Your district did get the money. The state has dispersed the one time grant for arts, music, pe (block grant #6761, one time only, about $81/student) during the 06-07 school year. There is also a recurring grant for arts and music (block grant #6760, about $18/student). Money for the 06-07 and 07-08 was given to school districts by the state. Sounds like your district might be trying to pull what mine did, first claiming they never got it, then claiming we spent it all, then claiming we'd have to give it back to the state for budget cuts, etc. It took just a few clicks of the mouse to find the exact amount and date the state sent it.oreocookis wrote:The supposed yearly Art/music block grant that our district is supposed to give us from the state has never gotten to us, they are likely using it for other things.
On an interesting note: the 6760 grant will continue for at least three more years! It will be reduced by 15% next year and 5% the following years.
Tomorrow night the school board is holding a public hearing and wants to transfer the $189,000 remaining from the grant to the general fund, where we will never see another dime of it. Adding the fact that my school pays for my buses but nothing else, this frustrates me. I already have my plan figured out for what speech I'm making tomorrow night.
Rhinestone kitty...you should go also and get as many parents and students there as possible. It was great that the board decided not to cut music, but now they want to take away the money that will allow us to continue teaching the students. Of the 95 students in my band, only 30 of those have their own instrument. The remaining 65 are using school instruments because they can't afford to get their own.
I'll stop now before I get too carried away and say something I may regret!