Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #531FY0001

Professional Development Center for National Board Certification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Wally Cox, Chairperson

Organization:

Heartland Educational Consortium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Professional Development Center for National Board Certification

Date Submitted:

02/05/2001 4:06:57 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Joseph Spratt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

This project addresses the statewide interest of providing quality teachers in Florida's classrooms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Heartland Educational Consortium

Contact:

Frank Gibbs, Executive Dir

 

1096 US 27 North

Contact Phone:

(863) 531-0400

 

 

Lake Placid 33852

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Highlands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Professional Development Center to provide technical support for teachers seeking National Board Certification.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

This center will provide support so that 50% of the participating teachers will fulfill the requirements for National Board Certification increasing total from 6 to 29 teachers in 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

103

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Regional Educational Consortium Services

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$1,100,000

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

General Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$15,750

Total In-Kind Amount:

$703,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

In 2000 only 3 of Fla's 701 teachers with National Board Certification were from Heartland districts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Highlands County Legislative Delegation Meeting

 

Meeting Date:

02/01/2001