Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell, D-Theresa, announced that the Norwood-Norfolk Central School District has received additional funding for their pre-K program for the 2015-16 school year. In the 2015-16 state budget, Norwood-Norfolk schools received $127,863 in pre-K funding, and the district has now received an additional $183,680 for their program.
“This additional funding is great news for Norwood-Norfolk families,” Assemblywoman Russell said. “The pre-K program received a tremendous boost financially and has the ability to acquire greater resources and better prepare our kids for the future.”
Russell has always shown a strong commitment to schools in her district and has consistently fought to ensure our students receive the best education possible. In addition to the pre-K funding the school received this year, Norwood-Norfolk schools received $123,829 last year, for a total of over $435,000 in the past two years.
Russell also noted that the 2015-16 state budget included a 3.89 percent increase in funding for the Norwood-Norfolk Central School District as well as a 98 percent restoration of funding cut due to the Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA).
“Education is the key to success,” Assemblywoman Russell said. “Strengthening our schools and ensuring they have the resources needed to provide a high-quality education will put our kids on the path to a bright future.”
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