Hillsborough County Public Schools Student Services and Federal Programs
Information Item

DATE: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Recognition of the Functional Assessment Consultant Team (F.A.C.T.) for the Florida Association of School Psychologists (FASP) Outstanding Service Delivery in the Practice of School Psychology Award (Student Services and Federal Programs Division)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Florida Association of School Psychologists (FASP) recently recognized the Functional Assessment Consultant Team (F.A.C.T.) of Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) with its award for Outstanding Service Delivery in the Practice of School Psychology. F.A.C.T. members are HCPS school psychologists with extensive training, supervised work experience, and board certification in behavior analysis. When the planning, implementation, and monitoring of behavioral services for students and classrooms requires special expertise (e.g., for persistent, high risk, and/or unusual behaviors; for sensitive or complex cases) and/or exceeds available school resources, F.A.C.T. members provide some or all of the following services:

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

* Demonstrate "best practices" in all aspects of safety including students, employees, visitors, facilities, transportation, and health

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: No)

EVALUATION

Evaluation of services provided by F.A.C.T. members is based on individual student gains.

SUBMITTED BY:

Tracy Schatzberg, Supervisor
Psychological Services
(813) 273-7095
Gwendolyn Luney, Assistant Superintendent
Student Services and Federal Programs
(813) 272-4879
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