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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1222 |
| City School Dropout, Truancy& Suspension Prevention Initiative (ICSDTSPI) |
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| Requester: |
Roderick A. Love |
Organization: |
Florida Prevention Association, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
City School Dropout, Truancy& Suspension Prevention Initiative (ICSDTSPI) |
Date Submitted |
1/2/2008 10:29:44 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Siplin |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Inner City School Dropout, Truancy & Suspension Prevention Initiative is a community based response to inner city youth truancy and suspension with has a direct correlation with juvenile crime as well as the disproportionate minority over-representation of children of color and in response to the graduated levels of juvenile offenders into the adult penal system. This coordinated effort is also in compliance with Chapter 1003.26, which obligates the State to �Enforce of School Attendance�. Research has identified that reaching youth early to encourage and stress the importance of educational literacy reduces the likelihood that they will enter the juvenile and/or criminal justice system. This initiative engages localized community based stakeholders who have a vested interest in realizing a reduction in juvenile delinquency/acts of violent crime. Finally, this initiative is in direct response to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice�s Blueprint Commission recommendation # 30. |
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| Recipient: |
Florida Prevention Association, Inc |
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Contact: |
Roderick A. Love |
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3887 Kitty Hawk Ave |
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Contact Phone: |
(407) 532-5372 |
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Orlando 32808 |
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Contact email: |
RodLove@ Fla-PA.Org |
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| Counties: |
Hillsborough, Lake, Miami-Dade, Orange, Pinellas, Seminole |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| The ICSDTSPI initiative will provide immediate truancy and/or suspension intervention remediation utilizing localize faith and community based organizations within the affected communities experiencing high rates of dropout, truancy and suspension combined with high rates of juvenile referrals which is a direct correlation to truancy and suspend inner city youth. Community stakeholders will serve as authorized back ground screened behavioral specialist, working directly with the targeted schools. This initiative will also cultivate a relationship with the business community in an effort to create substantive relationships with area businesses to provide economic opportunities for youth who will not otherwise continue their education beyond high school. Up to 300 youth will receive services through this initiative. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The measurable outcome will be that;
� Three hundred (300) students will be served in six (6) Florida counties over the course of the contract/state fiscal year,
� 75% of students will abstain from habitual truancy and suspension
� 40% of Students will not drop out of school,
� 100% of students will receive mentoring services,
� 50% of students will receive Community Based Case Management Support Services,
� 20% of students will be provided Employment Opportunity leads,
� 10% of students will become gainfully employed.
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$500,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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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: |
DJJ 2005-2006 State Delinquency Profile Data & Department of Education, Florida School Indicators Re |
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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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No |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
