Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) is a school district that runs the public school system of Hillsborough County in west central Florida and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. It is frequently referred to as the School District of Hillsborough County (SDHC). The district serves all of Hillsborough County. It is the third largest school district in Florida and the 8th largest in the United States. It is governed by the School Board of Hillsborough County, which consists of seven elected members and one superintendent, who is hired by the board. The current superintendent is Addison Davis. History In 2021 it had over 213,000 students, giving it the seventh highest student population of any U.S. school district. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida, one week after the start of school in 2021 the district had 1,805 cases where students and/or employees contracted COVID-19, and as a result had to isolate or quarantine about 338 employees and 10,384 pupils. List of Schools Demographics In the 2021–2022 academic year, the ethnic makeup of Hillsborough County Public Schools was as follows: https://www.hillsboroughschools.org/cms/lib/FL50000635/Centricity/Domain/4/DemographicReport.pdf 4.52% Asian 21.06% Black 36.87% Hispanic 0.18% Indian 6.27% Multi 31.10% White School Board The Hillsborough County School Board consists of seven elected officials, five elected by voters in their district and two elected on a countywide basis. As of November 17, 2020 the board consists of: Lynn Gray-District 7 Stacy Hahn-District 2 Nadia Combs-District 1 (chair) Jessica Vaughn-District 3 Melissa Snively-District 4 Henry "Shake" Washington-District 5 (Vice Chair) Karen Perez-District 6 The board has the authority to hire and fire the superintendent, who oversees the day-to-day operation of the school system and reports to the board. Since March 2020, the superintendent has been Addison Davis, who was previously the superintendent of schools in Clay County in northern Florida. School Libraries Each school in the county has a Library/Media Center and a full-time, certified Media Specialist. The Media Specialist is responsible for creating and curating the school’s collection of online and physical books, periodicals, audio/visual materials, and maker space materials. Each school’s collection is their own and should reflect the community around the school and the needs of the students and teachers at that site. Every library has a public-facing catalogue that allows the public to review all books in the library pursuant to Fl Senate Bill CS/HB 1467. The school libraries have three main programs each year: Poetry Jam at the