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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, September 9, 2014
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the HCPS Digital Classrooms Plan for 2014 - 2015 (Information and Technology Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Florida Statue 1011.62 was amended in the 2014 session and signed into law in July 2014.  The statue includes a Florida Digital Classrooms allocation to support efforts to improve student performance outcomes by integrating technology in classroom teaching and learning.  The statue requires each district to develop a District Digital Classrooms Plan, have the plan approved by the School Board, and submit the plan to the Florida Department of Education for approval by October 1, 2014.

Attachment A is the district’s Digital Classroom Plan for 2014-2015.  The plan focuses on providing students with digital fluency skills necessary to maximize their success on the next generation of online assessments.   The state funding allocation will be used to provide schools with additional devices to assist learning keyboarding fluency, response manipulation, and provide digital assessment tools experience.

The district’s plan was developed with input from a wide group of stakeholders, including:  district teachers, district instructional, financial, and information technology staff as well as site based technology contacts, classroom teachers and parents.   The plan is required to include five topics: measurable student performance outcomes, digital learning and technology infrastructure, professional development, digital tools, and online assessments.  Our Digital Classrooms Plan encompasses these requirements.

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 • Align financial resources to support the district’s strategic goals
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
Digital classrooms allocation for Hillsborough County Public Schools for 2014-2015 is $1,887,843. The allocation includes approximately $175,623 for charter schools.
EVALUATION
The Digital Classroom Plan includes provisions for evaluating progress toward the plan's goals.
SUBMITTED BY:  Richard E. Laneau, Jr., Executive Officer IT Compliance, Information and Technology
Anna L. Brown, Ed. D.   Gretchen Saunders
Chief Information and Technology Officer
(813) 272-4600
  Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
    A 6.24
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20140909_640 (Board Meeting followed by Public Hearing) * Section A Item# 6.24