Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #597FY0001

Old Hometown of Escambia District Schools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Melinda Beckett

Organization:

Old Hometown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Old Hometown of Escambia District Schools

Date Submitted:

2/9/01 2:16:42 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Holly Benson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Promotes educational growth and opportunity in underpriveledged areas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Old Hometown

Contact:

Melinda Beckett

 

212 E. Church Street

Contact Phone:

(850) 595-6843

 

 

Pensacola 32501

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Escambia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old Hometown is a heritage based service-learning elective program of Escambia District Schools.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

The project fully meets all appropriate educational standards including the Sunshine State Standards.  Projects and publications of the program have received many awards including those from Columbia University, the Sunshine State School Public Relations Association, the Freedoms Foundation, The Florida History Fair and National History Day, local press association awards, and others.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

SB2200

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

special category grants (sec 107 of SB 2200, March 23,2000)

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$150,000

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

General Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$302,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$131,586

Total In-Kind Amount:

$49,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1996-1997

Amount:

$40,909

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Need is determined by Superintendent of Schools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Unknown