Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #966 Florida World Museum of Natural History ("Museum on Wheels")
Requester:	Lou Smida		Organization:		Florida World Museum of Natural History
Project Title:	Florida World Museum of Natural History ("Museum on Wheels")		Date Submitted:		01/27/2000 2:02:18 PM
District Member:	Donald Sullivan		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	{Statewide}
Recipient:	Florida World Museum of Natural History		Contact:		Lou Smida
	3446 Sweetwater Trail		Contact Phone:		(727) 712-3466
	Clearwater 33761
Project Description:
The "Museum on Wheels" is a mobile museum that will be available to all school districts in Florida. It will consist of vehicles to transport the museum, high-tech equipment for students to use at each museum location, a traveling curator/teacher, and various displays.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
The mobile museum concept was designed to enhance and reinforce what is learned in the classroom, especially in the area of science where so many students seem to lack adequate skills. With passage of increased academic demands, including expansion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test to include a mandatory science component (Governor's A+ Plan), the mobile museum concept will provide some needed assistance and a hands-on educational experience that will help Florida's students and teachers meet the increasing demands of Florida's results-oriented approach to education.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Increased FCAT scores and test scores, declining failure rate, and increased environmental awareness and education.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$2,500,000
Total cost of the project:		$3,500,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
	Cash Amount:	$60,000		In-Kind Amount:	$940,000
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?					No
Is there a documented need for this project?					Yes
	Documentation:	Deficient Department of Education standards in science and technology
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					No