Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #411FY0001

Flight to your Future Activity Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Dr. Jeffrey Ledewitz

Organization:

Embry Riddle Aeronautical Unversity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Flight to your Future Activity Center

Date Submitted:

2/12/01 2:47:26 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

James King

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Will be part of the Unversity's Teacher Resource Center.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ.

Contact:

Dr. Jeffrey Ledewitz

 

600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd.

Contact Phone:

(904) 226-6196

 

 

Daytona Beach 32114-3900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Volusia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The proposed laboratory includes simulated and hands-on interactive activities relating to aviation and aerospace careers and feature piloting, air traffic control, meteorology, engineering, robotics, maintenance and navigation.  These stations provide background information, vocabulary, instructions and procedures for participants to complete assigned activities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Teachers will see benefits of using aviation and aerospace as a motivation for math and science education.  They will receive materials to use in their classrooms to reinforce the learning that occurred during the visit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$450,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$1,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Private

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$550,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

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:

The State of FL public high school grads are unprepared in reading, writing and math

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Volusia County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

1/16/01