FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
S
TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Chairman
Members
DR. AKSHAY DESAI
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
PHOEBE RAULERSON
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
LINDA K. TAYLOR
Dr. Eric J. Smith
Commissioner of Education
Contact Information:
Nancy Teger
(850) 245-0874
nancy.teger@fldoe.org
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
District Superintendents
FROM:
Dr.
Frances Haithcock
DATE:
August 28, 2008
SUBJECT:
Specific Appropriation 89 - Library Media Allocation
Specific Appropriation 82a of the 2008 General Appropriations Act earmarked $14,307,419 of
instructional materials funds for library media materials. Each district’s per pupil allocation is listed on the
attached copy of the Instructional Materials funding table.
The library media categorical funds are earmarked for a specific purpose – the purchase of library media
resources to be checked out through the school library by students and teachers. Specifically, library
media materials include those items normally purchased under Function 6200 (Instructional Media
Resources). These items include library books, reference materials, audiovisual and electronic media,
and periodical and/or information database subscriptions. Equipment purchases, class sets of resources,
and supplies are not eligible expenditures from these funds (Section 1006.40 (4), F.S.).
Additionally, materials acquired with these funds are to be cataloged and inventoried as part of the library
media collection. Any funds not expended at the end of the year may be carried forward to be used for
the same purpose in the subsequent fiscal year.
If you have additional questions, please contact Nancy Teger in the Bureau of Instruction and Innovation
at (850) 245-0874 or by email to nancy.teger@fldoe.org.
FH/nt
Attachment
DR. FRANCES HAITHCOCK
CHANCELLOR OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
