House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1920 Regional Parent Information Centers
Requester:	Bruce Harter		Organization:		Lee County Public Schools
Project Title:	Regional Parent Information Centers		Date Submitted:		01/27/2000 5:54:37 PM
District Member:	Carole Green		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Lee
Recipient:	Lee County Public Schools		Contact:		Ande Albert
	2055 Central Avenue		Contact Phone:		(941) 335-1456
	Fort Myers 33901
Project Description:
The money will be used to lease space, purchase equipment and hire staff for three regional Parent Information Centers- one in each School Choice Zone
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
The project will enhance the existing School Choice process and will also provide convenient access to School Choice information and application processing. The program will support the State's Public School Choice initiative.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
All School Choice applicants will be processed within one hour of sign-in. 95% of applicants will be processed within 10 miles of their home.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$720,000
Total cost of the project:		$920,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
				In-Kind Amount:	$200,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?					No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					No
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:	Anecdotal responses from parents about inconvenience of current central location for registration
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					No