Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #552FY0001

Research- Proven Reading Strategies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Jim Capers

Organization:

Federation of DART Organizations, Florida (FDOF)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Research- Proven Reading Strategies

Date Submitted:

2/12/01 3:57:56 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

James King

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

education

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

8 Florida School Boards

Contact:

Jim Capers

 

1701 Prudential Drive

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 abilities and test scores in low performing (C,D, and F) elementary schools;positively 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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