Department Awards $100 Million in Magnet School Grants

The purpose of the program is to:

* eliminate, reduce, or prevent minority group isolation in elementary and secondary schools with substantial proportions of minority students;

* develop and implement magnet school programs that will assist in achieving systemic reforms and provide all students the opportunity to meet challenging state academic content standards and student achievement standards;

* develop innovative educational methods and practices that promote diversity and increase choices in public elementary and secondary schools;

* promote courses of instruction within magnet schools that will substantially strengthen students' knowledge of academic subjects and attainment of tangible and marketable vocational, technological, and professional skills;

* improve the capacity of school districts to continue operating magnet schools after federal funding ends; and,

* ensure that all students in magnet schools programs have equitable access to high-quality education that enables them to succeed academically and continue with post-secondary education or productive employment. The Magnet Schools Assistance Program is authorized under Title V, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Act, as amended in 1994 and is administered by the Office of Innovation and Improvement. Following is a list of Magnet School Assistance Program Grantees for FY 2010:

Arizona

* Tucson Unified School District — $2,376,751 Tucson, Arizona

California

* ABC Unified School District — $2,023,192 Cerritos, California

* Desert Sands Unified School District — $1,284,840 La Quinta, California

* Glendale Unified School District — $2,668,758 Glendale, California

* Los Angeles Unified School District — $3,615,131 Los Angeles, California

* Moorpark Unified School District — $852,025 Moorpark, California

* Napa Valley Unified School District — $2,591,864 Napa, California

* San Diego Unified School District — $2,608,180 San Diego, California

* Ventura Unified School District — $850,000 Ventura, California

Colorado

* El Paso County School District #11 — $2,334,368 Colorado Springs, Colorado

Connecticut

* Area Cooperative Educational Services — $473,767 North Haven, Connecticut

* Capitol Region Education Council — $3,729,379 Hartford, Connecticut

* New Haven Public Schools — $3,017,801 New Haven, Connecticut

Florida

* Duval County Public Schools — $4,000,000 Jacksonville, Florida

* Hillsborough County Public Schools — $3,904,128 Tampa, Florida

* School Board of Polk County — $3,964,935 Bartow, Florida

* The School Board of Broward County — $3,137,326 Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Indiana

* Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township — $3,990,901 Indianapolis, Indiana

Kansas

* Unified School District 259 dba Wichita Public Schools — $1,007,711 Wichita, Kansas

Louisiana

* Lafayette Parish School Board — $3,941,306 Lafayette, Louisiana

* Tangipahoa Parish School District — $2,046,177 Amite, Louisiana

Massachusetts

* Springfield Public Schools — $3,889,500 Springfield, Massachusetts

Minnesota

* Independent School District 197 — $2,211,380 Mendota Heights, Minnesota

Mississippi

* Cleveland School District — $1,092,899 Cleveland, Mississippi

New York

* City School District of Albany — $2,500,000 Albany, New York

* Community School District 14 — $3,382,808 Brooklyn, New York

* Community School District 3 — $3,765,525 New York, New York

* Community School District 30 — $3,787,532 Long Island City, New York

South Carolina

* Orangeburg County Consolidated School District Three — $2,152,025 Holly Hill, South Carolina

* Richland School District Two — $2,828,890 Columbia, South Carolina

Tennessee

* Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools — $4,000,000 Nashville, Tennessee

Texas

* Corpus Christi Independent School District — $2,256,619 Corpus Christi, Texas

* Ector Independent School District — $2,267,860 Odessa, Texas

* Galveston Independent School District — $3,950,000 Galveston, Texas

* Houston Independent School District — $3,736,835 Houston, Texas

* The Rhodes School — $1,321,003 Houston, Texas