Public school districts throughout the state will share $35.5 million in library aid, which was paid April 27 from the Common School Fund, the only state funding specifically designated for the purchase of materials for school libraries.
The five school districts in Oconto County will receive the following amounts: Gillett, $16,650; Lena, $17,929; Oconto, $35,684; Oconto Falls, $77,121; and Suring, $16,912.
Aid is based on the number of children between the ages of 4 and 20 living in each school district.
This year’s school library aid payment will be $29 per child for 1.2 million children counted in the 2013-14 school census. Funding is up $5.3 million from last year, and the school census total is up as well by 11,244 children. The payment will increase about $4.11 per child from the 2013-14 school year.
Districts must use Common School Fund library aid by June 30 for print, digital and technology resources that are housed with the school library program and accessible to all students in the school.
“Library aid from the Common School Fund is a welcome source of state revenue to support student learning,” State Superintendent Tony Evers said. “Wisconsin’s teacher librarians and the resources of our school libraries are integral in helping students develop the college and career ready skills they will need to succeed in the future.
“Allocations from the Common School Fund are the main, and sometimes only, funding available to purchase digital and print resources for the school library.”
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