House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #3367

Research Proven Reading Strategies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Aaron C. Dorfman

Organization:

People Acting for Community Together

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Research Proven Reading Strategies

Date Submitted:

02/17/2000 2:42:14 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Renier Diaz de la Portilla

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Miami-Dade County School Board

Contact:

Aaron C. Dorfman

 

1450 N.E. 2nd Avenue

Contact Phone:

(305) 643-1526

 

 

Miami 33132

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suppport the expansion and creation of research proven elementary school reading strategies -- specifically the direct instruction reading or curriculum.  Grants would be available for schools receiving a grade of D or F, to implement this effective reading curriculum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

To significantly increase student reading abilities, and test scores in low performing (D & F) elementary schools.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Positively impact 100 elementary schools and 60,000 children.  Each child will progress atleast 1 grade level per year in reading test scores.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$10,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

Yes

 

 

Agency:

Education, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Education

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

State FCAT Reading Test Scores

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Dade Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

11/10/1999