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ARF- 2640 Regular Agenda Item     3. B.    
Regular BOS Meeting
Meeting Date: 07/01/2014  
Submitted For: Linda O'Dell
Submitted By: Linda O'Dell, School Superintendent, School Superintendent's Office
Department: School Superintendent's Office  
Fiscal Year: FY2014-15 Budgeted?: No
Contract Dates
Begin & End:
FY2015 - FY2019 Grant?: No
Matching
Requirement?:
No
Fund?: New

Information
Request/Subject
Intergovernmental Agreement among the Pima County School Superintendent, the Maricopa County School Superintendent, the Yavapai County School Superintendent, the Gila County School Superintendent and the Navajo County School Superintendent.
Background Information
Arizona was awarded $25 million through the U.S. Department of Education's "Race to the Top" (RTTT) Phase 3 grant program in 2011 to advance Arizona's education reform efforts. Targeted elements of the grant included activities in four areas: 1) Standards and Assessments; 2) Data Systems; 3) Developing "Great Teachers and Leaders"; and 4) Support for Low-Achieving Schools. The Arizona Department of Education (ADE), the Governor's Office of Education Innovation and Arizona's County School Superintendents were named as the major partners and collaborators to develop and implement the RTTT grant activities.

The creation of five Regional Education Service Centers was central to the development and implementation of RTTT grant activities and delivery of services, including professional development and technical support to local schools, districts and educators. The fifteen County School Superintendents collaboratively agreed to the configuration of five Regional Education Service Centers in early 2012.

The Gila County School Superintendent’s Office is part of the East Central Regional Service Center (ECRSC), in partnership with the offices of the School Superintendents of Pinal, Graham and Greenlee Counties. The Gila County School Superintendent's Office is the fiscal agent for the ECRSC. While the majority of funding for the Regional Service Centers has come from the RTTT grant, other resources have been made available through the Governor's Office of Education Innovation; some activities and services provided on behalf of the ECRSC through the Education Service Agencies of the four counties are paid for with RTTT allocations made directly to local school districts.

The collaborative efforts of the Regional Education Service Centers has led to discussion of ways to leverage and sustain the regional partnerships and provide expanded services and support for schools, districts, educators and students on a state-wide basis. The establishment of the Arizona Education and Technology Consortium (Consortium) is an outgrowth of those conversations.  Initial funding for the Consortium will come from a $29,000 allocation of RTTT funds from each of the five regional service centers.  It is intended that the Consortium and its activities will be subsequently sustained through fees for services, grants and other funding sources. 

The purpose of the IGA is to establish the Arizona Education and Technology Consortium for the purpose of establishing, managing and operating an interactive television system for the purpose of providing instructional services to students, professional development services to education professionals, and to assign the Pima County School Superintendent as the Fiscal Agent for the Consortium.
Evaluation
The Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) among the Pima County School Superintendent, the Maricopa County School Superintendent, the Yavapai County School Superintendent, the Gila County School Superintendent and the Navajo County School Superintendent will establish the Arizona Education and Technology Consortium for the purpose of establishing, managing, and operating an interactive television system for the purpose of providing instructional services to students, professional development services to education professionals, and to assign a Fiscal Agent for the Consortium. The IGA is to become effective on the date of final signature and terminate on June 30, 2019.  Modifications to or extension of the contract termination date shall be by formal written amendment of all parties. The IGA was drafted by the Pima County Attorney's Office with input from the County School Superintendents.
Conclusion
The approval of the Intergovernmental Agreement among the Pima County School Superintendent, the Maricopa County School Superintendent, the Yavapai County School Superintendent, the Gila County School Superintendent, and the Navajo County School Superintendent will authorize the establishment of the Arizona Education and Technology Consortium for the purpose of establishing, managing, and operating an interactive television system for the purpose of providing instructional services to students, professional development services to education professionals, and to assign the Pima County School Superintendent as the Fiscal Agent for the Consortium.
Recommendation
The Gila County School Superintendent recommends that the Gila County Board of Supervisors approve the Intergovernmental Agreement among the Pima County School Superintendent, the Maricopa County School Superintendent, the Yavapai County School Superintendent, the Gila County School Superintendent, and the Navajo County School Superintendent to establish the Arizona Education and Technology Consortium for the purpose of establishing, managing, and operating an interactive television system for the purpose of providing instructional services to students, professional development services to education professionals, and to assign the Pima County School Superintendent as the Fiscal Agent for the Consortium.
Suggested Motion
Information/Discussion/Action to approve an Intergovernmental Agreement among the Pima County School Superintendent, the Maricopa County School Superintendent, the Yavapai County School Superintendent, the Gila County School Superintendent and the Navajo County School Superintendent to establish the Arizona Education and Technology Consortium for the purpose of establishing, managing, and operating an interactive television system for the purpose of providing instructional services to students, professional development services to education professionals, and to assign a Fiscal Agent for the Consortium, to become effective on the date of final signature and terminate on June 30, 2019.  (Linda O'Dell)

Attachments
Gila County IGA ITV Final_062014
Legal Explanation

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