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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, September 8, 2015
TO: School Board Members
FROM: Jeff Eakins, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve All Title I Projects and Funds, Based on Final Approval from the State, for the 2015/2016 School Year (Academic Support and Federal Programs Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Title I funds will provide resources to support educational programs for approximately 90,000 children in 150 Title I public schools, 11 institutions for delinquent children, 8 institutions for neglected children, 7 institutions for at-risk youth, 40 non-public institutions, 8 eligible migrant high schools, 6 eligible migrant middle schools, and 18 eligible migrant elementary schools. The district has received only preliminary allocations for each Title I project. The preliminary allocations, which may include any allowable roll-forward amount are as follows:

  • Title I Basic: $67,845,461 (including estimated roll forward funds)
  • Title I Neglected and Delinquent: $1,346,800
  • Title I Migrant: $3,585,363
  • Title I Migrant PASS: $265,000
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Increase promotion rates at all grade levels and the percentage of high school graduates
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
This item is included in the District Special Revenue Federal Programs Budget. This project will provide the district approximately $72,592,279 in federal funds under Title I.
EVALUATION
A comprehensive evaluation of the 2015/2016 Title I project will be completed in the fall of 2016. Separate evaluations will be completed for the district’s migrant, homeless, neglected and delinquent, and private school programs. The evaluations will address the specific objectives of each project application and will determine the impact that funds had in meeting those objectives. Data to be analyzed will include school grades, state and local assessments, data from advanced placement courses, teacher evaluations, survey results from homeless and neglected and delinquent programs, parent and community involvement, and professional development. The information will be used to better prioritize and direct federal dollars toward programs and initiatives that are closing current achievement gaps.
SUBMITTED BY:  Debra Arias, General Director, Federal Programs
Tracye H. Brown, Assistant Superintendent   Gretchen Saunders
Academic Support and Federal Programs
(813) 272-4879
  Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
    A 6.07
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20150908_700 (Board Meeting followed by Public Hearing) * Section A Item# 6.07