Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #744FY0001

NEFEC/Florida's Reading Best Practices Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Robert/Catherine Smith/Merritt

Organization:

Northeast Florida Educational Consortium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

NEFEC/Florida's Reading Best Practices Center

Date Submitted:

2/8/01 4:33:25 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Rod Smith

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Will provide much needed resource to region/State in meeting needs for improving student achievement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Northeast Florida Educational Consortium

Contact:

Robert/Catherine Smith/Merritt

 

3841 Reid Street

Contact Phone:

(904) 329-3800

 

 

Palatka 32177

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Flagler, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, Nassau, Putnam, Union

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

This project will improve student performance in reading skills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,700,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$2,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$600,000

Total In-Kind Amount:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000-2001

Amount:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$2,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Low performance on FCAT and other standardized tests.  Over 50% of Florida students fail FCAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Putnam County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

1/29/01