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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, February 11, 2014
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve Memorandum of Agreement with the University of South Florida (USF) Board of Trustees for the USF College of Education (COEDU) Tutor-A-Bull Program (Middle/Secondary Education)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Tutor-a-Bull is a unique public/private collaboration between the Michelin Golf Classic, the USF COEDU, and Hillsborough County Public Schools designed to provide one-on-one tutoring for middle and high school students.  The USF tutors are a select group of students primarily from the College's SunCoast Area Teacher Training and Educational Research (SCATTER) Honors Program.  The program's vision is to encourage and increase a select number of adolescent students' motivation for school and provide them support for academic achievement while fostering hands-on experiences for pre-service teachers.  Listed below are the middle and high schools participating in this initiative:

  • Adams Middle
  • Buchanan Middle
  • Dowdell Middle Magnet
  • Ferrell Middle Magnet
  • Franklin Middle Magnet
  • Greco Middle
  • Jennings Middle
  • Madison Middle
  • McLane Middle
  • Memorial Middle
  • Pierce Middle
  • Sligh Middle Magnet
  • Van Buren Middle
  • Webb Middle
  • Young Middle Magnet
  • Chamberlain High
  • King High
  • Middleton High
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Increase promotion rates at all grade levels and the percentage of high school graduates • Motivate students to become responsible learners
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
Funds up to $10,000 annually are available through the Supplemental Academic Instruction (SAI) budget.
EVALUATION
Program services are evaluated at the end of the school year.  USF reviews the data on students served. 
SUBMITTED BY:  Denny B. Oest, Instructional Leadership Director, Secondary
Rebecca T. Kaskeski, Ed.D., Instructional Leadership Director, Middle   Wynne A. Tye

  Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
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Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20140211_625 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 1.03