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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2114 |
| PAC Success Academies/Judges in Schools for Children of Promise |
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| Requester: |
Judge Lynn Tepper |
Organization: |
PAC Success Academies |
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| Project Title: |
PAC Success Academies/Judges in Schools for Children of Promise |
Date Submitted |
1/16/2004 2:01:50 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Crist |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Prevention of truancy; family strenghthening and improvement |
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| Recipient: |
PAC Success Academies |
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Contact: |
Brenda Glass, Executive Director |
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7817 Congress St. |
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Contact Phone: |
(727) 264-0023 |
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New Port Richey 34653 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Pasco |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Maintain and expand PAC Success Academies' proven juvenile justice programs; develop and implement outcome measurement system; fund JISCOP start-up |
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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: |
| Nine out of ten inmates say they were chronically truant. Judges in Schools program expande to 3 judicial circuits, with a minimum of 50 students per program at a success rate of 90% finishing school. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$200,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$250,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$50,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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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? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Statistical needs asessment indicates chronic truants very frequently become delinquent. |
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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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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Pasco County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/14/2003 |
