Community Budget
Issue Requests - Tracking Id #744FY0001 NEFEC/Florida's Reading Best Practices Center |
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Requester: |
Robert/Catherine Smith/Merritt |
Organization: |
Northeast Florida Educational Consortium |
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Project Title: |
NEFEC/Florida's Reading Best Practices Center |
Date Submitted: |
2/8/01 4:33:25 PM |
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Sponsors: |
Rod Smith |
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Statewide Interest: |
Will provide much needed resource to region/State in meeting needs for improving student achievement |
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Recipient: |
Northeast Florida Educational Consortium |
Contact: |
Robert/Catherine Smith/Merritt |
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3841 Reid Street |
Contact Phone: |
(904) 329-3800 |
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Palatka 32177 |
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Counties: |
Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Flagler, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, Nassau, Putnam, Union |
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Service Area: |
Government Entity |
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Project Description: |
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(This project includes P.K. Yonge) Collaborative effort among NEFEC districts in partnership with P.K. Yonge, institutes of higher education, state reading initiatives, and school district personnel to improve student achievement in reading through validated BEST PRACTICES |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
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This project will improve student performance in reading skills |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,700,000 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$2,500,000 |
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Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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Type of funding match: |
Local |
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Total Cash Amount: |
$600,000 |
Total In-Kind Amount: |
$200,000 |
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Was this project previously funded by the State? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2000-2001 |
Amount: |
$200,000 |
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Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$2,500,000 |
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Purpose for future year funding: |
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Recurring Operations |
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Will this be an annual request? |
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Yes |
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Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency: |
Education, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Education |
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Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Yes |
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Is there a documented need for this project? |
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Yes |
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Documentation: |
Low performance on FCAT and other standardized tests. Over 50% of Florida students fail FCAT |
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Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Putnam County Legislative Delegation |
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Meeting Date: |
1/29/01 |
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