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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2549 |
| Rio Grande Charter School of Excellence Reading |
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| Requester: |
Barbara J. McLean-Smith, Ed. D |
Organization: |
Rio Grande Charter School of Excellence |
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| Project Title: |
Rio Grande Charter School of Excellence Reading |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 4:17:55 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Siplin |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This program will address the statewide interest in academic achievement for Florida's students with an emphasis placed on reading at grade level according to The No Child Left Behind Act of 2002. Students who are currently reading one to two years below level will be afforded individualized remediation to help increase their reading proficiency leading to mastery of reading skills. The specialized practicum will be intensive with an emphasis on phonics and reading comprehension. This request for funding will address the needs of students for this year and the beginning of the next school year. |
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| Recipient: |
Rio Grande Charter School of Excellence |
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Contact: |
Barbara J. McLean-Smith, Ed. D |
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2210 South Rio Grande Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(407) 649-9122 |
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Orlando 32805 |
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Contact email: |
bjmcsmith6@aol.com |
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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: |
| 7. Rio Grande Charter School of Excellence will provide elementary education to 160 students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through the fifth grades for students who live throughout Orange County. The majority of our students come from apartment complexes concentrated in the Holden Heights community of Orange County whose parents are unemployed, underemployed and/or attending pre-employment training programs. Rio Grande Charter School will provide educational choice to parents and small classes to their children who are in need of more individualized instruction to overcome academic deficiencies. This funding will provide additional resources to assist students who cannot read on grade level and who will need more than the regularly scheduled reading instruction to make sure that they are not left behind year after year. These children need additional tutorial aides such as computers, handheld technology devices to support mathematics, reading and science and instructional support. Ninety-five percent of the students who enroll at Rio Grande Charter School are recipients of "Free and Reduced" lunch as a result of the socio-economic status of their parents who are either unemployed or underemployed. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| 9. Measurable outcomes expected: 80% of the students will improve reading proficiency showing a five point increase on standardized scores as measured by the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test (FCAT) as required by the State of Florida's A+ Plan and the Federal "No Child Left Behind Act". |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$500,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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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: |
$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: |
Yes, Students' FCAT Poor Results over past 3 years. Students performed below Grade level in reading. |
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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: |
Central Florida Legislative Delegation which met in Orlando, FL |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
