Pennsylvania Education Secretary Announces Nearly $2.9 Million in Recovery Grants for School Food Services

More than 130 schools will benefit from new equipment to help meet students' nutritional needs while saving energy, investing in economy

HARRISBURG, Pa., June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- 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, Education Secretary Gerald L. Zahorchak said today.

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.

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, www.Recovery.PA.gov, and the Department of Education's Web site, www.pde.state.pa.us.

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

    CONTACT:
    Michael Race
    (717) 783-9802

SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Education