TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Michael Coleman, Director of Community Improvement
THROUGH: Chief Neal de Jesus, Interim City Manager
DATE: June 20, 2017
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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY CONCERNING STUDENT INFORMATION
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Recommended Action:
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Motion to Approve the Interlocal Agreement between the School Board of Palm Beach County and the City of Delray Beach concerning student information.
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Background:
In 2012, the City of Delray Beach (“City”) joined the national Campaign for Grade Level Reading (“Campaign”) initiative as part of the All-America City contest to help improve 3rd grade reading proficiency after learning 70% of the children attending a Title I school did not read on grade- level. The local and national Campaign objective is to increase third grade reading levels for low-income children by 50% over 8 years or by 2020.
The Campaign asked communities to create a Community Solutions Action Plan (“Plan”) to help mobilize their community to make measurable progress. The Plan included baseline data, strategies and goals focusing on three (3) challenge areas: attendance, kindergarten readiness, and summer learning slide. The Plan is data-rich with baseline information provided by the School District of Palm Beach County (“District”). The data collected on a yearly basis is used to track student performance longitudinally and to share that information with our collaborative partners. On August 8, 2012, the City of Delray Beach entered into a formal Interlocal Agreement with the School District of Palm Beach County to share aggregate student information, which allows the District to share, evaluate and analyze student information for those students that attend a Delray Beach elementary school and/or participate in one the programs outlined in Exhibit “A” of the Interlocal Agreement.
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