Hillsborough County Public Schools is one of the founding charter districts in the State of Florida. On November 26, 2002, the State Board of Education approved a contract affording the district the opportunity to waive certain state statutes in an effort to provide educational services to children that are more effective, efficient, and innovative. The district has waivers from 21 state statutes that have been used to support the acceleration of student academic achievement. Hillsborough County Public Schools has a strategic plan that identifies four areas of concentration: Student Achievement, Human Resources, Financial Management, and Safety. The 21 waivers from state statutes in the charter district contract have been aligned with one or more of these areas of focus. This report contains a summary of the strategic plan, a baseline evaluation of each goal in the plan, its current year reappraisal, a description of each of the waivers and the staus of each, information about notable accomplishments, and future directions the district wishes to take as a charter district. Appendices include a copy of the charter district contract as well as the detailed Plans of Work to accomplish the District Stategic Plan goals.

All Strategic Objectives

Costs are limited to preparation time from the staff in the offices of Non-Traditional Programs and Assessment and Accountability - approximately $2342.

This annual report is an evaluation of the district's charter contract and progress made since the last annual evaulation report. The next evaluation report will be due to the state on January 15, 2011.