House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #494

Combating Truancy: A Community Alliance (CT:CA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Judith Smith

Organization:

City of Fort Myers Police Department

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Combating Truancy: A Community Alliance (CT:CA)

Date Submitted:

01/27/2000 5:19:19 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Bruce Kyle

Service Area:

City/Town

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

City of Fort Myers

Contact:

Beth Blair

 

2200 2nd Street

Contact Phone:

(850) 222-6333

 

 

Fort Myers 33902

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An early truancy prevention program based on the Bush/Brogan A+ Education Plan to reduce truancy and enhance school performance and improve student learning by increasing protective factors. Project objectives are: To identify youth who have missed up to five days of school without an excuse for one calendar month; Law enforcement and educators will communicate to students and parents that there is a zero tolerance for truancy, and a legal requirement for students to be in school; 100% of students participating in truancy prevention programs will be assessed and receive educational instruction.  The program will provide all program students with a least ten positive role models, during the project period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Truancy is a risk factor for juvenile crime; the program will reduce juvenile crime by making sure students are attending school on a regular basis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

During a 30 day period following completion of this program students will:  Have no more than 2 unexcused absences; Improve their grades to reach at least a 2.5 grade average by the end of the school year if they begin the program below a 2.0 grade point average; 50% fewer school discipline problems; Students will have a better understanding of the life skills and job skills needed to succeed, and will have a better awareness of their own abilities to succeed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$275,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$345,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$5,500

In-Kind Amount:

$64,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$303,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

34 students in a two-month period represented 345 days of missed classes at a Fort Myers middle scho

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Lee County Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

12/10/1999