Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2813FY0001 Earth Rangers Green House Construction at Cross Creek Alternate School
Requester:		Allan Rose			Organization:		Earth Rangers
Project Title:		Earth Rangers Green House Construction at Cross Creek Alternate School			Date Submitted:		2/9/01 12:43:27 PM
Sponsors:		Stacy Ritter
Statewide Interest:		Expose students to gardening by the use of a greenhouse facility and teach them entrepreneur skills
Recipient:		Earth Rangers			Contact:		Allan Rose
		2824 NW 118th Drive			Contact Phone:		(954) 755-8079
		Coral Springs 33065
Counties:		Broward
Service Area:		Private Organization
Project Description:
Construct a greenhouse facility at Cross Creek Alternate School. The greenhouse will be used to teach the students how to grow hydroponic vegetables as well as perennial peanuts, which are an environmentally beneficial ground cover. The project will provide the students with a unique learning opportunity for managing a business. The vegetables and perennial peanuts will be sold to local markets that have already agreed to purchase all we can produce. The students will put social science, biology, math and other basic education skills to work in real-world applications. The project also facilitates mentoring opportunities for older students to share their knowledge and experience with younger students. This program targets at-risk youths and has been successfully implemented at North Fork Elementary, a school in urban Ft. Lauderdale. The program will be under the direction of Mr. Allan Rose, a recent recipient of Education Commissioner Charlie Crist's, "2001 Business Recognition Award."
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The project will eventually become self-sufficient with revenue from the sale of crops used to maintain the infrastructure and providing capital for future crops and special projects. Students will demonstrate increased knowledge in managing business, improved personal skills and there will be increased opportunities for parental involvement. The greenhouse will also become a year-round laboratory and provide job training.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$200,000
Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			1465
Specific Appropriation Title:			Department of Environmental Protection: Executive Direction & Support Service, Expenses
Amount to be reduced:			$200,000
Fund Source:			General Revenue
Total cost of the project:			$380,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations and Construction
Type of funding match:		Private
					Total In-Kind Amount:		$180,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		1999-2000		Amount:		$100,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$200,000
	Purpose for future year funding:					YesExpansion to other counties in the state
	Will this be an annual request?						Yes
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?							Unknown
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							No