Schools
$247,000 Energy Efficiency Grant for Grossmont High School District
The district which includes Santee's high schools gets its share of $7.7 million in state funding.
School districts in San Diego County, including Grossmont Union High School District, will share more than $7.7 million in state funding to plan energy efficiency projects under voter-approved Proposition 39, according to the state Department of Education.
The largest share, $1 million, will go to the San Diego Unified School District.
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"Energy efficiency projects in our schools will help create jobs, protect our environment, save money, and create teachable moments for students all at the same time," state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said. "With Proposition 39, voters made it clear that they see support for education and the environment -- and the intersection of the two -- as a direct investment in the future of California."
The ballot measure was passed in November.
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According to a breakdown of $106 million being handed out statewide in the first round of funding, the Grossmont Union High School District (which includes Santee's high schools) will receive $247,000, the Vista Unified School District will receive around $311,000, the Oceanside Unified School District will get $278,000, the San Marcos Unified School District will receive almost $262,000, the Escondido Union School District will get $256,000, and the Cajon Valley Unified School District will get $223,000.
Other districts and charter schools in the region will receive smaller amounts.
The proposition allocates revenue to local educational agencies to support energy efficiency and alternative energy projects along with related improvements and repairs that contribute to reduced operating costs and improved health and safety conditions in public schools, according to the Department of Education.
Around $2.5 billion in new revenues over five years will fund projects by California's K-12 public schools, charter schools, county offices of education, and community colleges.
-City News Service
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