House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1617 Community Learning Alternative to School Suspension
Requester:	Mary Bruno		Organization:		School District of Volusia County
Project Title:	Community Learning Alternative to School Suspension		Date Submitted:		01/28/2000 6:36:51 PM
District Member:	Evelyn Lynn		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Volusia
Recipient:	Volusia County Schools		Contact:		William Walden
	729 Loomis Avenue		Contact Phone:		(904) 676-1250
	Daytona Beach 32114
Project Description:
The CLASS Program is an alternative to suspension with four middle schools participating. Housed in the Daytona Beach Police Athletic League Community Outreach Center and operated in conjunction with Act Corporation (a Volusia County mental health organization) and area law enforement agencies, CLASS is designed to expand a student's self esteem, increase interpersonal communications skills, and teach effective behavior skills.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
The CLASS Program will provide educational services and academic assistance to the suspended student in a structured, supervised setting away from the assigned school. Individual, group, and family counseling will provide weekly instruction in drug education. Additionally, a social worker will provide supplemental support services. The prevention/intervention services provided to students will increase academic and behavioral performance and thus benefit the stat in future expenditure in the are of corrections and welfare.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
To reduce the number of out of school suspension days at identified schools. To improve the academic performance of CLASS students. To actively involve more parents/guardians with identified schools in promoting students' success and achievement. To involve al communty agencies in working collaboratively to reduce secondary students' involvement with the juvenile justice system.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$100,000
Total cost of the project:		$125,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
				In-Kind Amount:		$25,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?						Yes
	Fiscal Year:	2000		Amount:		$100,000
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?					Unknown
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:	School Advisory Reports, Annual School Reports
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						Unknown