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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Request Approval of Activities Calendar for Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC), 2011/2012 (Career and Technical Education)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) activities calendar is developed and presented to the School Board for approval each year.  Colonel Howard Swanson, Senior Ranking Officer, has provided the attached list of JROTC co-curricular activities for November 2011 through September 2012.  The activities represent eleven Army units, nine Navy units, seven Air Force units, and one Marine unit. 

These activities are an integral part of the JROTC curriculum.  Approval of this calendar expedites the procedure for students to participate in related JROTC in-county and out-of-county activities for 26 high schools and two career centers.  The extent of participation is determined by available district funds and resources provided by the Armed Forces.  In 2010/2011, 3,979 students participated in the program. 

Through involvement in JROTC activities students are able to make more meaningful career choices, reinforce occupational knowledge and skills, strengthen leadership capabilities, and improve personal attributes.  Students excel from their participation in JROTC because of the recognition they receive, the confidence-building activities they undertake, and the opportunities provided to utilize practical and academic learning.  JROTC integrates training and academics and, as a result, our community views this program as a significant source of well-prepared young men and women.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Increase promotion rates at all grade levels and the percentage of high school graduates • Demonstrate consistent and effective teaching methods • Motivate students to become responsible learners • Challenge and support all students with an appropriate curriculum
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  No)
There is no financial impact to the district.
EVALUATION
N/A
SUBMITTED BY:  Pamela Walden, Supervisor, JROTC
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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Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20111018_475 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 1.03