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Information Item
DATE: Tuesday, April 12, 2016
TO: School Board Members
FROM: Jeff Eakins, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Extended School Year (ESY) Program - 2016 (Curriculum and Instruction Division) Revised Attachment
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The ESY Program is designed to provide both academic and enrichment programs for students. The district’s ESY Committee, with representation from all divisions, has coordinated the planning and implementation of the program for 2016. The ESY Program supports the district’s Student Progression Plan by addressing options available to students and optimizes the use of Supplemental Academic Instruction (SAI) categorical funds, Federal Title I funds, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) funds, Migrant Program funds, English Language Learners (ELL) Program funds, fee-based programs, community partnerships, and grant programs.

The ESY Program Handbook 2016 is used as a resource to organize and communicate with all stakeholders, including parents. Additional communication will be as follows:

  • Students and their parents will receive communication from their school which indicates the reason their child has been recommended for the ESY Program. This communication will be delivered in a manner that best ensures that the parents have been informed of the need for their child’s participation, including the use of ParentLink.
  • The ESY Program Handbook 2016 will be available on the district’s website for employees, parents, and students.
  • Information regarding ESY guidelines, schedules, and forms will be available for employees via FirstClass IDEAS.
  • Principals, assistant principals, and ESY Program facilitators will participate in meetings that will provide important information for them to successfully prepare for and implement the ESY Program.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Increase promotion rates at all grade levels and the percentage of high school graduates
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
The cost of the ESY Program 2016 is approximately $9,500,000 and will include funds from SAI categorical, Federal Title I, IDEA, Migrant Program, ELL Program, various grants, and Industry Certification funding from both the 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 school years.  Expenses incurred in June 2016 will be funded through the 2015/2016 budgets.  Expenses incurred in July 2016 and August 2016 will be funded through the 2016/2017 budgets.
EVALUATION
Individual program evaluations depend on the program level and program goals and will include one or more of the following: reports of enrollment, reports of attendance, course completion data, and student assessment data.
SUBMITTED BY:  Karine Johns, Supervisor, Instructional Materials
    Denny B. Oest

  Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
    C 10.02R
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20160412_758 (Board Meeting) * Section C Item# 10.02R