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Funding the future: Placer County schools get $5.1 million from a grant for art, music and PE programs.

The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, CA)

| August 16, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Sacramento Bee. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Niesha Lofing

Aug. 16--Students throughout Placer County may find things a bit nicer in their physical education, arts and music classes this year.

New instruments and sheet music may await them in band class. New tumbling mats in the gym. Heart monitors in PE class. Risers for their choir performances.

The new additions are thanks to Placer County school districts being allocated a $5.1 million slice of a statewide grant for arts, music and physical education programs.

Schools across California collectively received $500 million in grants for arts, music and physical education programs this year.

The funding -- which must be used for professional development, equipment and supplies -- was approved in the 2006-07 state budget.

Each school district received two installments of its respective money -- 75 percent…

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