House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1847

THE PHOENIX PROJECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

LEE FELDMAN

Organization:

CITY OF NORTH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

THE PHOENIX PROJECT

Date Submitted:

01/27/2000 2:50:04 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Sally Heyman

Service Area:

County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

CITY OF NORTH MIAMI

Contact:

LEE FELDMAN

 

776 NE 125TH STREET

Contact Phone:

(058) 936-5112 101

 

 

NORTH MIAMI 33161

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE PHOENIX PROJECT IS AN ALTERNATIVE SUSPENSION PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING NORTH MIAMI SENIOR HIGH AND NORTH MIAMI MIDDLE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE SUPERVISION, ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND COUNSELING TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED OUTDOOR SUSPENSIONS. CUSTOMARILY, STUDENTS WHO CANNOT ATTEND SCHOOL DUE TO DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS ARE OFTEN SEEN WANDERING THE STREETS, OR ILLEGALLY RETURNING TO CAMPUS WHERE THEY INCITE OTHER STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN NEGATIVE BEHAVIOR. THIS PROGRAM WILL OPERATE CONCURRENTLY WITH THE REGULAR SCHOOL DAY AND ALL OUTDOOR SUSPENDEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO THE PROGRAM SITE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

THE PROGRAM WILL OPERATE FOR 180 DAYS, CONCURRENT WITH THE REGULAR SCHOOL CALENDAR AND WILL ACCOMMODATE ALL ELIGIBLE STUDENTS. AN AVERAGE OF 30 STUDENTS DAILY RECEIVE OUTDOOR SUSPENSIONS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

REDUCTION IN TRUANCY AND REDUCTION IN DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR DURING OUT OF SCHOOL SUSPENSION.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$394,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$394,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations and Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

In-Kind Amount:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$287,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TRUANCY REPORT (WITH ABSENCES & SUSPENSIONS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

No