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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1655 |
| Communities in Schools of Florida |
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| Requester: |
Communities in Schools of Florida |
Organization: |
Communities in Schools of Florida |
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| Project Title: |
Communities in Schools of Florida |
Date Submitted |
1/15/2004 6:00:42 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Atwater |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Communities in Schools, the nation's leading community-based organization founded in 1977, is a statewide program that has documentation that it increases school completion rates, decreases violence and disruptions in schools and increases attendance and achievement rates. |
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| Recipient: |
Communities in Schools of Florida |
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Contact: |
Lois Gracey |
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2850 Pablo Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 386-3514 |
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Tallahassee 32308 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Bradford, Broward, Dade, Duval, Escambia, Gadsden, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Leon, Madison, Manatee, Nassau, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, St. Johns |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Communities in Schools (formerly Cities in Schools) is the nation's largest stay-in-school network. By refocusing community service providers to work as a team, serving along-side teachers, principals, volunteers and mentors, CIS connects the schools with the resources at-risk kids need to not only stay in school, but to achieve more both academically and socially. Board members of CIS include CFO Tom Gallagher and First Lady Laura Bush is a spokesperson. The Florida Chamber of Commerce, in their annual Cornerstone Report called for CIS to be expanded into every county in Florida and Worth Magazine named CIS as one of the top 100 charities doing the best job "dollar for dollar," for those they serve. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Last year, about 87% of students tracked for poor attendance improved attendance rates, about 86% of students tracked for discipline problems improved acceptable discipline, and about 86% of students tracked for academic performance improved academic achievement. In 2002, before funding was substantially reduced, CIS Florida served 34,677 at-risk students at 210 schools in 17 counties and 93% of the students tracked for promotion risk were promoted to the next grade. The graduation rate among CIS students eligible for graduation was 94% (NOT including students pursuing their GEDs) and 97% of students tracked as potential dropouts remained in school at the end of the 2001-2002 school year. Measurable Outcome Anticipated would be to maintain or increase current outcome levels for the student population being served by CIS Florida. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$2,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$22,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$10,500,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$11,500,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2002-2003 |
Amount: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$2,000,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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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? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Numerous Studies that state that Florida has one of the highest drop-out rates in the country. |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Unknown |
