Dale E. Kildee (MI05) - Press Releases - Recovery and Reinvestment Act Would Bring $77.2 Million to Genesee Co. Schools

For immediate release
January 28, 2009

Contact: Alec Gerlach

202-225-3611

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Will Help

Genesee County’s Students, Workers and Families

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dale E. Kildee (D-MI), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Secondary and Elementary Education, announced that Genesee County schools would receive $77.195 million under the unprecedented economic recovery legislation passed today in the House of Representatives. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will create jobs, provide relief for schools and other programs facing severe budget shortfalls, and will strengthen Genesee County families.

Under the plan, schools in Genesee County would see a $45.8 million increase in Title 1 and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) funds over two years, which help low-income students and those with disabilities. Schools would also receive $31.4 million in funding to help repair, renovate and modernize their facilities– providing students and teachers with technologically updated, energy-efficient, 21^st century classrooms and creating good construction jobs for local workers.

Economists from across the political spectrum have recently told lawmakers that strategic investments in education will help America become stronger and more productive. By also creating an economic stabilization fund to help states restore cuts in education, this package will help local and state school officials keep teachers in Michigan classrooms.

“When Michigan’s economy suffers, the school districts and municipalities share the pain as their revenues drop,” said Kildee. “But in these harshest of times, the importance of our children’s education and the need to provide them with a safe, healthy and technologically advanced learning facility is even greater.”

Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, school districts in Genesee County would receive funding increases in the following amounts for Title 1, school construction and IDEA in Fiscal Years 2009 and 2010:

Fiscal Year 2009 Funds

District	Title 1-A Increase	Construction	IDEA increase	Total New Funding
ATHERTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	$ 85,900	$ 310,200	$ 152,500	$ 548,500
BEECHER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	$ 1,082,000	$ 2,645,200	$ 423,900	$ 4,151,000
BENDLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	$ 128,000	$ 431,200	$ 170,000	$ 729,200
BENTLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	$ 52,200	$ 168,600	$ 146,100	$ 366,900
CARMAN-AINSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOL	$ 575,800	$ 1,880,600	$ 738,500	$ 3,194,900
CLIO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT	$ 174,500	$ 587,200	$ 417,100	$ 1,178,800
DAVISON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	$ 238,300	$ 770,300	$ 613,000	$ 1,621,700
FENTON AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	$ 128,000	$ 413,600	$ 407,800	$ 949,400
FLINT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	$ 7,278,100	$ 18,782,800	$ 3,601,200	$ 29,662,100
FLUSHING COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	$ 154,100	$ 498,000	$ 533,600	$ 1,185,600
GENESEE SCHOOL DISTRICT	$84,400	$283,900	$111,300	$479,600
GOODRICH AREA SCHOOLS	$ 42,300	$ 137,300	$ 205,100	$ 384,700
GRAND BLANC COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	$ 202,700	$ 655,200	$ 788,800	$ 1,646,800
KEARSLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	$ 168,900	$ 545,800	$ 408,000	$ 1,122,700
LAKE FENTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	$ 43,000	$ 139,000	$ 172,000	$ 354,000
LAKEVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	$ 99,100	$ 320,200	$ 263,500	$ 682,800
LINDEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	$ 60,600	$ 196,000	$ 318,100	$ 574,700
MONTROSE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	$ 108,900	$ 392,300	$ 189,500	$ 690,800
MT. MORRIS CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT	$ 303,000	$ 974,300	$ 381,300	$ 1,658,500
SWARTZ CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	$ 171,000	$ 552,600	$ 480,600	$ 1,204,300
WESTWOOD HEIGHTS SCHOOLS	$ 255,000	$ 681,700	$ 175,800	$ 1,112,600

Fiscal Year 2010 Funds

District	Title 1-A Increase	IDEA increase	Total New Funding
ATHERTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	$ 85,900	$ 174,800	$ 260,600
BEECHER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	$ 1,082,000	$ 485,800	$ 1,567,800
BENDLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	$ 128,000	$ 194,800	$ 322,900
BENTLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	$ 52,200	$ 167,400	$ 219,600
CARMAN-AINSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOL	$ 575,800	$ 846,400	$ 1,422,100
CLIO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT	$ 174,500	$ 478,000	$ 652,600
DAVISON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	$ 238,300	$ 702,600	$ 940,900
FENTON AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	$ 128,000	$ 467,400	$ 595,300
FLINT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	$ 7,278,100	$ 4,127,200	$ 11,405,300
FLUSHING COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	$ 154,100	$ 611,500	$ 765,600
GENESEE SCHOOL DISTRICT	$84,400	$127,600	$212,000
GOODRICH AREA SCHOOLS	$ 42,300	$ 235,100	$ 277,400
GRAND BLANC COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	$ 202,700	$ 904,100	$ 1,106,800
KEARSLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	$ 168,900	$ 467,600	$ 636,500
LAKE FENTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	$ 43,000	$ 197,100	$ 240,100
LAKEVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	$ 99,100	$ 302,000	$ 401,100
LINDEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	$ 60,600	$ 364,500	$ 425,200
MONTROSE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	$ 108,900	$ 217,200	$ 326,200
MT. MORRIS CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT	$ 303,000	$ 437,000	$ 739,900
SWARTZ CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	$ 171,000	$ 550,800	$ 721,800
WESTWOOD HEIGHTS SCHOOLS	$ 255,000	$ 201,500	$ 456,500

Other Key Education Provisions:

Kildee also highlighted other key provisions of the plan, including additional aid to help students and families pay for college, and vital job training and support programs to help Americans get back to work and prepare them for the jobs of the future.

To view fact sheets of the bill’s education provisions, please follow the links below:

CREATING AND SAVING JOBS: http://edlabor.house.gov/documents/111/pdf/publications/ARRA-CreatingAndSavingJobs.pdf

INVESTING IN 21^ST CENTURY EDUCATION: http://edlabor.house.gov/documents/111/pdf/publications/ARRA-InvestingIn21stCenturyEducation.pdf

INVESTING IN TEACHERS: http://edlabor.house.gov/documents/111/pdf/publications/ARRA-InvestingInExcellentTeachers.pdf

MAKING COLLEGE MORE AFFORDABLE: http://edlabor.house.gov/documents/111/pdf/publications/ARRA-MakingCollegeMoreAffordable.pdf; and

MODERNIZING SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: http://edlabor.house.gov/documents/111/pdf/publications/ARRA-ModernizingOurSchoolsandColleges.pdf .

The figures above represent the bill as passed by the House of Representatives. The Senate has not yet considered the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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