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CBIRS Request 1526
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1526
Music Assessment (Secondary) Project
 
Requester: James T. Perry Organization: Florida Music Educators� Association
 
Project Title: Music Assessment (Secondary) Project Date Submitted 1/3/2008 9:14:48 AM
 
Sponsors: Wise
 
Statewide Interest:
This request is statewide in scope serving the interests of supporting a curriculum for Florida students which includes elements of creativity and innovation by measuring and evaluating student achievement in music. This project builds on the elementary music assessment project which demonstrated statistically high correlations between student achievement on the music test (grade 4) and the math, reading, and writing FCAT scores.
 
Recipient: Florida Music Educators� Association   Contact: James T. Perry  
  402 Office Plaza   Contact Phone: (850) 878-6844  
  Tallahassee 32301   Contact email: jamesperry@flmusiced.org
 
Counties: {Statewide}
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
Administer a middle school and a high school field test for music, providing the statistical results and any correlations with FCAT to the DOE and the Legislature.
 
Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
These tests will provide specific data about student achievement in music according to state standards and grade level expectations. It will also provide correlative information between music and FCAT achievement at the secondary level.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $250,000
 
Total cost of the project: $250,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? None
  Cash Amount $  
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   Yes
  Fiscal Year: 2005-2006 Amount: $100,000
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   No
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   No
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? Unknown
 
Is there a documented need for this project? No
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   No
 
Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida?   No