Community Budget
Issue Requests - Tracking Id #448 Children's Literacy and Education Complex |
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Requester: |
Mindy Shrago |
Organization: |
Young At Art Children's Museum |
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Project Title: |
Children's Literacy and Education Complex |
Date Submitted: |
01/26/2000 2:11:18 PM |
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District Member: |
Howard Forman |
Service Area: |
Regional |
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Counties Affected: |
Broward, Dade, Palm Beach |
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Recipient: |
Young At Art Children's Museum |
Contact: |
Mindy Shrago |
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11584 West State Road 84 |
Contact Phone: |
(954) 424-0085 21 |
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Davie 33325 |
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Project Description: |
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With project funds, the Museum will accomplish five (5) phases of planning and conceptualization: (1) Site Planning and Assessment; (2) Architectural Planning & Documentation (architectural plans, facility/site renderings, construction documents); (3) Program and Exhibit Conceptualization (including exhibit renderings and Master Plan); (4) Financial Planning; and (5) Communications and Public Relations. Young At Art Children's Museum, in partnership with Broward County Libraries and the Town of Davie, will establish the first Children's Literacy and Education Complex in South Florida. The multi-acre campus in south Broward will integrate a new children's library with the new 40,000 sq. ft. Young At Art Children's Museum, whose collective goal will be the literacy, artistic and cultural education of children from Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties. State funds are being sought to assist with the planning and conceptualization of Young At Art's portion of the initiative, ensuring that the new facility, with strong support from local government and the community, meets the needs of children's reading and artistic literacy, early childhood development, and cultural tolerance, and ensures that Florida's Sunshine State Standards in the core concepts of reading, writing and math are integrated into the program curriculum for the benefit of students and educators from the region and state. |
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Services Provided/Benefit to State: |
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The new education complex will be the first in the state to integrate the proven educational impact of interactive learning in a children's museum with the learning environment of a children's library. The new educational complex will focus on the three most essential forms of children's literacy - reading, arts and multicultural education. Through reading literacy that emphasizes retention and comprehension, children from birth to age 8 will be better prepared for and achieve greater success in school. Through arts literacy, children from birth to age 15 will learn to clearly and creatively communicate complex ideas, both verbally and non-verbally. Educators will be taught how to integrate the arts curriculum into learning strategies which correlate to the key concepts of reading, writing and math within Florida's Sunshine State Standards. Through multicultural literacy, appreciation and tolerance of our State's melting pot society will be emphasized, leading to new methods for reducing violence and improving conflict resolution in our schools. Accessability to the Museum's comprehensive and interactive web site will enable parents, teachers and students to access information and learning materials for maximum statewide impact. |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
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There will be an increased appreciation and participation in the arts. An increase in reading comprehension and retention of things learned, as well as a reduction in incidences of violence in those children who have gone through the program. These same benefits may be achieved by those families who access the website. |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$500,000 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$8,000,000 |
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Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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Is there Local Government or Private match for this request? |
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Yes |
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Cash Amount: |
$332,500 |
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Was this project previously funded by the State? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
1997-1998 |
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: |
$500,000 |
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Purpose for future year funding: |
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YesNon-recurring Construction |
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Will this be an annual request? |
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No |
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Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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Is there a documented need for this project? |
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Yes |
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Documentation: |
Library/museum complex recommended with priority funded in 1999 Broward County Commission Appropria |
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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: |
Broward County Board of County Commissioners, Town of Davie Town Council, Broward Legislative Delega |
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Meeting Date: |
09/01/1998 |
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