Rep. Doris Matsui Announces Nearly $63 Million for Sacramento-area School Districts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
CONTACT: Alexis Marks or Mara Lee
(202) 225-7163
Rep. Doris Matsui Announces Nearly $63 Million for Sacramento-area School DistrictsRecovery Act Funds Released Today Will Help Local Students, Teachers and Families Immediately
Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) announced Sacramento-area school districts will receive $62,994,945 from the economic recovery package for Title 1 and IDEA programs immediately. IDEA is the major federal program that provides funding for special education and related services to students with disabilities. The Title I program provides funds to low-income school districts that are in even greater need during the economic downturn.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which Rep. Matsui supported, is a robust economic recovery package that puts real federal dollars into a wide variety of programs to help Sacramentans - and people across the country. The funding made available through the recovery package today will be distributed through the previously defined IDEA and Title I formulas by the Department of Education.
"The Recovery Act is hard at work in Sacramento," stated Congresswoman Matsui. "It has allowed us to respond swiftly and effectively to Sacramento's need for improved education and to enable our schools to better serve their students. The announcement of additional funding for our schools, specifically for disadvantaged schools and special education and students with disabilities, is critical to supporting Sacramentan teachers, students, and their families in these tough economic times."
This is the first of two installments of direct funding for Title I and IDEA programs for school districts will receive under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; the second installment of funds will be released to school districts in the fall of this year. In addition to the Title I and IDEA investments, the economic recovery plan has also created a state stabilization fund to help stabilize state and local budgets and restore harmful cuts to education.
A breakdown of education funds for Sacramento-area school districts announced today is as follows:
Total for School Districts in California Congressional District 5 - $62,994,945
andbull; Title 1 - $30,184,945
andbull; IDEA - $32,810,000
Sacramento City Unified School District - $27,069,844
andbull; Title 1 - $14,874,844
andbull; IDEA - $12,195,000
Elk Grove Unified School District - $16,468,782
andbull; Title 1 - $7,221,782
andbull; IDEA - $9,247,000
Twin Rivers Unified School District* - $13,830,993
andbull; Title 1 - $6,491,993
andbull; IDEA - $7,339,000
*A combination of all the school districts that make up Twin Rivers
Folsom Cordova Unified School District - $4,563,479
andbull; Title 1 - $1,332,479
andbull; IDEA - $3,231,000
Natomas Unified School District - $1,061,847
andbull; Title 1 - $263,847
andbull; IDEA - $798,000
To see where all of the recovery funds have been allocated throughout Sacramento to date, visit www.matsui.house.gov for a complete list and interactive Google Map.
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