August 27, 2008
Status:
Approve a continuation Agreement between The School Board of Broward County, Florida, and WorkForce One and the Business Associate Addendum appended to the Agreement.
The Teaching and Leadership Center’s Educator Certification Program proposal was selected and awarded an Employed Worker Training grant from WorkForce One for the fourth consecutive year. The objective of the grant is to assist employees who must complete required training or coursework to retain their employment.
The goal of the Educator Certification Program is to select fifty (50) educators on temporary certificates who must complete up to 15 semester hours of college coursework to obtain their professional certification. The Teaching and Leadership Center will provide program participants with an individual course outline needed for professional certification and register the participants in the college courses. The courses will be delivered through Florida Atlantic University at no tuition cost to the participants. Preference will be given to teachers in Superintendent Schools and those in critical shortage areas. The program participants will be required to sign an agreement to complete the program by June 30, 2009 and a promissory note for reimbursement of any college courses that are dropped or in which the participant receives a grade below a “C”.
The program has shown promising results from 2005-2008 culminating in providing assistance to 184 contract teachers in their third and final year of their temporary certificate. These participants achieved professional certification and remained employed as a direct result of this program.
As part of the Agreement, WorkForce One requires that the School Board approve and execute a Business Associate Addendum to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
This Agreement will be effective on the date that the contract has been executed by both parties. The term of the agreement shall conclude on June 30, 2009.
The Agreement has been reviewed and approved as to form and legal content by the School Board Attorney.
The positive financial impact is $88,812. The source of funds is WorkForce One- Employed Worker Training Program.
Requested Action
Approve a continuation Agreement between The School Board of Broward County, Florida, and WorkForce One and the Business Associate Addendum appended to the Agreement.
Summary
The Teaching and Leadership Center’s Educator Certification Program proposal was selected and awarded an Employed Worker Training grant from WorkForce One for the fourth consecutive year. The objective of the grant is to assist employees who must complete required training or coursework to retain their employment.
The goal of the Educator Certification Program is to select fifty (50) educators on temporary certificates who must complete up to 15 semester hours of college coursework to obtain their professional certification. The Teaching and Leadership Center will provide program participants with an individual course outline needed for professional certification and register the participants in the college courses. The courses will be delivered through Florida Atlantic University at no tuition cost to the participants. Preference will be given to teachers in Superintendent Schools and those in critical shortage areas. The program participants will be required to sign an agreement to complete the program by June 30, 2009 and a promissory note for reimbursement of any college courses that are dropped or in which the participant receives a grade below a “C”.
The program has shown promising results from 2005-2008 culminating in providing assistance to 184 contract teachers in their third and final year of their temporary certificate. These participants achieved professional certification and remained employed as a direct result of this program.
As part of the Agreement, WorkForce One requires that the School Board approve and execute a Business Associate Addendum to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
This Agreement will be effective on the date that the contract has been executed by both parties. The term of the agreement shall conclude on June 30, 2009.
The Agreement has been reviewed and approved as to form and legal content by the School Board Attorney.
School Board Goals
| Goal Five: Employee Excellence (2008-2011) |
Financial Impact
The positive financial impact is $88,812. The source of funds is WorkForce One- Employed Worker Training Program.
Source of Additional Information
Elisa Calabrese 954 236-1040
Associated File Attachments
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Agreement (pages 1-30) (Files) | |
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Exhibit A-Program Budget (Page 31) (Files) | |
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Exhibit B-HIPAA Addendum (Pages 32-36) (Files) | |
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ExecutedCompleteCopy (Files) |