House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2187 10,000 Teachers
Requester:	William Hall		Organization:		School District of Volusia County
Project Title:	10,000 Teachers		Date Submitted:		01/28/2000 3:22:37 PM
District Member:	Suzanne Kosmas		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Volusia
Recipient:	School District of Volusia County		Contact:		William Hall
	P. O. Box 2118		Contact Phone:		(047) 347-1904 500
	DeLand 32721-2118
Project Description:
Provide Florida's public schools with an additional 10,000 teachers over the next four years to reduce overcrowding.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
This will improve student to teacher ratios and allow teachers to spend more one-on-one time with students. Currently, an additional 1,700 teachers in the state's failing schools will help lift them up and ensure all children have a quality public education.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
If not adopted, our children will continue to be placed in over-crowded classrooms, without sufficient contact with good teachers.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$1,475,215
Total cost of the project:		$1,475,215

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					No
Was this project previously funded by the State?					No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					Yes
	Amount:	$1,475,215
	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:	Section 236.687, F. S. and DOE Class Size Study, October 1999
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					Yes
	Hearing Body:	Florida House of Representatives and Florida Senate
	Meeting Date:	04/30/1998