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BCPL Presents School Library Aids Check to DPI
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | April 19, 2012
On Tuesday, the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands presented a check for $32.5 million to DPI for school library aids. The check represents interest earned on loans made by BCPL to local units of governments or schools for improvements or purchases. BCPL Executive Secretary Tia Nelson said “We like to think of ourselves as the statewide lender that pays local dividends.”
The Common School Fund was established as part of Wisconsin’s Constitution in 1848, managed by the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. The Commissioners: Sec. of State Lafollette, State Treasurer Schuller, and Attorney General Van Hollen serve as a constitutional requirement of their jobs. This year’s check for $32.5 million is the fourth largest check made to DPI for school library aids, equating to about $26 per student statewide. The three highest amounts were $35.3 million in 2009, $35 million in 2008, and $33.6 million in 2011.
State Superintendent Evers said the money is a lifeline for school libraries and can be used for books, online learning programs, and computers for school libraries. Recently DPI released a digital learning plan and Evers is encouraging districts to use this money to implement the digital learning program or purchase the necessary equipment to implement the program.
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