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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #255 |
| Leadership Through Education |
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| Requester: |
James M. Evans |
Organization: |
Tampa Bay Academy of Hope, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Leadership Through Education |
Date Submitted |
12/19/2007 4:19:40 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Joyner |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Our mission is to provide direct services to disadvantaged middle and high school students and their families while increasing their academics, school attendance, behavior, self-worth and leadership. Our goal is to reverse their cycle of poverty, crime, and educational underachievement through our Leadership Through Education curriculum and community partners. |
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| Recipient: |
James M. Evans |
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Contact: |
James M. Evans |
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1702 N. Nebraska Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(813) 277-0464 |
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Tampa 33602 |
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Contact email: |
jevans@tampahope.com |
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| Counties: |
Hillsborough |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| The "Leadership Through Education" model is a community-based program in partnership with local school districts to provide leadership and responsibility based training to idenitifed youth and parents in the community. This proposal is based on the "Leadersip Through Education" curriculum taught by the Coaches of the Tampa Bay Academy of Hope, Inc., to 200 at-risk students and parents who attend middle schools and high schools in Tampa and Hillsborough County each school year. The participating students are between the ages of 12 and 18 and live in households whose annual incomes are at or below poverty level. Prior to their selections, the students perform below average academically and are in danger of dropping out of school. Through its program, the Tampa Bay Academy of Hope, Inc. provides direct and indirect services to the students and their families which include parenting and coping skills, support groups, and academic coaching that encourages the students to stay in school. Individual sessions and group meetings build leadership skills, improved self-worth, independence, responsibility, accountability, and integrity. As a result, the study and learning skills of the students improve. Their grades improve, as well as their school attendance. Behavior at school impoves and their self-esteem and leadership skills develop and grow. A substantial percentage of participating students graduate high school and attend college; some are the first members of their families to do so. The cycle of poverty and crime is reversed by increasing high school graduation rates and providing participating students greater long-term economic opportunity and the confidence and skills to achieve their greatest potential. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Outcome #1: 35% will show an increase in academic grades in school; Youth will complete classroom assignments, youth will attend after school tutorials, and parents will have better communication with teachers, therefore yielding higher grades on the report card.
Outcome #2: 35% of youth will show increase in school attendance; Youth will attend class on a regular basis, tardiness will decline, youth will show improvement in classroom environment.
Outcome #3: 35% of youth will show a decline in negative behavior incidents. The number of discipline referrals will decrease; student will show improvement in the classroom. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$150,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$350,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private |
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Cash Amount |
$150,000 |
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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: |
$150,000 |
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: |
Hillsborough County Scool District Achievement Gap performance of minority students. |
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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: |
Hillsborough County School Board |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
