Show STATE SCHOOL FUND ALLOTTED TO DISTRICTS Apportionment of Equalization tion Moneys Approved by Education Body The state school equalization fund amounting to was apportioned apportioned for the first time Friday by the state department of education This fund was provided by the 1931 legislature legislature legislature legis legis- lature to assist In raising the educational educational educational level of the state school system by providing additional funds to districts districts districts dis dis- dis- dis having financial difficulties These funds will not be distributed until next June so the figures represent represent sent merely estimates which will be forwarded to the district boards of education Saturday The legislature decided that to maintain the proper educational level each school district should spend 1655 per unit the unit being a specified specified spec spec- fied number of children In the various classes The equalization fund aims to adjust th the difference between n the actual receipts of each district and the amount the district would spend if it had 1655 for each unit DOLLAR PER CHILD The present fund represents 1 for each child of school age This fund will be increased by 1 per r child each year ear until a total of 5 for every child is available Nine of the forty school districts in the state will not receive any appropriation appropriation ap ap- from Crom this first fund Sinco Since it wa was wagS estimated that the total receipts receipts re re- re- re throughout the state for school purposes next year would be 1 which would be 1 below the 80 1270 that would be spent pent if each district spent 1655 per unit the state board decided to apportion the to only those districts which had the greatest discrepancy between receipts and the amount needed to maintain a standard of ol 1655 per unit Salt Lake City for Instance will not receive any money from the equalization fund for its estimated receipts receipts re re- re- re o of l 5 3 very nearly approximate approximate approximate ap ap- ap- ap proximate the required if it the city spends 1655 per unit NO ALLOT ALLOTMENTS The apportionment committee also decided that no funds should be al allotted allotted al al- the Granite Jordan Tooele Grand Morgan south Summit Carboa Carbon Carbon Car Car- bon boa districts This committee commit commit- tee consists of Dr C. C N. N Jensen state superintendent of public instruction lon George A. A Eaton assistant superintendent superintendent superintendent of Salt Lake L. schools and Miss 1 Kate Williams of ot Salt Lake all members members members mem mem- bers of the state board The appropriations to the other districts dis din districts include Alpine Beaver 13 Box x Elder Cache Daggett Davis Duchesne Emery Garfield Iron 2935 Juab Kane 2425 Millard Nebo north Sanpete north Summit 71 Park City Piute 2702 Rich San Juan 2035 Sevier South Sanpete Uintah Wasatch Washington Wayne Wa-e Weber Ogden Provo Log Logan n Murray 1882 1382 |