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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1979 |
| Keeping Up, Alternative School Suspension Program |
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| Requester: |
Beverly Brown |
Organization: |
Redeeming Light Community Services, Inc |
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| Project Title: |
Keeping Up, Alternative School Suspension Program |
Date Submitted |
1/3/2008 6:27:36 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Siplin |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Keeping Up, Alternative School Suspension Program addresses the statewide interest of reducing juvenile deliquency, crime, teen pregnancy, and juvenile STD's; targeting youth that may be otherwise roaming the streets. |
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| Recipient: |
Keeping Up Alternative School Suspension Program |
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Contact: |
Beverly Brown |
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109 Washington Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(407) 660-1288 |
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Eatonville 32810 |
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Contact email: |
beverly@redeeminglight.org |
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| Counties: |
Orange |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| An out of school program that offers transitional education for students, grades K-12 assigned to us for 1-10 days from Orange County Public Schools. Students receive intensively structured instruction daily, including behavior modification directed at the student's specific infraction. Students participate in counseling and supplemental curriculum along with the assignments from their school. After suspension is completed, students are trransitioned back to their home school with assignments up to date. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| 95% of students attending the program will complete all classroom assignments, 50% reduction in in school behavior concerns, 90% of participants will complete behavior modification and conflict resolution skills strategies and weekly counseling; reduction in referral and reduction in level 2 and 3 infractions |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$275,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$325,000 |
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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 |
$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: |
$275,000 |
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? |
Yes |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Orange County Public Schools suspension rates 2006-07, out of school suspensions 16,833 |
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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 |
