Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2457FY0001

Research-Proven Reading Strategies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Jim Capers

Organization:

Federation of DART Organizations, Florida (FDOF)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Research-Proven Reading Strategies

Date Submitted:

2/9/01 5:01:01 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

E. Denise Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Education

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

8 Florida School Boards

Contact:

Jim Capers

 

118 E. Monroe Street

Contact Phone:

(904) 633-9340

 

 

Jacksonville 32202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Broward, Dade, Duval, Hillsborough, Palm Beach, Polk, Sarasota, Volusia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Support creation or expansion of research-proven elementary school reading strategies in 8 Florida School Districts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

To significantly increase student reading abillities and test scores in low performing (C, D, and F) elementary schools; postively impact 85 elementary schools and 30,000 children, each child will progress at least one grade level year in reading test.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$10,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$10,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000-2001

Amount:

$7,250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$10,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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 Scores

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

No