HARRISBURG – Tens of thousands of students across Pennsylvania will continue to benefit from quality nutrition services through the help of nearly $2.9 million in new grants to purchase food service equipment said Education Secretary Gerald L. Zahorchak.
The grants, available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will go to 133 schools in nearly 40 districts to buy ovens, refrigerators, dishwashers and other equipment to ensure quality meals are served in schools.
In the Clearfield Area School District, Girard-Goshen Elementary will receive $29,368 and Centre Elementary will receive $28,885
Consistent with the priorities of President Obama and Congress in enacting the recovery bill, Pennsylvania selected applicants for the food service equipment grant program based on their proposals to:
• Increase student achievement by expanding access to school breakfast and to meals that meet high nutritional standards.
• Conserve energy and save taxpayer funds by replacing older, inefficient equipment with equipment that is Energy Star-rated.
• Make equipment purchases by Sept. 30 so stimulus funding is injected into the economy as quickly as possible.
“Providing nutritious meals in our schools has a direct effect on learning,” Secretary Zahorchak said. “A student who benefits from a healthy diet and quality food is likely to be a more attentive learner who will excel academically.”
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act included nearly $100 million for the purchase of school food service equipment. The U.S. Department of Agriculture allocated nearly $2.9 million of those funds to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, which distributed the funds through a competitive grant process to schools participating in the National School Lunch Program.
Priority in awarding the funds was given to schools that have at least half of their student enrollment eligible for free- and reduced-price meals.
The funding will enable these schools to purchase 222 pieces of equipment in all, including nearly 100 pieces of cooking equipment, more than 60 refrigerators and/or freezers, 20 dishwashers and more than 40 serving lines, salad bars and cabinets.
A complete list of schools receiving the food service equipment funds follows. The list also can be found on the state’s stimulus Web site and the Department of Education’s Web site.
ADAMS COUNTY
Hoffman Homes for Youth – $15,297
ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Clairton City SD
Clairton HS – $35,508
Clairton Elementary – $31,938
Duquesne City SD
Duquesne Consolidated – $28,443
Gateway SD
Pitcairn Elementary – $13,540
Pittsburgh SD
Arsenal Middle School – $32,812
Stevens Thaddeus Elementary – $32,057
Schaeffer Elementary – $32,057
Schaeffer Intermediate – $32,057
Spring Hill Elementary – $32,057
Fort Pitt Elementary (ALA) – $28,183
Northview Elementary – $28,183
Murray Elementary – $28,183
Faison Elementary – $28,183
Kingsley Center – $8,401
Homewood Early Childhood Center – $8,401
Schenley Heights Early Childhood Center – $8,401
McCleary Early Childhood Center – $8,401
Steel Valley SD
Steel Valley HS – $12,890
Sto-Rox SD
Sto-Rox Middle School – $33,127
Foster Kindergarten – $32,940
Sto-Rox Elementary – $32,927
Propel Charter School, Homestead
Propel McKeesport – $5,700
Propel Homestead – $5,700
Propel Andrew St. HS – $5,300
BEAVER COUNTY
Aliquippa SD
Aliquippa Middle School – $36,600
Aliquippa Elementary – $30,468
BEDFORD COUNTY
Tussey Mountain SD
Defiance Elementary – $26,509
BERKS COUNTY
Reading SD
Reading SHS – $63,680
Lauer’s Park Elementary – $9,853
Glenside Elementary – $9,853
Tyson Schoener Elementary – $9,853
Tenth & Penn Elementary – $9,853
Thirteenth & Green Elementary – $9,853
Northwest Elementary – $9,853
Amanda E Stout Elementary – $9,853
Thomas Ford Gateway Magnet School – $9,853
Thomas Ford Elementary – $9,853
Riverside Elementary – $9,853
Glenside Gateway Magnet – $9,853
The Cottage at Reading’s Citadel – $9,853
Tenth & Green Elementary – $9,530
Twelfth & Marion Elementary – $9,530
Sixteenth & Haak Elementary – $9,530
Thirteenth & Union Elementary – $9,530
BLAIR COUNTY
Altoona Area SD
Washington Jefferson Elementary – $23,184
BUCKS COUNTY
Bucks County Youth Center – $16,959
CAMBRIA COUNTY
Commonwealth Technical Institute, Hiram G. Andrews Center – $25,240
CHESTER COUNTY
Holy Family School – $6,500
Devereux Northern Region, Devereux Mapleton HS – $14,000
CLEARFIELD COUNTY
Clearfield Area SD
Girard-Goshen Elementary – $29,368
Centre Elementary – $28,885
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Tresslercare Wilderness School $47,500
DAUPHIN COUNTY
Harrisburg SD
Steele Elementary – $10,924
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Harrisburg
Paradise School – $12,509
Alternative Rehabilitation Communities, Inc.
