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MINUTES
SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA
901 E. Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

The School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida, met for recognitions Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at 5:30 p.m., in the School Board Auditorium, 901 East Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, with Superintendent Jeff Eakins, and Board Members Doretha W. Edgecomb, April Griffin, Carol Kurdell, Melissa Snively, Cindy Stuart, and Susan Valdes present. Chair April Griffin presided.

Absent: Sally Harris

Others present were:

Board Attorney: James Porter

Chief of Staff: Alberto Vázquez, Ed.D.

Deputy Superintendent: Van Ayres

Chief of Schools, Administration: Larry Sykes, Ed.D.

Chief Diversity Officer: Lewis Brinson, Ed.D.

Assistant Superintendents/Division Chiefs:

Academic Support and Federal Programs –Tracye Brown

Business – Gretchen Saunders

Curriculum and Instruction – Denny Oest

Government Relations – Connie Milito - absent

Human Resources – Stephanie Woodford

Information and Technology/Empowering Effective Teachers Grant – Anna Brown, Ed.D

Operations – Chris Farkas

Student Service – Wynne Tye - absent

Communications Manager – Jason Pepe

Superintendent’s Secretary (Recording) – Lori Woods

Approximately 175 people were in the audience, including other school district personnel.

Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 5:30 p.m.

Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance: Moment of silence followed by Vice Chair Stuart leading in the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag.

Board – Roll Call: Chair S. Valdes declared quorum with six Board Members present. Sally Harris was absent.

Section C: RECOGNITIONS

Recognition of Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Winners of the 2016 Hillsborough Regional Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Fair and Participants of the 2016 State Science and Engineering Fair (SSEF) (Curriculum and Instruction Division)

Larry Plank, Ed. S., Director, K-12 STEM, highlighted the recognition. Students were presented with certificates for their outstanding achievements.

3^rd Grade Best of Fair
The Truth About Roofs: Materials Matters	Ria Apte – Chiles Elementary School

4^th Grade Best of Fair
Which Mixture Produces Moe CO2 To Attract Mosquitos: Salt & Vinegar or Eggshells & Vinegar or Baking Soda & Vinegar?	Kamaleldin Kamaleldin -Tampa Palms Elementary School

5^th Grade Best of Fair
Powerful Plants #Extracting CO2!	Melissa Fraga – Bellamy Elementary School

Best of Fair – Junior
Can Algae Save the World?	Aarush Prasad – Williams Middle Magnet School

Best of Fair – Senior
Optimization and Field Testing of a Low Cost Portable Enterococci Test (PET) Kit	Margaret Parrish – Chamberlain High School

State Science and Engineering Fair-Team Hillsborough
The Relationship Between the Golden Ratio and Net Worth	Makayla Easter – Buchanan Middle School
OMG!!! It's a TEST!	SriVarsha Katoju & Riya Patel – Williams Middle School
Can Algae Save The World?	Aarush Prasad – Williams Middle School
The Elixir of Youth	Ashwatha Suresh – Williams Middle School
Swish Your Way to Great Health	Cassandra Colaco – Williams Middle School
Comparative Analysis of Aquatic Flora for Water Quality Improvement in Hillsborough River Basin #5	Samuel Glow – Williams Middle School
The Effect of 3D Printing Infill on the Weight Efficiency of a 3D Printed Bridge.	Andrew Butt – Middleton High School
Mathematical Algorithms to Predict Fantasy Football Outcomes	Roshan Jayaraman – Strawberry Crest High School
An Investigation of Drinking Water Fountains as a Source of Potentially Pathogenic Organisms Posing a Threat to Public Health.	Ruchi Korde – Middleton High School
The Development and Testing of a Possible New Promising Device that can Detect Early Stages of Renal Cancer	Mark Laurie – Newsome High School
Magnetic Life: Harnessing the Power of Attraction	Mattie Lindley – Middleton High School
Factors that Affect the Photosynthetic Rate of an Aquatic Plant	Abraham Mathew – Strawberry Crest High School
The Effect of Monosodium Glutamate on Cercal Nerve Conduction in Gryllodes sigillatus	Brynna McFarland – Durant High School
Mosquito Controlled Watering Troughs	Ashlyn Miller – Durant High School
Optimization and Field Testing of a Low-Cost Portable Enterococci Test (PET) Kit	Margaret Parrish – Chamberlain High School
Which Rhetorical Appeal is Most Effective in Persuading Adolescents to Purchase Contraceptives?	Carly Rodriguez – Chamberlain High School
Energy Through Solar Thermal Updraft	Omar Gonzalez – Strawberry Crest High School
Biomimetic Dew Harvester	Lauren Haggerty – Middleton High School
The Effect of a Natural Filter and Aquamira Chlorine Dioxide Drops on the Mass of Soil	Saketh Katta – Strawberry Crest High School
Discovery of Cancer Stem Cell Death And Inhibition of Colon Cancer Metastasis by Vitamin E Delta-Tocotrienol	Sayvada Kazim – Tampa Bay Tech High School
The Effect of Macronutrients Overdose on Aquatic Plants	Sydney Swartman – Strawberry Crest High School

Parents and teachers in attendance were recognized for their support.

Recognition of District Representatives for the Sunshine State Scholars Program for 2015/2016 (Curriculum and Instruction Division)

Larry Plank, Ed.S., Director, K-12 STEM, highlighted the recognition. Students were presented with certificates for their outstanding achievement.

