Action Item
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Curriculum and Instruction
Action Item |
| DATE: | Tuesday, September 20, 2011 |
| TO: | School Board Members |
| FROM: | MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent |
| SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS | |
| Approve Certified Internet Web (CIW) Academy Agreement Between Certification Partners, LLC and The School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida, to Provide Certification Testing for Career and Technical Education Teachers and Students (Career and Technical Education) | |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | |
| We request approval for this contract to provide certification testing for Career and Technical Education teachers and students in Hillsborough County Public Schools. This contract establishes a Certification Testing Center in Hillsborough County, in which students will be able to take the CIW Industry Certification tests. These certification tests are recognized by industry and provide students with a marketable skill to take to the workforce.
In addition, these industry certification tests are a required component of Career Academies as outlined in Florida's Career and Professional Education (CAPE) legislation. Students successfully earning industry certifications generate weighted FTE funding back to the Career and Technical Education programs where the student is enrolled and where the industry certifications are earned. Industry certifications are included in the calculation of school grades. |
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| STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES | |
| • Increase promotion rates at all grade levels and the percentage of high school graduates • Challenge and support all students with an appropriate curriculum | |
| FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes) | |
| Funding for these certification tests will eventually be self-sustaining, as earned certifications will generate weighted FTE to be used to pay for future student certification preparation and testing fees. Funds from the Federal Carl D. Perkins Grant will also be used to pay for student's certification fees. There will be no additional cost to the district. | |
| EVALUATION | |
| This contract will be evaluated by the number of successful industry certifications achieved by students and teachers. | |
| SUBMITTED BY: Chris Jargo, Supervisor, Business Technology Education | |
| Pamela Campbell-Peralta | Wynne A. Tye | |
| General Director, Career, Technical, and Adult Education (813) 231-1860 |
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction (813) 272-4221 |
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| A 1.03 | ||
| Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20110920_472 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 1.03 | ||