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Senate Community
Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #894 Project CHILD Class Size Research: Phase 11 |
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Requester: |
Sally Butzin, Dr. |
Organization: |
Institute for School Innovation |
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Project Title: |
Project CHILD Class Size Research: Phase 11 |
Date Submitted: |
01/27/2000 3:18:25 PM |
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District Member: |
Anna Cowin |
Service Area: |
Statewide |
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Counties Affected: |
Broward, Duval, Hernando, Lake, Leon, Sarasota |
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Recipient: |
Institute for School Innovation |
Contact: |
Barbara Palmer |
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1355 East Tennessee Street |
Contact Phone: |
(850) 877-6631 |
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Tallahassee 32308 |
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Project Description: |
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Continue research to investigate the effects of class size on learning. Test scores for students in 5 diverse elementary schools participating in enhanced Project CHILD classrooms with 30 students each will be compared to students participating in traditional self-contained classrooms of 20 students each. Florida Tax Watch will conduct an evaluation to determine academic outcomes and cost-benefit issues. |
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Services Provided/Benefit to State: |
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Research outcomes will inform policy makers on funding education. Predicted statewide savings and/or cost avoidance using enhanced CHILD model is $4.4 billion. |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
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Improved test scores for reading, writing, and mathematics, cost savings in personnel and cosntruction costs. |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,500,000 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$4,500,000 |
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Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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Is there Local Government or Private match for this request? |
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No |
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Was this project previously funded by the State? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
1998-1999 |
Amount: |
$1,500,000 |
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Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$1,500,000 |
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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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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: |
What is the Documenation: A+ Education Plan |
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Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
No |
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