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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, June 14, 2011
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the EasyCBM (Curriculum-Based Measures) Online Progress Monitoring System Pilot to Begin During the 2011 Extended School Year (ESY) Program (Elementary Education)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
EasyCBM is an online progress monitoring system created by researchers at the University of Oregon that provides a variety of reading assessments designed to measure the degree to which students have mastered reading skills and knowledge deemed critical at each grade level.  The goal of the system is to help teachers facilitate good instructional decision-making as part of the PS/RtI (Problem Solving / Response to Intervention) Framework.  The pilot will provide all elementary ESY students both Benchmark/Screener tests and Progress Monitoring measures to be administered during the 2011 ESY Program and throughout the 2011/2012 school year.   
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Increase promotion rates at all grade levels and the percentage of high school graduates • Motivate students to become responsible learners • Challenge and support all students with an appropriate curriculum
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
The cost of the EasyCBM system is $1.00 per student enrolled in the ESY program for a total of approximately $7,200, budgeted through the K-12 Comprehensive Reading Plan-Project 4526.
EVALUATION
SUBMITTED BY:  Glenda Brown, Supervisor, Language Arts/Reading
Barbara B. Hancock   Wynne A. Tye
General Director, Elementary Education
(813) 272-4455
  Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
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Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20110614_461 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 1.08