION

Evaluation of the program will be based on the percent of students successfully promoted to the next grade.

SUBMITTED BY: James Pirotta, Administrator on Special Assignment, Hillsborough Virtual Schools

Denny B. Oest
General Director, Secondary Education
(813) 272-4451
Wynne A. Tye
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
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