Action Item
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Curriculum and Instruction
Action Item |
| DATE: | Tuesday, December 15, 2015 |
| TO: | School Board Members |
| FROM: | Jeff Eakins, Superintendent |
| SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS | |
| Approve ICT Agreement with Certification Partners, LLC to Provide Certification Curriculum and Testing for Career and Technical Education (CTE) Students (Curriculum and Instruction Division) | |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | |
| In 2014, the Florida Legislature passed legislation to create CAPE Digital Tool Certificates, which are assessments designed for students in grades K-8 that indicate a student’s digital skills. The ICT program contains five different assessments that are on the Florida Department of Education’s CAPE Digital Tool Certificate list, including Database Essentials, Gaming Essentials, Multimedia Essentials, Programming and Logic Essentials, and Web Design Essentials.
For implementation in grades K-5, the CTE Department will work with Elementary Education to create specialized educational programs that will align with these certificates. For implementation in grades 6-8, the CTE Department will integrate these certificates into existing CTE courses. |
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| STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES | |
| • Challenge and support all students with an appropriate curriculum | |
| FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes) | |
| Funds in the amount of $3,000.00 will be available in the Industry Certification budget. For tracking purposes, the project number specific to this agenda item is 4527. As of Monday, November 16, 2015, the remaining balance less encumbrances for this line item equaled $69,107.84. The curriculum license and test vouchers are sold per student on an annual basis. The district currently has test vouchers to allow up to 1,700 students to participate during 2015/2016. It is projected that an additional 300 vouchers may be purchased to meet student needs. | |
| EVALUATION | |
| This program will be evaluated by the CTE supervisor based on the number of students participating and completing the CAPE Digital Tool Certificates. | |
| SUBMITTED BY: Christopher Jargo, Assistant Director, Career and Technical Education | |
| Denny B. Oest | Gretchen Saunders | |
| Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction (813) 272-4221 |
Chief Business Officer (813) 272-4270 |
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| C 6.03 | ||
| Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20151215_706 (Board Meeting) * Section C Item# 6.03 | ||