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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1666 |
| Alachua County Success By Six |
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| Requester: |
Randall H. Reid, County Manager |
Organization: |
Alachua County Board of Commissioners |
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| Project Title: |
Alachua County Success By Six |
Date Submitted |
1/3/2008 1:25:50 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Oelrich |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Addresses the issue of school readiness for children prior to entering the K-12 school system by increasing the percentage of Alachua County 5 year olds entering kindergarten to "ready-to-learn" status. |
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| Recipient: |
Alachua County Board of Commissioners |
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Contact: |
Richard Mills |
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PO Box 2877 |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 384-3148 |
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Gainesville 32602 |
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Contact email: |
rcm@alachuacounty.us |
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| Counties: |
Alachua |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Collaborative effort by a variety of community partners (including Alachua County, the County Library District, the City of Gainesville, numerous other not-for-profit agencies and private individuals) to provide comprehensive and holistic services designed to prepare pre-school children for the beginning of school and life experiences. The program is designed to focus on parenting/family integrity and literacy. By ensuring that a child's future from the pre-natal stage throughout the formative years, society is taking a correct and fiscally responsible action. It has been demonstrated that investing in out children early in their lives will ultimately save local governments countless dollars in the areas of juvenile justice, criminal justice and social services. The program is for all children and families in North Central Florida and, with sufficient funding, will be a collaboration of agencies currently working for early childhood development as well as new resources and partnerships. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Increase in the percentage of school children who are classified as "ready-to-learn" beginning with kindergarten. Over time, success will be measured by tracking the percentage increase in Alachua County Public School children who take the 3rd grade FCAT reading test and score at a level of 3 or above by the year 2010. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$250,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$750,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$250,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$250,000 |
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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: |
$250,000 |
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? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Stats indicate 30% of Alachua Co 5 year olds entereded kindergarten as less than "ready-to-learn" |
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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: |
Alachua 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 |
