Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #846

Museum of Science and History Renovations for Educational Excellence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Margo Dundon

Organization:

Museum of Science and History

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Museum of Science and History Renovations for Educational Excellence

Date Submitted:

01/25/2000 12:10:09 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

James Horne

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

{Statewide}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Museum of Science and History

Contact:

Margo Dundon

 

1025 Museum Circle

Contact Phone:

(904) 396-7062 211

 

 

Jacksonville 32207

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Renovations of Museum of Science and History core science exhibitions and activity centers to enhance and expand school and public science education.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide impact as MOSH shares models and curricula with other museums and science centers in Florida.  MOSH installs technology for distance learning to send programming to schools and science centers across Florida.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Serve an additional 16,000 students on site annually; serve an additional 50,000 school and public audiences annually (conservative estimate) through distance learning capabilities.  In five years' time, reach an additional audience of 330,000 people with physical and natural science programs germane to Floridians.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$2,466,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$751,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1998-1999

Amount:

$465,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

No

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Feasbility study; Carnegie Commission report on K-12 reform of math and science education

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Duval County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

11/18/1999