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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1263 |
| Operation Student Success |
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| Requester: |
Calvin D. Harris |
Organization: |
Bethany Education and Human Services Program |
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| Project Title: |
Operation Student Success |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2006 9:36:33 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Fasano, Jones |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The achievement gap between minority students and majority students and poor students/ their more affluent classmates continues to widen. This project will equip poor and at risk students for success by utilizing the time afforded by a lengthened school day to provide academic coaching and mentoring- thereby preparing students for academic success and to meet challenging state standards. |
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| Recipient: |
Bethany Education and Human Services Program |
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Contact: |
Calvin Harris |
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1250 Holt Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(727) 446-5805 |
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Clearwater 33755 |
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Contact email: |
harris116052588@aol.com |
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| Counties: |
Pinellas |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| This program will lengthen the school day by operating a student development center in the North Greenwood area of Clearwater, Florida. The program area has a high minority population with 40% of the families having incomes below the poverty level. Over 72% of the students from these homes recieve free or reduced lunch. These students are at risk of academic failure because of the high number of risk indicators associated with these students. The project will operate in an after school program for up to 210 students in grades 2-12 in ten schools in the project area and a summer reading camp for up to 50 students in grades 2-4. The program will provide instruction in reading, math, FCAT preperation, and computer skill development in an effort to reduce the gap between poor students and their more affluent school mates. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| This project will improve the educational plight of the 73% of the students reading below grade level and the 74% performing below grade level in math.
75% of the students in the afterschool program will experience improved academic performance as measured by test scores and report cards. 80% of the summer camp participants will increase at least one grade level in reading and 100% of the program participants will become computer literate and exemplify the same by accessing approved web sites when directed to do so. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$94,840 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$223,545 |
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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 |
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Cash Amount |
$53,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$48,180 |
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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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Yes |
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Amount: |
$63,000 |
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? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
73 % of the students in the project area are below grade level in reading/math. Only 33% pass FCAT |
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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: |
Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/04/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
