Action Item
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Curriculum and Instruction
Action Item |
| DATE: | Tuesday, September 8, 2015 |
| TO: | School Board Members |
| FROM: | Jeff Eakins, Superintendent |
| SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS | |
| Approve the Purchase of EasyCBM (Curriculum-Based Measures) Online Progress Monitoring System from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Sole-Source Provider)(Curriculum and Instruction Division) | |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | |
| This EasyCBM product is an online progress monitoring system created by researchers at the University of Oregon, which provides a variety of reading assessments designed to measure the degree to which students have mastered basic reading skills and knowledge deemed critical at each grade level. The goal of the system is to help teachers facilitate good instructional decision-making as part of the Multi-Tiered System of Supports - Response to Intervention (MTSS-RtI) Framework and to monitor how students are responding to interventions. This system also meets the Florida Department of Education compliance requirement for monitoring students’ rate of learning, particularly when making Exceptional Student Education (ESE) eligibility decisions. The two year purchase will provide all below level elementary students consistent progress monitoring measures to be administered from 2015/2016 through 2016/2017.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is designated as sole-source and is the copyright proprietor of EasyCBM. Therefore, this purchase is exempt from the requesting competitive solicitations by the Florida Department of Education 6A-1.012 Purchasing Policies (11) (b). |
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| STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES | |
| • Challenge and support all students with an appropriate curriculum | |
| FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes) | |
| Budgeted funds of $147,000 are available through the Comprehensive Reading Plan – Project 4526. | |
| EVALUATION | |
| Evaluation of the program will be based on online progress monitoring reports generated for all below level students and MTSS-RtI documentation using EasyCBM progress monitoring reports. | |
| SUBMITTED BY: Barbara B. Hancock, Instructional Leadership Director, Elementary Education | |
| Denny B. Oest | Gretchen Saunders | |
| Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction (813) 272-4221 |
Chief Business Officer (813) 272-4270 |
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| A 6.21 | ||
| Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20150908_700 (Board Meeting followed by Public Hearing) * Section A Item# 6.21 | ||