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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1652 |
| Dropout Prevention/Credit Recovery Program |
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| Requester: |
Bob Smith |
Organization: |
The North East Florida Educational Consortium |
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| Project Title: |
Dropout Prevention/Credit Recovery Program |
Date Submitted |
1/3/2008 1:31:17 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wise |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Dropout Prevention/Credit Recovery Program focuses on students who are in danger of dropping out of school, who may be expelled or suspended, allowing them to earn credits ultimately toward graduation. |
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| Recipient: |
The North East Florida Educational Consortium |
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Contact: |
Bob Smith |
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3841 Reid Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(386) 329-3800 |
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Palatka 32177 |
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Contact email: |
smithr@nefec.org |
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| Counties: |
Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Nassau, Putnam, Suwannee, Union |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The project will enable school districts to access a web-based, comprehensive, competency centered curriculum to enhance instruction and address unmet needs of underperforming students in dropout recovery programs, credit recovery programs, summer school programs and/or students previously expelled or suspended from school. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Significant reduction in dropout rates and increases in graduation rates for participating schools are the anticipated outcomes. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$185,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2006-2007 |
Amount: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$1,000,000 |
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: |
Florida DOE Dropout Statistics, NEFEC district needs |
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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: |
Putnam County Legislative Delegation |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
