MADISON - Public school districts throughout the state will share $30.2 million in library aid, which will be paid Monday, April 28 from the Common School Fund, the only state funding specifically designated for the purchase of materials for school libraries.
Aid is based on the number of children between the ages of 4 and 20 living in each school district. This year's school library aid payment will be $24.95 (rounded) per child for 1,210,433 children counted in the 2012-13 school census. Funding is up from last year and the school census total is down by 7,770 children, meaning the per child payment will increase about 24 cents per child from the 2012-13 school year.
Area public schools receiving support, along with amounts, are:
• Albany, $12,400
• Argyle, $10,130
• Belleville, $32,085
• Black Hawk, $24,027
• Brodhead, $34,081
• Juda, $8,533
• Monroe, $77,644
• Monticello, $10,978
• New Glarus, $29,416
• Pecatonica Area, $15,718
Districts must use Common School Fund library aid by June 30 for the purchase of books, digital resources, and technology that is housed in the school library program.
The Common School Fund was established by Article X of the Wisconsin Constitution as a permanent school trust fund. The Board of Commissioners of Public Lands manages the Common School Fund and the State Trust Fund Loan Program.
For more information, visit bcpl.wisconsin.gov.
Aid is based on the number of children between the ages of 4 and 20 living in each school district. This year's school library aid payment will be $24.95 (rounded) per child for 1,210,433 children counted in the 2012-13 school census. Funding is up from last year and the school census total is down by 7,770 children, meaning the per child payment will increase about 24 cents per child from the 2012-13 school year.
Area public schools receiving support, along with amounts, are:
• Albany, $12,400
• Argyle, $10,130
• Belleville, $32,085
• Black Hawk, $24,027
• Brodhead, $34,081
• Juda, $8,533
• Monroe, $77,644
• Monticello, $10,978
• New Glarus, $29,416
• Pecatonica Area, $15,718
Districts must use Common School Fund library aid by June 30 for the purchase of books, digital resources, and technology that is housed in the school library program.
The Common School Fund was established by Article X of the Wisconsin Constitution as a permanent school trust fund. The Board of Commissioners of Public Lands manages the Common School Fund and the State Trust Fund Loan Program.
For more information, visit bcpl.wisconsin.gov.