▁the ▁program ' s ▁standards ▁aligned ▁curr icul um , ▁the ▁state ▁provided ▁a ▁grant ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁costs ▁of ▁materials ▁and ▁extensive ▁mand atory ▁teacher ▁training . ▁The ▁district ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁three - year ▁implementation ▁plan ▁for ▁the ▁particip ating ▁school . ▁They ▁had ▁to ▁appoint ▁a ▁district ▁l ia ison ▁who ▁was ▁paid ▁$ 3 0 0 0 ▁by ▁P DE ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁condu it ▁of ▁all ▁information ▁between ▁the ▁district ▁and ▁the ▁Department ▁and ▁its ▁agents ▁along ▁with ▁subm itting ▁orders ▁and ▁distrib uting ▁supplies ▁to ▁implementing ▁teachers . ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 - 0 7 ▁state ▁education ▁budget , ▁$ 1 0 ▁million ▁was ▁allocated . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 6 - 0 7 ▁State ▁Education ▁Bud get ▁provided ▁$ 6 3 5 ▁million ▁in ▁new ▁sp ending ▁for ▁pre - K ▁through ▁ 1 2 th ▁gr ades ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 - 0 7 ▁school ▁year . ▁This ▁marks ▁an ▁ 8 - percent ▁increase ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 5 - 0 6 ▁public ▁school ▁fund ing . ▁The ▁grant ▁program ▁was ▁expanded ▁to ▁$ 1 4 . 5 ▁million ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 - 0 9 ▁budget . ▁The ▁grant ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁by ▁Governor ▁R end ell ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁massive ▁state ▁budget ▁crisis . ▁ ▁Federal ▁Stim ulus ▁grant ▁New ▁Castle ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁received ▁an ▁extra ▁$ 8 ,