Hillsborough County Public Schools Curriculum and Instruction
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Renewal Contract with General Educational Development (GED) Testing Services of the American Council on Education, 2010 (Adult and Community Education)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

We request approval to renew the contract with the General Educational Development (GED) Testing Services of the American Council on Education to continue to store and administer the General Educational Development Test. The GED Test is administered at the following locations: Brewster and Aparicio-Levy Technical Centers; East Bay, Gaither, and Plant City High Schools; Bowers/Whitley, Simmons, and South County Career Centers; the University of South Florida; and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Department (correctional facilities); and Faulkenburg Academy, Riverside Academy and Leslie Peters Halfway House for Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ).

All appropriate testing security measures are strictly enforced to ensure the integrity of testing administration so that the district may continue to serve adults through GED Testing Services. The locations are established to provide the most convenient and suitable test sites, and all sites have been inspected and approved by the GED administrator from the Florida Department of Education.

Since 1946, the GED Testing Program in Hillsborough County has been available to those adults who wish to establish the credentials of a high school diploma. During the 2008/2009 school year, 4,450 individuals took the GED Test; 2,464 passed all sections of the test and were awarded a State of Florida High School Diploma.

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

All Strategic Objectives

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)

Applicants pay $28 for the Florida Department of Education fee and $42 for district expenses in administering the GED Test. These fees cover all direct and indirect expenses of administering the GED Test.

EVALUATION

SUBMITTED BY:

Maria E. Tudela
Director, Adult and Community Education
(813) 740-7762
Wynne A. Tye
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
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