Senate Committee Publications
| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1229 | |||||||||
| Drums for Storytelling | |||||||||
| Requester: | Sherrie Taylor | Organization: | Children Are Our Future | ||||||
| Project Title: | Drums for Storytelling | Date Submitted | 1/12/2006 11:21:45 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Lawson | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| This project supports the "No Child Left Behind Initiative". The primary goal of this project will be to enhance and develop reading skills for school-age children. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Children Are Our Future | Contact: | Sherrie Taylor | ||||||
| 1006 W. 4th Street | Contact Phone: | (850) 627-4239 | |||||||
| Quincy 32351 | Contact email: | taylor_s05@firn.edu | |||||||
| Counties: | Gadsden | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Storytelling is the art of using language, verbalization, physical movement and gestures to reveal the elements and images of a story to a specific live audience. Story telling also is a shared experience between the storyteller and the listener; it helps children develop the skills of listening and encourages them to visualize the story in their imagination. Drums For Storytelling primary goal will be to motivate children to read. | |||||||||
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Increased number of books read per student, increase FCAT scores and grade levels in reading. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $125,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $150,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Private | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $25,000 | In-kind Amount | $15,000 | ||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $125,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| 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: | FCAT results for Gadsden County | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | State Representative Meeting | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/20/2005 | ||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||