HCPS FL Logo Curriculum and Instruction
Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, February 5, 2013
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve Agreement for Technical Services with the National Literacy Project (Curriculum and Instruction Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Hillsborough County Public Schools has been selected to participate in Phase II of the Literacy Design Collaborative pilot project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

We request approval of the Agreement for Technical Services with the National Literacy Project. The project supports the continued integration of higher order reading, thinking, speaking and writing tasks through the implementation of site-based Instructional Leadership Teams focusing on the science curricula at the high school level. The provider will deliver training and support in the establishment of an Instructional Leadership Team initially at Spoto High School.

The National Literacy Project will provide deliverables in support of our district’s Phase II project to include the fully operational implementation of an Instructional Leadership Team at each middle and high school site during the 2013-2014 school year. The provider will deliver eight days of training and implementation support from February 7, 2013, through June 30, 2013, including data analysis, establishment of team goals, implementation of literacy strategies, and monitoring of teacher and students' outcomes.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Increase promotion rates at all grade levels and the percentage of high school graduates
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
Funds are available in the amount of $24,000 in the Creating a Literacy Design Collaborative Project Phase II grant.
EVALUATION
An annual external evaluation funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is performed by Research for Action Group. Evaluation reports are provided to the district.
SUBMITTED BY:  Lynn Dougherty-Underwood, Director of Literacy, K-12
Wynne A. Tye   Gretchen Saunders
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
  Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
    A 5.07
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20130205_552 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 5.07