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For Immediate Release
02/09/05
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Local schools receive state funding

Education programs receive more than $2.8 million

School districts in the 37th Senatorial District have received $2,863,216 in state Educational Accountability Block Grants this year, according to Senator John Pippy.

"With these funds schools districts have been given the resources to develop or expand academic programs to meet the guidelines of the federal No Child Left Behind law and to help their students learn," Senator Pippy said. "It is important that school districts do whatever possible to ensure that all students receive the education they need to be productive adults."

The local grants include:

• Avonworth School District, $68,362 for quality full-day kindergarten programs.
• Baldwin-Whitehall School District, $408,080 for science and applied knowledge skills, quality full-day kindergarten and professional education.
• Bethel Park School District, $362,875 for performance of student subgroups and social and health services.
• Chartiers Valley School District, $224,484 for quality full-day kindergarten programs.
• Moon Area School District, $203,269 for tutoring assistance.
• Mt. Lebanon School District, $253,633 for district-specific proven program.
• Northgate School District, $167,650 for quality full-day kindergarten programs.
• Peters Township School District, $184,751 for district specific proven program, K-3rd grade class reduction, performance of student subgroups and social and health services.
• Quaker Valley School District, $45,849 for tutoring assistance and K-3rd grade class reduction.
• South Fayette Township School District, $95,808 for tutoring assistance and literacy and math coaching.
• South Park School District, $221,569 for social and health services, performance of student subgroups, quality full-day kindergarten programs and science and applied knowledge skills.
• Upper St. Clair School District, $177,643 for performance of student subgroups.
• West Allegheny School District, $213,113 for social and health services, performance of student subgroups and quality pre-kindergarten programs.
• West Jefferson Hills School District, $236,130 for district-specific proven program