Ga. a finalist in second round of 'Race to the Top' funds (July 27, 2010)
Rockdale public schools on board for 'Race to the Top' (Dec. 19, 2009)
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Atlanta City School District, $39,348,675
Dekalb County School District, $34,024,997
Gwinnett County School District, $20,794,555
Richmond County School District, $16,637,260
Clayton County School District, $15,257,864
Bibb County School District, $13,297,398
Chatham County School District, $12,715,852
Muscogee County School District, $11,422,639
Dougherty School District, $6,853,142
Hall County School District, $3,795,424
Valdosta City School District, $3,405,570
Henry County School District, $3,320,686
Griffin-Spalding County School District, $3,160,619
Cherokee County School District, $2,851,589
Rockdale County School District, $2,353,856
Burke County School District, $1,894,686
Gainesville City School District, $1,699,379
Meriwether County School District, $1,271,561
Carrollton City School District, $1,217,801
Peach County School District, $1,190,143
Ben Hill County School District, $1,163,991
White County School District, $649,749
Jones County School District, $573,265
Rabun County School District, $395,831
Dade County School District, $341,455
Pulaski County School District, $338,338
Rockdale County Public Schools was notified Monday afternoon that it received about $2.35 million of the federal Race to the Top funds distributed to Georgia. Georgia is dividing up about $200 million among 26 school districts, with the lion's share going to the public school systems in Atlanta, DeKalb, and Gwinnett.
The funds were distributed following formulas used for the distribution of other federal stimulus funds and Title 1 funds, said RCPS Financial Officer Lee Davis. He said he is studying the parameters of the money's use and that RCPS has not determined how the money would be used.
The Race to the Top fund is a $4 billion stimulus grant to support new approaches to improve schools, such as: turning around low performing "needs improvement" schools, investing in effective teachers and principals by recruiting, preparing, rewarding and retaining them, adopting standards and assessments that prepare students for college and beyond, and building data systems to measure student growth and success.
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