In an effort to provide quality educational services to the inmates of the Sarasota County Jail, the School Board of Sarasota County, Florida and the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office agree to the following cooperating guidelines.  The School Board of Sarasota County, Florida will provide an appropriate educational program for identified students, qualified instructional personnel as needed for program operations, adequate support services, educational materials, and supplies as needed for program operations, administration and supervision of educational programs and staff provided through the school district, and promotion of the program.  The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office will provide appropriate classrooms (currently nine) to accommodate students from the approximately 36 different housing units, payment of all utilities and maintenance for the aforementioned space, staff access to a telephone for educational program purposes, access to inmates during appropriate day and evening hours for the operation of the program, information to Program Coordinator regarding changes in Jail policy, and any special announcements that may affect the Jail educational program, a liaison person who will facilitate the relationship between the correctional facility's staff and inmates with the educational program staff, and payment of student registrations.

This Agreement is in effect from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2016, a six-year period.  Either party may terminate this Agreement, without cause, on 180 days written notice.