School districts to get Prop. 39 funding

Source: The Business Journal

Fresno Unified will get a sizable chunk of the money allotted for energy efficiency improvements from Proposition 39. The California Department of Education announced $381 million from last year's voter-approved corporate tax initiative to update aging campuses with energy-saving retrofits. Fresno Unified, the state's fourth largest school district, will see $3.5 million of the total coming its way this year for improvements like new lighting and windows, insulation, crack sealing and ventilation system repairs. Clovis Unified School District will get $1.7 million while Visalia Unified will be receiving $1.26 million. Madera Unified is in line for $973,464 while Central Unified will be given $719,768 and Porterville Unified will get $655,980. Other Valley school districts slated to receive funding include: • Sanger Unified ($461,398) • Selma Unified ($325,100) • Hanford Elementary ($289,241) • Kerman Unified ($243,120) • Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified ($213,334) • Lindsay Unified ($203,445) • Mendota Unified ($152,759) • Corcoran Joint Unified ($164,856) • Yosemite Unified ($111,766) Charter schools within the school districts will also get a portion of the funding. The full allocation of funding also includes county offices of education and cities that run educational centers. Besides the $381 million to K-12 districts, Proposition 39 also sets aside $47 million to community college districts, $28 million for loans and assistance to the California Energy Commission, $3 million to the California Workforce Investment Board for job training and $5 million to the California Conservation Corps to perform energy surveys.

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