Action Item
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Information and Technology
Action Item |
| DATE: | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 |
| TO: | School Board Members |
| FROM: | Jeff Eakins, Superintendent |
| SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS | |
| Approve the HCPS Digital Classrooms Plan for 2015/2016 (Information and Technology Division) | |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | |
| Florida Statute 1011.62 was amended in the 2014 session and signed into law in July 2014. The statute includes a Florida Digital Classrooms allocation to support efforts to improve student performance outcomes by integrating technology in classroom teaching and learning. The statute 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.
Attachment A is the district’s Digital Classroom Plan for 2015/2016. The plan focuses on providing students and teachers with digital skills necessary to maximize their success on the next generation of online assessments. The state funding allocation will be used to provide schools with server infrastructure, teacher professional development in digital learning and additional devices to expand the 1:1 initiative 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. |
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| 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 | |
| FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes) | |
| Our district will receive $3,408,939 from the Florida Department of Education as our portion of the Digital Classrooms categorical allocation for 2015/2016. The project number given to these dollars is 4519. The allocation includes approximately $305,000 for charter schools. | |
| EVALUATION | |
| The Digital Classroom Plan includes provisions for evaluating progress toward the plan's goals. | |
| SUBMITTED BY: Sharon Zulli, Manager, Instructional Technology | |
| Anna L. Brown, Ed.D., Chief Information and Technology Officer | Gretchen Saunders | |
| Chief Information and Technology Officer (813) 272-4600 |
Chief Business Officer (813) 272-4270 |
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| A 6.14 | ||
| Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20151027_703 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 6.14 | ||