▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ' s ▁Environment al ▁Education ▁gr ants , ▁PA ▁Science ▁Its ▁Element ary ▁gr ants , ▁Education ▁Ass istance ▁Gr ants ▁nor ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁Century ▁learning ▁gr ants . ▁ ▁Federal ▁Stim ulus ▁grant ▁Sol an co ▁School ▁District ▁received ▁an ▁extra ▁$ 3 , 8 8 5 , 5 7 2 ▁in ▁American ▁Rec overy ▁and ▁Rein vest ment ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁( AR RA ) ▁- ▁Federal ▁Stim ulus ▁money ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁specific ▁programs ▁like ▁special ▁education ▁and ▁meeting ▁the ▁academic ▁needs ▁of ▁low - in come ▁students . ▁The ▁fund ing ▁was ▁limited ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1 ▁school ▁years . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁temporary ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁fund ing , ▁schools ▁were ▁repeatedly ▁ad vised ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁funds ▁for ▁one - time ▁exp end it ures ▁like : ▁acqu iring ▁equipment , ▁making ▁rep airs ▁to ▁buildings , ▁training ▁teachers ▁to ▁provide ▁more ▁effective ▁instruction ▁or ▁purch asing ▁books ▁and ▁software . ▁ ▁Race ▁to ▁the ▁Top ▁grant ▁Sol an co ▁School ▁District ▁officials ▁did ▁not ▁apply ▁for ▁the ▁federal ▁Race ▁to ▁the ▁Top ▁grant ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁provided ▁nearly ▁one - half ▁million ▁dollars ▁in ▁additional ▁federal ▁fund ing ▁to ▁improve ▁student ▁academic ▁achiev ement . ▁Part icip ation ▁required ▁the ▁administration , ▁the ▁school ▁board ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁teachers ' ▁union ▁to ▁sign ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁prior