House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1101

Old Hometown School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Melinda Beckett

Organization:

Old Hometown School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Old Hometown School

Date Submitted:

01/24/2000 1:31:55 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Dee Dee Ritchie

Service Area:

County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Escambia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Old Hometown School

Contact:

Melinda Beckett

 

212 E. Church St.

Contact Phone:

(850) 595-6843

 

 

Pensacola 32501

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old Hometown is an interdisciplinary, intergenerational , heritage based service-learning elective program of Escambia County and the Historic Preservation Board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

This project promotes Florida's and Pensacola's(Escambia Co) unique history in addition ot educating middle and high school students, and provideing the legislative requirements of community service to district curriculum while emphasizing skills needed in everyday life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

The project fully meets all appropriate educational standards including the Sunshine State Standards.  Projects and publications of the progam have received many awards including those from Columbia University, the Sunshine State School Public Relations Assn, the Freedoms Foundation, the Florida History Fair and National History Day, local press assn awards and others. In addition, students perform valuable community service and mentoring in the 2 failing schools as well as all marginal schools in the district.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$302,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$131,586

In-Kind Amount:

$49,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1996-1997

Amount:

$40,909

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

No

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Need assessed by Escambia County School Board and Superintendent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Legislative /Chamber Roundtable Meeting

 

Meeting Date:

08/19/1999