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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1965 |
| Hialeah Reads- Literacy and Reading Excellence program |
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| Requester: |
Marla Alpizar |
Organization: |
City of Hialeah |
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| Project Title: |
Hialeah Reads- Literacy and Reading Excellence program |
Date Submitted |
1/3/2008 4:53:59 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Diaz de la Portilla |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Literacy Initative coordinated in accordance with Florida Executive Order 01-260 designating Just Read, Florida! as a comprehensive and coordinated reading initiative |
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| Recipient: |
Mayor Julio Robaina |
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Contact: |
Marla Alpizar |
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501 Palm Ave |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 821-2700 |
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Hialeah 33010 |
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Contact email: |
malpizar@hialeahfl.gov |
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| Counties: |
Miami-Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The funding requested would allow the City to hire 10 additional tutors, to be trained in the America Reads method, for early elementary reading skills improvement for children in grades K-2 reading below grade level. The City has a proven, 7 year literacy program and a waiting list of over 150 children. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Children in grades K-2 will improve in their reading skills |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$50,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$50,000 |
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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 |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$50,000 |
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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: |
$50,000 |
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: |
Children�s FCAT scores; Literacy statistics of Hialeah |
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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 |
