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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, January 12, 2016
TO: School Board Members
FROM: Jeff Eakins, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve Extending the License Agreement with Capstone Digital to Provide myON Reader to all PreK-8 Students in Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) (Curriculum and Instruction Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
We are requesting approval of the extension of the License Agreement with Capstone Digital.  On January 24, 2012, the Board approved the community-based reading initiative “Read On myON” between HCPS, the Children's Board of Hillsborough County, Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative, United Way Suncoast, Tampa Housing Authority, Early Learning Coalition and Board of County Commissioners Head Start. This initiative provides all the PreK-8 students of Hillsborough County with access to myON Reader from Capstone Digital.

myON Reader is a comprehensive personalized reading environment that will enable children and students to access the largest integrated, interactive, and engaging library of digital books at home, school, public libraries, community centers, or anywhere they have access to the Internet.  Capstone Digital will continue to provide myON Reader subscription licenses and a full-time dedicated consultant/project manager who will manage and support the program to ensure consistency in meeting the district and Children’s Board goals for the project. The Children's Board and its partners will continue to work with the project manager to establish enrollment processes for those children not enrolled in school.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Challenge and support all students with an appropriate curriculum
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
Funds not to exceed the amount of $1,371,000.00 will be funded through the following sources: the Children's Board and partners will provide a total of $355,000.00.  For tracking purposes, the project number specific to this contribution is 5065. Funds of $235,000 will be available from Reading Categorical, Project 4528; funds of $283,540.00 will be available from Charter Administration, Project 5067; funds of $452,460.00 will be available from HCPS Out-of-School Time (HOST) Program, Project 4302; funds of $25,000 will be available from HCPS Headstart, Project 0379; and funds of $20,000 will be available from Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK), Project 4530.  
EVALUATION
See attachment.
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
    C 6.08
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20160112_751 (Board Meeting) * Section C Item# 6.08