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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #218 |
| SeaTrek Distance Learning |
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| Requester: |
Dr. Kumar Mahadevan |
Organization: |
Mote Marine Laboratory |
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| Project Title: |
SeaTrek Distance Learning |
Date Submitted |
12/18/2007 8:10:42 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bennett |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| SeaTrek provides distance learning science curricula to Florida schools via videoconferencing and the Internet. In a competitive review, under the State of Florida Technology Literacy Challenge Fund, SeaTrek was rated number one. |
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| Recipient: |
Dr. David Niebuhr |
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Contact: |
David A. Shepp |
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1600 Ken Thompson Parkway |
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Contact Phone: |
(863) 581-4250 |
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Sarasota 34236 |
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Contact email: |
dave@fsg-llc.net |
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| Counties: |
Alachua, Bay, Brevard, Broward, Clay, Collier, Duval, Hillsborough, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Manatee, Orange, Osceola, Pinellas, Polk |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| SeaTrek is an intensive, in-depth science and technology project, which involves participating teachers and students throughout an entire school year. SeaTrek develops and delivers live interactive programming to Florida school districts on a class-by-class basis via videoconferencing technology. All supporting curriculum is based on real world science research by Mote Marine Laboratory and its partners. Curriculum is aligned with national and state grade level expectations for science, math, language arts and technology. All programs support science, math and language arts FCAT preparation. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Delivery of marine science curriculum to school districts. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$550,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$864,000 |
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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 |
$314,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2001-2002 |
Amount: |
$900,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$500,000 |
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: |
State of Florida Department of Education Criteria - 70% goes to low performing schools. |
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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: |
Sarasota 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 |
