Department Awards $100 Million in Magnet School Grants

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced the award of $100 million in Magnet School grants to 36 school districts in 15 states. The awards will help school districts increase public school choices for parents and help districts attract a diverse group of students from throughout their communities.

Magnet School grants provide funding to districts for up to three years. The first-year grants range in size from $470,000 to $4 million. The awards will help school districts bring diverse groups of children together through the use of innovative educational programs and will create more school choices for parents.

The funds awarded today will help school districts establish new magnet schools or expand existing magnet programs that are part of a school district's voluntary or required desegregation plan. "Magnet schools play an important role in providing public school options for parents and in diversifying public schools," Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said.

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

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