Three school districts in the Butler County area are among 67 in the state to receive special grant money as part of the No Child Left Behind Act.

Allegheny-Clarion Valley, Butler and Slippery Rock school districts each received money as part of the Enhancing Education Through Technology grant program.

A total of $10.5 million was awarded to public and charter schools in Pennsylvania.

A-C Valley received $29,994; Butler received $187,480; and Slippery Rock received $55,219.

The federal No Child Left Behind act requires states to come up with a plan to have every child proficient or above in math and reading by 2014.

xamples of how the money can be used include improving student achievement, helping teachers integrate technology into the curriculum or supporting an evaluation of projects undertaken with program funding.

Jerry Slamecka, an assistant superintendent at Butler, said 181 schools in Pennsylvania submitted requests for the money, but funding was only available for 67.

"We're very fortunate to have had our request (for funding) approved," he said.

According to rules of how the money must be spent, 25 percent must go toward staff development.

That portion of Butler's money - $50,875 - will be used to contract services with Duquesne University for technology workshops for teachers at the junior high school and Oakland Elementary School. The program will be taught over the summer, Slamecka said.

Other things the grant is being used for include:

12 Dell computers and one server for the junior high school math lab.

Installation of a wireless network at the junior high school.

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All three schools also received grant money for the 2005-06 school year, but plans for that money have not been released.