Senate Committee Publications
| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #431 | |||||||||
| Minority Teacher Education Program | |||||||||
| Requester: | Dr. Marty Pinkston | Organization: | Florida Memorial College | ||||||
| Project Title: | Minority Teacher Education Program | Date Submitted | 1/13/2005 2:33:23 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Wilson | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Potential for replicating project in other Florida school districts where retention of faculty and student achievement levels are low. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Florida Memorial College | Contact: | Dr. Marty Pinkston | ||||||
| 15800 NW 42nd Avenue | Contact Phone: | (305) 626-1444 | |||||||
| Miami Gardens 33054 | Contact email: | mpinksto@fmc.edu | |||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Prepare minority paraprofessionals to transition into classroom teachers and to work in inner-city, low achieving schools. | |||||||||
| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Increased retention rate of faculty in the inner-city schools and improvement in students' levels of achievement. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $350,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $350,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $300,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | No | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Research indicating Miami-Dade County Teacher shortage | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Miami Dade Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 01/06/2005 | ||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||