Student Services Action Item

DATE:	Tuesday, May 19, 2015
TO:	School Board Members
FROM:	Jeff Eakins, Acting Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve Contract with PACE Center for Girls – Hillsborough (Student Services Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PACE Center for Girls provides a 230-day non-residential Dropout Prevention Program for 59 at-risk girls, many of whom have been adjudicated delinquent by the courts and are under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice.  PACE provides the facility and all of the personnel for the educational program, with support and oversight by the school district’s Youth Services Program.  The school district is required to pay private providers like PACE 90 percent of all FTE-revenue earned and provide access to all applicable categorical funds.  Additional funds have been provided through Specific Appropriation 86 for a supplemental allocation for Juvenile Justice Education Programs.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
All Strategic Objectives
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
The cost of the contract is approximately $394,809.  This amount is calculated using the projected FTE-generated revenue plus the applicable categorical funds minus the 10 percent administrative cost allowed by the Florida Law HB 1989 and a percentage of the cost of direct instructional services provided by a district Bilingual Paraprofessional who serves this site.  This item is included in the Part 1 budget for 2015/2016.
EVALUATION
This program is evaluated annually by Youth Services department staff based on a model developed by the Juvenile Justice Educational Enhancement Program (JJEEP).  A review will be completed by June 30, 2016.
SUBMITTED BY:  Walt Shaffner, Director, Non-Traditional Programs

Wynne Tye, Assistant Superintendent		Gretchen Saunders
Student Services (813) 273-7033		Chief Business Officer (813) 272-4270
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Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20150519_692 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 6.07