Title: AC3 Ninth Amendment To The Agreement With The Healthcare District of Palm Beach County

Recommendation:
I recommend that the School Board approve the ninth amendment with the Health Care District of Palm Beach County for the provision of a half-time nurse at the cost of $30,000, effective November 22, 2005 through November 22, 2006, and authorize the Superintendent or designee to sign all documents and contracts related to this partnership agreement.

Description:

The purpose of the ninth amendment is to provide funding for a half-time nurse educator.  The nurse educator position satisfies the goals and objectives of the five-year non-competing Cooperative Agreement, Improving the Health, Education, and Well-being of Young People Through Coordinated School Health Programs.

This funding is to be transferred from the School District of Palm Beach County to the Health Care District of Palm Beach County.

The Cooperative Agreement, approved by the School Board on November 19, 2002, and awarded to the District in February 2003, provides the nurse educator position for:

  *  Researching best practices in human growth and development curriculum, including HIV/AIDS content to assist with updating health/science/life management instruction

  *  Researching best practices in teaching strategies to assist with staff development offerings for health/science/life management instruction.

Financial Impact:
The financial impact to the to the Special Revenue-Other Funds budget is $30,000.  The source of funds will be the Improving the Health, Education, and Well-being of Young People Through Coordinated School Health Programs Cooperative Agreement allocated within the Department of Secondary, Adult and Community Education.  All Grant (Cooperative Agreement) related expenditures and contracts are authorized for payment up to the amount of revenue.

For Additional Information, contact:

Ann Killets (akillets@palmbeach.k12.fl.us)

E. Wayne Gent

Brenda Magee, Ed.D.

Attachments (list):
Agreement Ninth_Amendment.pdf
Data Panel FCAT_DP_Middle_Schools.pdf
Data Panel FCAT_DP_High_Schools.pdf
Legal_sign_off.pdf
Q&AAC3.doc