House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2791

Auditory/Oral Education for Young Deaf Children

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Susan Allen

Organization:

Clarke Jacksonville Auditory/Oral Center for Deaf Children

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Auditory/Oral Education for Young Deaf Children

Date Submitted:

01/31/2000 6:41:07 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Stephen Wise

Service Area:

Regional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Clarke Jacksonville Auditory/Oral Center for Deaf Children

Contact:

Susan Allen

 

9857 St. Augustine Road

Contact Phone:

(904) 880-9001

 

 

Jacksonville FL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teach deaf children including those with cochlear implants to listen and talk so they can attend public schools with hearing children.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Parent/Infant/Toddler, Pre-School, Kindergarten and auditory/speech/language therapy. Thes programs will save the state long-term special education costs and enable deaf children to become independent adults.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Expect 90% of deaf children to be ready for public schools by second grade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$700,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

No current programs providing this auditory/oral education option for deaf children and their famili

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Duval County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

11/18/1999