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Information Item
DATE: Tuesday, February 5, 2013
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
A Cooperative Agreement and Partnership with the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy also Recognized as Volunteer USA Foundation, Inc., February 6, 2013 – June 30, 2013 (Curriculum and Instruction Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Volunteer USA has established a program in Plant City, Florida, called The Family Literacy Academy of Tampa Bay.  Volunteer USA will provide the facility and the paraprofessional to oversee the family literacy’s program for children.  The School District will support the cost involved to employ one part-time Adult Education English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teacher to provide instruction to approximately 20 students.  This partnership will allow the adult ESOL students in the Plant City community the opportunity to participate in ESOL instruction while having their prekindergarten aged students participate in a curriculum based education on the same campus.  The ESOL classes are aimed to lessen the barriers to employment and will lead students toward a career pathway in acquiring additional education or preparation to enter the job market.  This is an additional opportunity to expand ESOL instruction to county residents who access child care services through a common partner.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
All Strategic Objectives
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
The amount of $12,500 is available through District Workforce funds.
EVALUATION
Partnering organization will provide Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) Office of Adult Education with appropriate performance data to include the number of students served, average student instructional hours and student performance reporting of Literacy Completion Points (LCPs) from Comprehensive Adult & Student Assessment System (CASAS) testing.
SUBMITTED BY: 
Marc S. Hutek   Wynne A. Tye
Director, Adult Education
(813) 740-7750
  Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
    A 9.02
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20130205_552 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 9.02