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Account	Description	FY07 GAA	FY08 GAA
7027-0016	School-to-Work Programs Matching Grants For matching grants for various school-to-work programs; provided, that the board of education shall establish guidelines for such programs in consultation with the department of workforce development; provided further, that any funds distributed from this item to cities, towns or regional school districts shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city, town, or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee without further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special laws to the contrary; provided further, that each grant awarded herein shall be matched by the recipient from local, federal, or private funds; provided further, that the board of education may determine the percentage match required on an individual grant basis; provided further, that the department of education shall make available a payment of $734,400 for the state's matching grant for the CS-squared program at the Commonwealth Corporation; provided further, that the department of education shall make available a payment of $942,191 to Jobs for Bay State Graduates, Inc., for the purpose of school-to-work activities; provided further, that the department of education shall make available a payment of $42,975 to the Blue Hills regional vocation school for the School to Careers Partnership to fund a teacher externship program and a student internship program; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for Amer-I-Can Program, Inc through the Black Men of Greater Springfield, Inc.; provided further, that of this $250,000, funds may be expended for the administration of this program in Springfield; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be allocated to the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities in Northampton for an adult education Program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Diploma Plus Program at Cape Cod Community College; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be provided for the Diploma Plus drop out prevention program in partnership with Commonwealth and the Massachusetts Department of Education; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for Junior Achievement of Central Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Junior Achievement of Eastern Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the pilot program in the town of Southbridge for preventing violence and hate crimes in Kindergarten through 8; provided further, that the pilot program shall also offer parent training and education in violence prevention and racial tolerance; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for MY TURN, INC. for the purpose of school to work activities, connecting to college activities and youth workforce development activities	2,329,566	2,804,566

 
 

HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)

SPENDING CATEGORY	FY04 Spending	FY05 Spending	FY06 Spending	FY07 Spending	FY08 GAA
Aid to Cities & Towns	1,580	1,574	2,020	4,930	2,805
TOTAL	1,580	1,574	2,020	4,930	2,805

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.

 

 

Earmarks

EARMARK DESCRIPTION	FY08
Amer-I-Can Pilot Program for Youth At-Risk- Duplicate	250,000
Blue Hills Regional vocation school for the School to Careers Partnership to fund a teacher externship and student internship program	42,975
Diploma plus pilot program with Commonwealth Corp. and DOE	200,000
Diploma Plus Program at Cape Cod CC	50,000
For the state's matching grant to the CS squared program at the Corporation for Business, Work, and Learning;	734,400
Foundation for the Humanities	200,000
Jobs for Bay State Graduates, Inc., a non-profit that addresses youth unemployment and school drop-out issues	942,191
Junior Achievement of Central MA	60,000
Junior Achievement of Eastern MA	75,000
Junior Achievement of Western MA	50,000
MY TURN Inc.	50,000
Pilot program to reduce violence in K-8	100,000