Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1654FY0102

Welcome to School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Deborah Spiegelman

Organization:

Miami Children's Museum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Welcome to School

Date Submitted:

1/18/2002 12:04:28 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Gustavo Barreiro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parents and their children will be more prepared for school success.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Miami Children's Museum (MCM)

 

Contact:

Deborah Spiegelman

 

 

701 Arena Blvd.

 

Contact Phone:

(305) 373-5439 118

 

 

 

Miami 33136

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gov't Entity:

 

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilizing a nationally recognized model MCM will conduct a large scale, community wide preK/Kindergarten orientation to better prepare parents and children for success in school.  Ehe event will be festive as well as informational.  It will involve appropriate community stakeholders, provide practical information about enterin school, engage families together in hads-on pre-K/Kindergarten-level activities and celebrate this improtant rite of passage. The orientation will be centrally located and serve traditionally disadvantaged communities within Miami-Dade County. Transportation will be provided. Orintations will have trlingual activities/materials.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Parents and their children will be more prepared for school success.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of match exists for this project?

Local, Private

 

 

Cash Amount:

$18,000

In-Kind Amount:

$32,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Numerous studies document the improtance of school readiness in ensuring future academis success

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 County Legislative Delegation Meeting

 

Meeting Date:

10/5/2001