Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #247FY0102
Children's Education Complex (Young at Art)
Requester:		Mindy Shrago			Organization:		Executive Director, Young at Art Children's Museum
Project Title:		Children's Education Complex (Young at Art)			Date Submitted:		1/9/2002 12:16:58 PM
Sponsors:		Kenneth Gottlieb
Statewide Interest:
Children's literacy/education, school readiness, student comprehension & improved teaching skills
Recipient:		Young at Art Children's Museum			Contact:		Mindy Shrago
		11584 West State Road 84			Contact Phone:		(954) 424-0085 21
		Davie 33325
Counties:		Broward
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
Young at Art Children's Museum, in partnership with Broward Libraries and the Town of Davie, will establish the first Children's Literacy and Education Complex in Florida. The multi-acre campus in south Broward will integrate a new children's library with the new 40,000 sq. foot Young at Art Children's Museum, whose collective effort will be the literacy, artistic and cultural education of children in south Florida. 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. Being located just off of Interstate 595, the facility will be accessable and visible too residents from all across the county and beyond.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
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 emphasises 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 curriculuminto learning strategies that correlate to the key concepts of reading, writing, and math within Florida's Sunshine State Standards. Through multi-cultural literacy, appreciation and tolerance of our State's melting pot society will be emphasised, leading to new methods for reducing violence and improving conflict resolution in our schools. Accessibility 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.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$250,000
Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			2890
Specific Appropriation Title:			Dept. of State/Secretary of State: Office of the Secretary, Executive Direction and Support Services, Expenses; General Revenue
Amount to be reduced:			$250,000
Total cost of the project:			$12,000,000
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
What type of match exists for this project?					Local, Private
	Cash Amount:		$1,600,000		In-Kind Amount:		$250,000
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:		Priority project of the Broward Appropriations Budget & the Town of Davie Comp. Plan
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Broward Legislative Delegation, Broward County Board of County Commissioners, and the Davie Council.
	Meeting Date:		1/14/2002