House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2986 Beacon Learning Center
Requester:	Larry Bolinger		Organization:		Bay County Public Schools
Project Title:	Beacon Learning Center		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 6:48:50 PM
District Member:	Allan Bense		Service Area:		Regional
Counties Affected:	Bay
Recipient:	Bay County Public Schools		Contact:		Larry Bolinger
	1311 Balboa Avenue		Contact Phone:		(850) 872-7701
	Panama City 32401
Project Description:
The Beacon Learning Center is an Internet-based resource center based on Florida's Sunshine State Standards. The program provides high quality resources for teachers in the form of unit plans, daily lesson poans and online student Web lessons.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Improves Florida's educational systems by providing resources to both teachers and students via the internet.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Better grades.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$500,000
Total cost of the project:		$10,000,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?				Yes
	Cash Amount:	$10,000,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?				Unknown
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?				Unknown
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?				Unknown
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?				Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?				Yes
	Documentation:	Florida's A+ Plan
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?				Yes
	Hearing Body:	Bay Count y School Board
	Meeting Date:	09/15/1997