Okaloosa County BOCC — February 4, 2014 — OCSB - Traffic Education Fund Budget — reading text

APPLICATION FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY TRAFFIC EDUCATION FUND DISBURSEMENTS AGENCY INFORMATION Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Agency Name: Okaloosa County School Board Program Name: Megan Warman Driver Education Safety Program Program Location: (name of school) Various High Schools Name/ Title of Agency Contact: School Board of Okaloosa County Address: 120 Lowery Place S.E. Phone: 850-833-5840 City • Zip Code: Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548 E-mail: scallanr@mail.okaloosa.k12.fl.us New X Renewal Amount Program is: Requested: $ 48,168.56 PROPOSED PROGRAM INFORMATION 1. Program Summary (1-3 sentences): Provide an overview of program services. Funds will be used to enhance and expand the student education program in High Schools throughout Okaloosa County. 2. Proposed use of Okaloosa County Traffic Education Fund (1-3 sentences): Please identify the proposed use(s) of Okaloosa County Traffic Education Fund. These funds shall be used for direct educational expenses and shall not be used for administration. Specifically explain how these funds will be used for enhancement, and not replacement, of driver education program funds. See Attached Exhibit A. 1 Packet Pg. 328  Exhibit A Okaloosa County School District Megan Warman Driver Education Safety Program Proposal Various High Schools January 6, 2014 The following delineates each high school’s proposal to enhance and/or expand the Driver’s Education program at their respective schools: Cost Baker School: Amount One Simuride (Professional Edition) including a steering wheel, simulator seat, 22 inch monitor and computer from Aplusb Software Corporation. The teacher can use this to place students in simulated driving situations that allow them to practice driving in hazardous conditions. 1 $ 3,867.00 Cleaning, resurfacing and restriping and painting the Driver Education range by Gulf Coast Traffic Engineers. This will improve the condition of the current range that students practice their driving skills and help to maintain the life 2 of the range. 4,438.00 Ten 36” Orange Traffic Cones. These traffic cones will be used on the range to create driving patterns and parking spaces for students to practice and 3 develop their skills. 230.00 Crestview High School: Twelve Driving Simulator Hardware units and twelve steering wheel units including gear shifters and pedals from Aplusb Software Corporation. The teacher can use these units to place students in simulated driving situations that allow them to practice driving in hazardous conditions. 1 10,000.00 Niceville High School: Twelve Driving Simulator Hardware units and twelve steering wheel units including gear shifters and pedals from Aplusb Software Corporation. The teacher can use these units to place students in simulated driving situations that allow them to practice driving in hazardous conditions. 1 10,000.00 Fort Walton Beach High School: Twelve Driving Simulator Hardware units and twelve steering wheel units including gear shifters and pedals from Aplusb Software Corporation. The teacher can use these units to place students in simulated driving situations that allow them to practice driving in hazardous conditions. 1 10,000.00 Choctawhatchee High School: Cleaning, resurfacing and restriping and painting the Driver Education range by Gulf Coast Parking Lot Service. This will improve the condition of the current range that students practice their driving skills and help to maintain the life 1 of the range. 5,790.93 One ViewSonic DLP Projector and all of the necessary components to mount it and connect it to a computer from Howard Technology Solutions. This equipment will assist and enhance the classroom instruction provided to the 2 students. 857.00 A variety of DVDs that provide driving tips, safe driving information, instruction for driving in hazardous conditions, dangers of drinking and driving, the dangers associated with speeding and many more topics provided by Meridian Education. These DVDs will provide students with additional instruction and visual images of the results of safe versus unsafe driving 3 practices. 1,368.59 Six Quick Deploy Stop Signs from Traffic Cones For Less. These stop sign will be used on the Driver Education range to allow students to practice 4 appropriate braking in order to stop a vehicle correctly. 104.00 Two supplemental textbooks and one set of supplemental reading books providing students with technical information provided by AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. These reading materials will provide students with the answers to questions that arise that may not be covered in the Driver Education class but is still good information for students to have. 5 79.85 Fifteen Driver Education textbooks entitled, Drive Right, the 2010 edition. This is the most current state adopted textbook for use in a Driver Education class. This textbook will be used to provide students with driver education information that is specific to the state of Florida as well as general information that is required for the course to meet the curriculum 6 requirements set forth by the state. 869.55 A quantity of general classroom supplies from Office Depot that includes tape, markers, marker board cleaner, pencil sharpener, printer ink and a projection screen for the projector that is being ordered from another company. These materials will be used to facilitate the instruction of the class. 7 563.64 Total $ 48,168.56