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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, June 28, 2016
TO: School Board Members
FROM: Jeff Eakins, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve Regional Partner Affiliate Agreement with the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, Inc. for the 2016/2017 School Year
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
We request approval of the regional partner affiliate agreement to provide creative teens with opportunities for exhibition, recognition, publication, and scholarships.  Students in grades 7-12 attending public, private, charter, and home schools may submit work in 28 different art and writing categories.  At the regional level, works earn Honorable Mention, Silver Key, or Gold Key distinction.  Gold Key work advances to the national level where it is evaluated against others from across the country.  In 2015, more than 320,000 works of art and writing were submitted to regional affiliates across the country.  About 68,000 young artists and writers were celebrated in their local communities and 2,000 students and their teachers were recognized with national awards and honored at Carnegie Hall.

It is the practice of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, Inc. to sign any negotiated agreement after it has been signed by the Licensee, in this case The School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Motivate students to become responsible learners • Challenge and support all students with an appropriate curriculum
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
An affiliate fee of $1,500.00 will be paid to the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, Inc. to administer the art and writing regional program.  Funds will be paid from the remaining submission fees from the previous year.  As of June 15, 2016, the remaining balance for this line item equaled $3,215.00.  For tracking purposes, the project number specific to this agenda item is 4455.
EVALUATION
From the initial year 2014/2015 as a Regional Affiliate to 2015/2016, student submissions increased from 1,200 to 1,300.  Additionally, the number of regional Gold Key awards increased from 63 to 72, Silver Keys increased from 92 to 110, and Honorable Mentions increased from 108 to 160.  At the national level, student Gold Medals increased from one to four and Silver Medals increased from four to eight.  The National American Visions and American Voices Medals will always remain at two.
SUBMITTED BY:  Dana Warner, Supervisor, K-12 Art
Elizabeth Brown, Supervisor, Secondary Language Arts
Leslie S. Granich   Denny B. Oest
Instructional Leadership Director, Secondary
(813) 272-4451		   Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
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Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20160628_763 (Board Meeting) * Section C Item# 1.03