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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, February 2, 2016
TO: School Board Members
FROM: Jeff Eakins, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the Agreement for Technical Services with Cross and Joftus, LLC. (Leadership Development)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Florida Department of Education awarded the district with an Instructional Leadership and Faculty Development Grant in the amount of $510,065. These dollars are being used to develop principals through small group principal meetings, principal Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), and specialized area trainings - all based on principals’ competency-based goals.  The contract with Cross and Joftus, Inc. will provide monthly coaching with Area Superintendents, Principal Coaches, Chief of Schools, and Executive Director of Leadership Development, as they work together to design quality professional learning for principals during small group principal meetings and during principal PLCs and ongoing professional development opportunities.  Consultants will support the planning of the professional learning and will observe the professional learning in action so feedback and support can be provided.  Consultants will also coach Area Superintendents in the field as they work with principals to change practice as a result of what they have learned during the professional learning opportunities. 
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Increase promotion rates at all grade levels and the percentage of high school graduates • Promote a culture of safety, which is free from harassment, bullying, and aggression
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
Funding for this project is provided by the Department of Education District Instructional Leadership and Faculty Development Grant for amount of $274,930. The total amount of the grant is $510,065.
EVALUATION
We have hired an external evaluator as part of the project who will collect evidence of impact by observing professional learning sessions, collecting artifacts from each learning session, and conducting interviews with principals to determine changes in practice
SUBMITTED BY: 
Tricia McManus   Alberto Vázquez, Ed.D.
Executive Director, Leadership Development
813-272-4877
  Chief of Staff
(813) 272-4895
    C 6.11
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20160202_752 (Board Meeting) * Section C Item# 6.11