FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
S
TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Chairman
Members
PETER BOULWARE
DR. AKSHAY DESAI
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
JOHN R. PADGET
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
LINDA K. TAYLOR
Commissioner of Education
Contact Information:
Diane Vaccari
(850) 245-0874
diane.vaccari@fldoe.org
DPS: 2009-158
MEMORANDUM
TO:
District Superintendents
FROM:
Dr.
Frances Haithcock
DATE:
September 11, 2009
SUBJECT: SPECIFIC APPROPRIATIONS 5A AND 76 - LIBRARY MEDIA ALLOCATION
Specific Appropriations 5A and 76 of the 2009 General Appropriations Act designated $11,908,421 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 intended 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), Florida
Statutes).
Additionally, materials acquired with these funds must 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 Diane Vaccari in the Bureau of Curriculum and
Instruction at (850) 245-0874 or by email at diane.vaccari@fldoe.org.
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Attachment
DR. FRANCES HAITHCOCK
CHANCELLOR OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1502 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
