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House Community
Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #3155 Project CHILD - Class Size Research |
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Requester: |
Sally Butzin, Dr. |
Organization: |
Institue for School Innovation. |
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Project Title: |
Project CHILD - Class Size Research |
Date Submitted: |
01/31/2000 11:27:07 PM |
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District Member: |
Stephen Wise |
Service Area: |
Statewide |
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Counties Affected: |
{Statewide} |
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Recipient: |
Institute for School Innovation |
Contact: |
Barbara Palmer |
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1355 E. Tennessee St. |
Contact Phone: |
(850) 877-6631 |
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Tallahassee 32208 |
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Project Description: |
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Continue research to investgate the effects of class size in learning. Five test scores for five diverse elemetary schools participating in enhanced Project CHILD classrooms with 30 students each will be compared to students participating in traditional self-contained classrooms of 20 students each. Florida Tax Watch will conduct an evaluation to determine academic outcome and cost-benefit issues. |
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Services Provided/Benefit to State: |
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Research outcomes will inform policy makers on funding education. Predicted satewide savings and/or cost avoidance using anhanced CHILD model is 4.4 billion |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
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Improved test scores for reading, writing, and mathematics; cost saving in personnel and construcion cost. |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,500,000 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$4,500,000 |
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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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No |
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Was this project previously funded by the State? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
1998-1999 |
Amount: |
$1,500,000 |
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Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$1,500,000 |
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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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No |
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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: |
A+education plan |
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Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
No |
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