House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1357 Integration of Arts into Education
Requester:	Charlotte Minnick-Boroto		Organization:		Florida Institute for Art Education
Project Title:	Integration of Arts into Education		Date Submitted:		01/26/2000 4:04:11 PM
District Member:	Marjorie Turnbull		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	Columbia, Gadsden, Hillsborough, Leon, Levy, Manatee, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, St. Lucie, Wakulla
Recipient:	Florida Institute for Art Education		Contact:		Charlotte Minnick-Boroto
	210 Woodward AVE		Contact Phone:		(850) 644-2309
	Tallahassee 32306-4218
Project Description:
Purpose of program is to improve students' skills in reading and writing as well as other content areas through the integration of arts into the curriculum. Funds will be used to provide teachers with a higher level of professional development and assistance focusing on content and instruction; provide training and methods for using data-based information to determine students' needs; provide time to assist teachers and administrators in linking new and existing integrated curriculum units with FCAT Standards; provide for collaborative meetings among teachers, administrators, parents, museums, business partners, and community agencies to plan and increase student participation in community activities relating to integrated units; and assist with dissemination of refined units of instruction to teachers via online curriculum bank - books, videos, prints, and integrated units will be catalogued and listed on the site.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Improved students' skill in reading and writing; teachers trained in developing and teaching arts integrated content units; improved methods for assessing students' needs and learning styles; a bank of field-tested arts integrated curriculum units correlated with FCAT standards. Project is part of a national 5 year longitudinal study. Data are being collected on improved student performance in content areas as demonstrated by state and national tests and samples of students' work collected during a school year.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Improved students' reading and writing skills as demonstrated on district and state tests and samples of students' work. Improved teacher knowledge of students' learning styles. Increased communication and reflection among teachers about student work.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$99,000
Total cost of the project:		$350,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
	Cash Amount:	$296,000		In-Kind Amount:		$65,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?						Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1998-1999		Amount:		$99,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$150,000
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?					Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?						Yes
	Agency:	Education, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Education
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?						Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:	"Education for the Workplace 2000" emphasized need to have these skills taught.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						No