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Student Services
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| DATE: | Tuesday, September 1, 2015 |
| TO: | School Board Members |
| FROM: | Jeff Eakins, Superintendent |
| SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS | |
| Recognition of Area Attendance, School Attendance, and Presentation of the Beth Shields Awards 2014/2015 (Student Services Division) | |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | |
| Fifteen years ago, Deputy Superintendent Beth Shields initiated an attendance incentive program for schools that met or exceeded the annual district attendance goal of 96 percent. Schools who meet this goal are awarded either a flag (first, fifth, tenth, and fifteenth years) or a colored streamer (subsequent years between the milestones). In 2006/2007, this incentive was expanded to recognize the area with the highest cumulative attendance average and the area with the most improved cumulative attendance average from the previous school year. The Area Superintendent from the recognized areas receive a trophy depicting this accomplishment.
This year, 38 schools (see attached list) will be recognized for their outstanding achievement in maintaining high attendance percentages for the 2014/2015 school year. The Beth Shields Attendance Award recipients will be recognized and presented with a plaque for achieving the highest percentage of attendance at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. |
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| STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES | |
| • Increase promotion rates at all grade levels and the percentage of high school graduates | |
| FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes) | |
| Funding for the purchase of flags, streamers, and plaques in the amount of $1224.50 obtained from the 2015/2016 Attendance budget allocation. | |
| EVALUATION | |
| N/A | |
| SUBMITTED BY: Mark Ackett, Supervisor of Attendance | |
| Holly Saia, Director | Wynne A. Tye | |
| Student Services (813) 273-7136 |
Assistant Superintendent, Student Services (813) 273-7033 |
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| C 17 | ||
| Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20150901_699 (Board Recognition Meeting) * Section C Item# 17 | ||