Created : May 10, 2014 at 10:42 PM
April 15, 2014
Status: Completed
Open Agenda
Approve the new agreement between The School Board of Broward County, Florida and Broward College.
The agreement period upon execution by both parties through June 30, 2015.
Broward College, Talent Development and the Office of Academics will partner to provide professional learning opportunities for mathematics and science teachers at Lauderhill 6-12 and pre-service teachers at Broward College. This initiative will provide an innovative, student-centered learning community approach in which both pre-service and in-service teachers will collaborate to implement the Project Lead the Way (PLTW) program at Lauderhill 6-12. PLTW is an integrated engineering program offered within mathematics and science and Broward College will train pre-service teachers in PLTW prior to clinical placement at Lauderhill 6-12. Additionally, Broward College?s Exceptional Student Education (ESE) pre-service teachers will support struggling students in all curriculum areas at Lauderhill 6-12. Broward College and Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) will co-sponsor the cost of the professional learning and each provides $12,500 to a fund for related expenses for a total fund of $25,000.
This agreement has been reviewed and approved as to form and legal content by the Office of the General Counsel.
The financial impact to the District is $12,500. The source of the funds is from the Lauderhill 6-12 Title I grant school allocation for Professional Learning.
There is no additional financial impact to the District.
Requested Action
Approve the new agreement between The School Board of Broward County, Florida and Broward College.
The agreement period upon execution by both parties through June 30, 2015.
Summary
Broward College, Talent Development and the Office of Academics will partner to provide professional learning opportunities for mathematics and science teachers at Lauderhill 6-12 and pre-service teachers at Broward College. This initiative will provide an innovative, student-centered learning community approach in which both pre-service and in-service teachers will collaborate to implement the Project Lead the Way (PLTW) program at Lauderhill 6-12. PLTW is an integrated engineering program offered within mathematics and science and Broward College will train pre-service teachers in PLTW prior to clinical placement at Lauderhill 6-12. Additionally, Broward College?s Exceptional Student Education (ESE) pre-service teachers will support struggling students in all curriculum areas at Lauderhill 6-12. Broward College and Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) will co-sponsor the cost of the professional learning and each provides $12,500 to a fund for related expenses for a total fund of $25,000.
This agreement has been reviewed and approved as to form and legal content by the Office of the General Counsel.
School Board Goals
| Goal 1: High Quality Instruction | ||
| Goal 2: Continuous Improvement |
Financial Impact
The financial impact to the District is $12,500. The source of the funds is from the Lauderhill 6-12 Title I grant school allocation for Professional Learning.
There is no additional financial impact to the District.
Source of Additional Information
Marie DeSanctis 754 321-1850 Jeanine Gendron 754 321-2620 Ryan Reardon 754 322-3600
Associated File Attachments
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Executive Summary (Files) | |
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New Agreement with Broward College (Files) | |
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ExecutedCompleteCopy (Files) |