Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1180
Florida Memorial College Minority Urban Teacher Education
 
Requester: Albert E. Smith, Ph.D. Organization: Florida Memorial College
 
Project Title: Florida Memorial College Minority Urban Teacher Education Date Submitted 1/14/2003 9:36:30 AM
 
Sponsors: Bullard
 
Statewide Interest:
Designed to train elementary and high school teachers to work in the inner-city public schools. More specifically, the primary obective of the program will be to prepare African-American and Hispanic teachers for careers with the Miami-Dade and Broward County Public School Systems.
 
Recipient: Florida Memorial College   Contact: Dr. Barbara Edwards, Ph.D.  
  15800 NW 42nd Avenue   Contact Phone: (305) 626-3607  
  Miami 33054
 
Counties: Dade
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
Prepare African-American and Hispanic teachers for careers within the Miami-Dade County Public School System.
 
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Increase in minority teachers
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $650,000
 
Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
 
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Amount to be reduced: $
 
Total cost of the project: $650,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? None
  Cash Amount $  
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   No
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   Unknown
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   No
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? Unknown
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: Shortage of Teachers
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation
  Hearing Meeting Date: 12/17/2002