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General
| Service or Program | Basic Formula |
| Authority | State: Section 163.031, RSMo |
| Service or
Program Description |
General aid to school districts. |
| Eligible
Recipients or Participants |
All public school districts. |
| Funding or
Grants Available |
Based on an equalizing formula described in Section 163.031, RSMo, which provides equal access to combined state and local revenues for each penny of local property tax. |
| Access Procedures | Payments are generated based on data submitted on the Core Data submissions, the Annual Secretary of the Board Report, and the Annual Report of the County Clerk to the State Board of Education. |
| Contact | Director, School Finance MO Department of Elementary and Secondary Education P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 Telephone: (573) 751-0357 |
| Service or Program | Cigarette Tax, Fair Share Fund |
| Authority | State: Section 149.015, RSMo |
| Service or
Program Description |
General aid to school districts. |
| Eligible
Recipients or Participants |
All public school districts. |
| Funding or
Grants Available |
Distributed on same ratio as district’s ADA bears to state total ADA (flat grant) |
| Access Procedures | None. Core Data Submission triggers payments. |
| Contact | Director, School Finance MO Department of Elementary and Secondary Education P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 Telephone: (573) 751-0357 |
| Service or Program | County Foreign Insurance Tax Money - Free Textbook Fund |
| Authority | State: Section 148.360, RSMo |
| Service or
Program Description |
Provides for textbooks, instructional materials, and contracted educational television services. |
| Eligible
Recipients or Participants |
All public school districts. |
| Funding or
Grants Available |
Distributed on same ratio as district’s fall membership bears to State total membership (flat grant). |
| Access Procedures | None. Core Data Submission triggers payments. |
| Contact | Director, School Finance MO Department of Elementary and Secondary Education P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 Telephone: (573) 751-0357 |
| Service or Program | Impact Aid, Public Law 81-874 |
| Authority | Federal: Public Law 81-874, as amended by Public Law 95-561 |
| Service or
Program Description |
Impact Aid provides direct federal funds to school districts having 400 or more students, or 3 percent or more of the average daily attendance (ADA), composed of children who live with parents or guardians who live and/or work on federal property or are employed on federal property. Also, districts that have had 10 percent or more of the assessed valuation of real property removed by the federal government since 1938 are eligible for limited financial assistance. The law provides assistance of construction of minimum school facilities when substantial increases in school enrollment occur as a result of increased federal activity. |
| Eligible
Recipients or Participants |
Any public school district meeting the above criteria is eligible to apply. |
| Funding or
Grants Available |
Funds are paid by the federal government on a formula basis directly to eligible school districts. |
| Access Procedures | An annual application must be submitted to the U.S. Department of Education, Director of Impact Aid Program, prior to January 31 each year. |
| Contact | Director, School Core Data MO Department of Elementary and Secondary Education P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 Telephone: (573) 751-9060 |
| Service or Program | Proposition "C," School District Trust Fund |
| Authority | State: Section 163.087, RSMo |
| Service or
Program Description |
General aid to school districts. Revenue generated from one-cent state sales tax. |
| Eligible
Recipients or Participants |
All public school districts. |
| Funding or
Grants Available |
Distributed on same ratio as district’s eligible pupils bear to state total eligible pupils (flat grant). |
| Access Procedures | Core Data Submission triggers payments. |
| Contact | Director, School Finance MO Department of Elementary and Secondary Education P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 Telephone: (573) 751-0357 |
| Service or Program | School Laws |
| Authority | State: Section 161.092, RSMo |
| Service or
Program Description |
Provide resource materials relating to the state and federal laws and regulations that affect the public schools. |
| Eligible
Recipients or Participants |
Elementary and secondary school faculty, staff, and administrative personnel, parents, and other school patrons. |
| Funding or
Grants Available |
This program provides services only. No funds are distributed to participants or school districts. |
| Access Procedures | Materials are made available through direct contact with the section. |
| Contact | Director, School Laws and Legislation MO Department of Elementary and Secondary Education P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 Telephone: (573) 751-3527 |
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Related Sites: |
Missouri 
Department of
Elementary &
Secondary Education
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Howard Jones, Project SUCCESS
Coordinator.
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of Elementary and Secondary Education
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