House Community
Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2779 10,000 TEACHERS |
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Requester: |
CINDY HALL |
Organization: |
UNITED TEACHERS OF DADE |
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Project Title: |
10,000 TEACHERS |
Date Submitted: |
01/31/2000 2:38:46 PM |
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District Member: |
Sally Heyman |
Service Area: |
County |
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Counties Affected: |
Dade |
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Recipient: |
DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
Contact: |
CINDY HALL |
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1450 NE SECOND AVE, ROOM 912 |
Contact Phone: |
(305) 854-0220 |
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MIAMI 33132-1308 |
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Project Description: |
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PROVIDE FLORIDA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 10,000 TEACHERS OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS TO REDUCE OVERCROWDING. |
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Services Provided/Benefit to State: |
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THIS WILL IMPROVE STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIOS AND ALLOW TEACHERS TO SPEND MORE ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH STUDENTS. CURRENTLY, AN ADDITIONAL 8,300 TEACHERS ARE NEEDED TO MEET THE 1998 LEGISLATIVELY ENACTED GOAL OF ONE TEACHER TO EVERY 20 STUDENTS IN GRADES K-3 ACROSS THE STATE. 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. |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
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IF NOT ADOPTED, OUR CHILDREN WILL CONTINUE TO BE PLACED IN OVER-CROWDED CLASSROOMS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT CONTACT WITH GOOD TEACHERS. |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$14,996,778 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$14,996,778 |
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Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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Is there Local Government or Private match for this request? |
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Unknown |
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Was this project previously funded by the State? |
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No |
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Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$14,996,778 |
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Purpose for future year funding: |
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Recurring Operations |
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Will this be an annual request? |
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Yes |
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Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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Is there a documented need for this project? |
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Yes |
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Documentation: |
SECTION 236.687, F.S. AND FL DOE CLASSROOM STUDY, OCTOBER 1999 |
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Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND FLORIDA SENATE |
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Meeting Date: |
04/30/1998 |
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