Joaquin Borggio – 11^th Grade	Steinbrenner High School
Simone Burgin – 11^th Grade	Plant High School

Parents in attendance were recognized for their support.

Recognition of the 2016 World Languages Spanish State Competition Winners (Curriculum and Instruction Division)

Melissa Morgado, Supervisor of K-12 World Language, highlighted the recognition. Ms. Morgado introduced the Spanish teachers, Ms. Annette Suarez and Ms. Camilla Carlotta. Ms. Suarez introduced Tampa Bay Technical High School student winners and presented them with certificates for their outstanding achievements.

10^th Grade Student Winner	Christopher Asencio
11^th Grade Student Winners	Evelyn Angeles
	Gabriela Correa
	Beatriz Garcia
	Daniel Gonzalez
	Nyjeria Kelly
	Jennifer Lopez
	Josahanny Perez
	Jhovannhy Rebollar
	Alexandra Schwartz
	Ana Vazquez
	Ronay Venta
12^th Grade Student Winners	Yuly Baulto
	Danyela Levy
	Alana Luzardo
	Samira Otero

Principal and teachers in attendance were recognized for their support.

The Hillsborough Education Foundation will recognize Partners for Support of Public Education (Hillsborough Education Foundation)

Phil Jones, President of Hillsborough Education Foundation, highlighted the recognition and presented the following partners awards for their partnership and outstanding support of Public Education.

Tampa Convention Center: Una Garvey, Community Relations Director

Suzanne Seder, Director of Convention Services

Recognition of Bowling Centers of Tampa Bay (Student Services Division)

Walt Shaffner, Director of Non-Traditional Programs, highlighted the recognition. Mr. Shaffner introduced Greg Pietz, Tampa Bay Bowling Proprietors Association. Mr. Pietz was presented with a clock for his partnership and outstanding support of Public Education.

Carol Kurdell publically recognized Mr. Walt Shaffner, for his years of service with Hillsborough County Public Schools. Mr. Shaffner will be retiring on Friday, April 22, 2016.

Recognition of Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay and the Partnership with Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) (Administration Division) item C09 highlighted with this recognition

Marcos Murillo, Area Superintendent, Area VIII, highlighted the recognition and introduced Mr. Chris Letsos, President and CEO, Boys & Girls Club of Tampa Bay. Mr. Letsos was presented with a certificate for their partnership and outstanding support of Public Education.

Principals and staff in attendance were recognized for their support.

Recognition of Community Foundation of Tampa Bay for Providing Funds in Support of Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) (Administration Division) moved up on agenda and highlighted with C06

Marcos Murillo, Area Superintendent, Area VIII, Highlighted the recognition. The following individuals were introduced and presented with a certificate for their outstanding support of HCPS.

Rick Rios, Chair of South Shore Council, Community Foundation of Tampa Bay
Mrs. Marlene Spaltan, President and CEO, Community Foundation of Tampa Bay

Recognition of the 2015 Suncoast Credit Union Foundation Scholarship Recipients (Human Resources Division)

Holly Mooneyhan and Althea Walker, Managers, Customer Service, highlighted the recognition. The following recipients are now instructors in HCPS classrooms.

Marian Alvarez-Cabrera
Armando Bringuier
Barbara Cotto
Sonia Eberhardt
Lavetta Pope
Kayla Rodriguez
Beth Roshaven

Recognition of Learey Technical College Graduates, Randall E. Griffin and Duane Morrow, for their Heroism in Support of our Community (Curriculum and Instruction Division)

Michael Ramsey, Director, Workforce and Continuing Education, introduced Principa James Goode. Mr. Goode highlighted the recognition. Individuals were presented with certificates for their outstanding heroism.

Randall E. Griffin
Duane Morrow

Parents and teachers in attendance were recognized for their support.

Recognition of Community Foundation of Tampa Bay for Providing Funds in Support of Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) (Administration Division) moved up on agenda and highlighted with C06

Recognition of the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) Florida West Coast Section (FWCS) Lignell 2016 Award Winners (Curriculum and Instruction Division)

Larry Plank, Ed.S, Director, K-12 STEM, highlighted the recognition. Teachers were presented with certificates for their outstanding accomplishment.

Kyla DonFila, Biology Teacher – Durant High School
Pam Bowden, Principal
Tiffany Oliver, Biology Teacher – Robinson High School
Johnny Bush, Principal
Robert Tait, Biology Teacher – Plant High School

Principals were recognized for their support.

Recognition of Allegany Franciscan Ministries, Tampa Bay Region, for Providing Funds to Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) (Administration Division)

Marcos Murillo, Area Superintendent, Area VIII, highlighted the recognition. Cheri Wright-Jones, Regional Vice President, Allegany Franciscan Ministries, was introduced and recognized for their outstanding partnership and support of HCPS.

Recognition of the 2016 Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful (KTBB) Annual Partnership Award (Curriculum and Instruction Division)

Debbie Evenson, Executive Director, Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful. Highlighted the recognition. Ms. Evenson presented Larry Plank, Ed.S, Director, K-12 STEM, with an award.

Audio recording on file.

Meeting adjourned 6:42 p.m.

April Griffin, Chair

Attest:

Jeff Eakins, Superintendent

And Ex-Officio Secretary