Alternative Rehabilitation Communities, Locust Street – $19,885
DELAWARE COUNTY
Chester-Upland SD
Stetser Elementary – $47,100
Toby Farms Middle School – $47,100
Smedley Middle School – $35,600
Columbus Elementary – $35,600
Village at Chester Upland – $34,600
Main Street Elementary – $27,600
William Penn SD
Walnut Street Elementary – $12,692
Park Lane Elementary – $5,917
ERIE COUNTY
Erie City SD
Wayne School – $8,873
Edison Elementary – $8,873
Pfeiffer-Burleigh School – $8,873
McKinley School – $8,873
Emerson-Gridley Elementary – $8,873
Wilson Middle School – $8,873
Irving School – $8,873
Diehl Elementary – $8,873
Lincoln School – $8,873
Glenwood Elementary – $8,873
Jefferson School – $8,873
Perry School – $8,873
JoAnna Connell School – $8,873
Millcreek Twp. SD
North Coast School $8,968
FAYETTE COUNTY
Brownsville Area SD
Cardale Elementary – $19,568
Cox-Donahey Elementary – $19,568
Central Elementary – $19,568
Connelsville Area SD
Zachariah Connell Elementary – $36,192
Dunbar Township Elementary – $14,416
Springfield Elementary – $11,145
Penn Grampian Elementary – $7,059
Uniontown Area SD
Lafayette Elementary – $62,631
Colonial IU 1 – $17,909
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Chambersburg Area SD
Stevens Elementary – $15,227
GREENE COUNTY
West Greene SD
Springhill-Freeport Elementary – $17,691
LACKAWANNA COUNTY
Friendship House – $9,653
LANCASTER COUNTY
Hempfield SD
Rohrerstown Education Center – $22,752
Lancaster SD
JP McCaskey HS – $22,570
Carter and MacRae Elementary – $9,500
Price Elementary – $9,500
LEBANON COUNTY
Lebanon SD
Northwest Elementary – $40,671
LEHIGH COUNTY
Allentown City SD
Harrison Morton Middle School – $24,000
Frances Raub Middle School – $24,000
LUZERNE COUNTY
Hazleton Area SD
Arthur Street Elementary – $35,000
Wilkes Barre Area SD
Dodson Elementary – $16,960
Daniel J Flood Elementary – $13,382
Wyoming Valley West SD
Main Street Elementary – $26,745
Pringle Street Elementary – $26,132
Schuyler Avenue Elementary – $26,132
State Street Elementary – $6,642
LYCOMING COUNTY
Williamsport Area SD
Jackson Elementary – $35,320
Laurel Youth Services, La Sa Quik Residential Treatment – $8,050
MIFFLIN COUNTY
Mifflin County School District
Buchanan Elementary School – $5,900
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Norristown Area School District
Stewart Middle School – $28,095
Eisenhower Middle School – $15,482
Hancock Elementary – $15,482
Marshall Street Elementary – $15,022
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
Bethlehem Area SD
Fountain Hill Elementary – $11,595
Freemansburg Elementary – $11,595
William Penn Elementary – $11,595
Northampton County Juvenile Court Home – $22,893
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY
Shamokin Area SD
Shamokin Area Elementary – $11,500
PERRY COUNTY
Susquenita SD
Susquenita Middle School – $16,000
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
School District of Philadelphia
Roxborough HS – $83,906
Bok HS – $81,065
Mastbaum HS – $81,065
Sayre Middle School – $81,061
Germantown HS – $81,061
Belmont Academy Charter School – $9,728
Folk Arts – Cultural Treasure Charter School – $11,684
Philadelphia Health Management Corp., The Bridge – $14,251
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Ringgold SD
Donora Elementary – $69,849
WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Monessen City SD
Monessen Elementary – $15,282
Champion Christian School-South – $6,468
Outside In School of Experiential Education – $27,798
WYOMING COUNTY
St. Michael’s School – $9,839
YORK COUNTY
York City SD
Devers Elementary – $28,317
Hannah Penn Middle School – $14,159
Davis Elementary – $12,474