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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, August 16, 2011
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the Contracts of State-Approved Supplemental Educational Service (SES) Providers for the 2011/2012 School Year (Student Services and Federal Programs Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Title I Part A of the No Child Left Behind Act requires schools, who do not make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for two consecutive years, offer tutoring through state approved providers referred to as SES Providers.  Once approved by the state, all SES Providers must contract with each individual school district in which they intend on providing services.  The SES district contract was written with significant input from site facilitators, district and state officials, as well as state-approved providers.  It is in alignment with State Bill 772 that was passed during the 2006 Legislative session, which established school district and provider responsibilities for SES in Title I schools.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Increase promotion rates at all grade levels and the percentage of high school graduates
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  No)
The total potential impact to the Title I Part A NCLB Choice Set Aside is $8,634,651.

The total potential impact administratively to the Title I Part A General Fund is estimated to be $400,000. Costs include program staff and support staff, required marketing expenses as stipulated by law, and miscellaneous materials and supplies.

EVALUATION
By law, it is the responsibility of the Florida Department of Education to evaluate state providers.  The department will be assigning quality designations to providers for 2011/2012 school year.  The criteria being used to determine the quality designations of providers include student achievement goals met, parent and district survey results, and program completion data.
SUBMITTED BY:  Jeff Eakins, General Director, Federal Programs
Gwendolyn L. Luney, Assistant Superintendent   Gretchen Saunders
Student Services and Federal Programs
(813) 272-4879
  Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
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Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20110816_469 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 5.17