State basic education funding Gateway School District

1 state basic education funding

1.1 accountability block grant
1.2 classrooms future grants
1.3 federal stimulus grant
1.4 race top

state basic education funding

in 2011-12, district receive $6,840,471 in state basic education funding. additionally, district receive $130,950 in accountability block grant funding. enacted pennsylvania state education budget includes $5,354,629,000 2011-2012 basic education funding appropriation. amount $233,290,000 increase (4.6%) on enacted state appropriation 2010-2011.

for 2010-11 budget year, gateway school district received 2.39% increase in state basic education funding total of $7,143,698. in allegheny county, highest increase went south fayette township school district received 11.32% increase in state funding. 1 hundred fifty school districts in pennsylvania received 2% base increase budget year 2010-11. highest increase in state given kennett consolidated school district of chester county given 23.65% increase in state funding. amount of increase each school district receives determined governor , secretary of education through allocation set in budget proposal made in february each year.

for 2009-2010 school year budget, commonwealth of pennsylvania provided 2% increase in basic education funding gateway school district total of $6,977,280. lowest percentage point increase, in basic education funding, school districts in allegheny county , state. 4 county school districts received increases of on 6% in basic education funding. ninety school districts in pennsylvania received minimum 2% increase in 2009. additionally, governor edward rendell gave 15 pennsylvania school districts education funding increases of on 10% in 2009. highest funding increase went muhlenberg school district in berks county received 22.31% increase in 2009-10. state basic education funding gateway school district in 2008-09 $6,840,471.05. amount of increase each school district receives determined governor , secretary of education through allocation set in state budget proposal made in february each year.

according pennsylvania department of education, 1148 students in gateway school district received free or reduced-price lunches due low family income in 2007-2008 school year.

accountability block grant

the state provides supplemental funding in form of accountability block grants. use of these funds strictly focused on specific state approved uses. gateway school district uses $355,431 fund extensive teacher training improve teaching , provide instruction struggling students. these annual funds in addition state s basic education funding. schools districts must apply each year accountability block grants. in 2009-10 state provided $271.4 million in accountability block grants $199.5 million went providing all-day kindergartens.

classrooms future grants

gateway school board received multiple grants pa department of education 3 years, purchase equipment reform high school s core subjects instruction , prepare students future employment using cutting-edge equipment , software. district used funds purchase laptops students, laptops teachers, laptop carts , other digital equipment. district received substantial funds upgrade our existing network infrastructure. grant provided additional funding technology coach instruct teachers in using equipment improve instruction. in 2006-07 district received $407,573. in 2007-08, district received $300,000. in 2008, district received $45,4130 total of $752,986. since 2006, pennsylvania s classrooms future program has distributed more $150 million laptops, interactive boards , other high-tech tools in 543 high schools. in 2009, cff funding program terminated due deep state revenue - budget shortfall.

federal stimulus grant

the district received $2,147,273 in arra - federal stimulus money used in specific programs special education , meeting academic needs of low-income students. funding 2009-10 , 2010-11 school years.

race top

school district officials did not apply race top federal grant have brought district hundreds of thousands of additional federal dollars improving student academic achievement. participation required administration, school board , local teachers union sign agreement prioritize improving student academic success. in pennsylvania, 120 public school districts , 56 charter schools agreed participate. pennsylvania not approved grant. failure of districts agree participate cited 1 reason pennsylvania not approved.