Missouri Lottery Proceeds Allocation (FY 1994 to 2008)

The following is a comprehensive list of the allocation of Missouri Lottery proceeds from fiscal years 1994 to 2008. The Lottery's proceeds are allocated annually by the Missouri Legislature to various programs provided through the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Missouri Department of Higher Education.

From fiscal years 1986 to 1993, Lottery profits were deposited in the state's General Revenue Fund, which included funds for Missouri's public education. In August 1992, Missouri voters approved Amendement 11, which earmarked Lottery proceeds for public education. The law went into effect on July 1, 2003, the beginning of fiscal year 1994.

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

$946,663,826 - Foundation Program (FY 1994-2008)

State aid distribution to schools, transportation, gifted, special education and early childhood special education services

$81,900,000 - Career Ladder (FY 1994-1996)

Salary supplements for teachers through the Excellence in Education Act

$17,600,000 - Early Childhood Special Education (FY 1995-1996)

Reimburse school districts that offer programs for preschool children with special needs

$5,780,000 - At-Risk Students (FY 1994-1995)

Continue programs established for children at risk of academic failure

$4,700,000 - Vocational Education (FY 1994-1996)

Incentives to offer high-quality programs, match requests to replace worn, obsolete equipment and provide short-term supplemental training to adults

$85,407,530 - A+ Schools Program (FY 2002-2008)

Students from a designated A+ School may qualify for state-paid assistance to attend a state public community college or technical school

$43,400,000 - Incentive Grants (FY 1994-2001)

To develop or duplicate innovative instructional projects that meet local needs

$36,344,736 - Safe Schools Initiative (FY 1997-2005)

Educational programs to serve violent, disruptive and abusive students

$40,123,030 - Public Placement Excess Cost Program (FY 2003-2008)

Provide education services to students in residential placements through the Missouri Department of Mental Health or the Missouri Division of Family Services

$31,600,000 - Technology Grants Program (FY 1994-2003)

Grants to acquire computer hardware and software, lab equipment and other technology; train teachers in technology

$36,325,488 - Special Education Excess Costs (FY 2002, 2006-2008)

Reimburse school districts for costs of serving children with individualized education programs exceeding three times the current expenditure per average daily attendance

$19,600,000 - Vocational Rehabilitation Program (FY 1995-2008)

Assist clients who have disabilities to obtain employment by diagnosis, physical restoration, training, placement and other related services

$14,300,000 - Minimum Salary (FY 1994-1996)

Guaranteed that teachers receive a minimum salary of $18,000; program ended 1995-96

$18,274,520 - Performance Based Assessment Program (FY 2004-2005, 2007-2008)

Continued development, administration and scoring of the statewide Missouri Assessment Program (MAP)

$13,400,000 - Reading Assessment Program (FY 2001-2002)

Grants to schools for reading assessment and early-grade intervention strategies

$19,281,914 - Classroom Trust Fund (FY 2007-2008)

Funds distributed to school districts qualified to receive state aid on an average daily attendance basis; funds spent at the discretion of the local school districts.

$6,110,699 - Pupil Testing Program (FY 1994, 1996-2003)

Performance-based evaluation system for Missouri students

$5,100,000 - Disability Services (FY 1994)

Provide screening and therapeutic services to children ages 3-4 with disabilities

$4,673,770 - Maintenance/Repair State Schools (FY 1995-2007)

Repair projects at the state-operated schools for severely handicapped children, the Missouri School for the Deaf and the Missouri School for the Blind.

$4,400,000 - Caring Communities Program (FY 1994-2000, 2002)

Promotes cooperation among schools and state/local agencies in meeting the needs of high-risk children and their families

$2,924,700 - Enhancing Missouri's Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies (FY 2008)

Grants for 100 eMINTS/Mathmatics, Engineering Technology and Science (METS) classrooms.

$2,700,000 - Vocational Facilities (FY 2000)

Design, renovation, construction and improvements at vocational technical schools in Springfield, Cape Girardeau, Neosho, Lexington and Braggadocio

$2,597,500 - Professional Development (FY 1996-2002)

For educators, including Leadership in Educational Administration Development Program

$2,600,000 - Future Minority Teacher Scholarships (FY 1996-2008)

For minority teacher education students in approved programs at four-year colleges or universities in Missouri

$3,205,569 - Character Education Initiatives (FY 2002-2008)

Teacher training and resources for schools to emphasize the importance of universal values such as responsibility, respect, trustworthiness, fairness, caring and citizenship

$2,110,048 - College Credit (FY 2000-2002, 2008)

Courses, exams and other expenses to help high school students receive college credit

$1,548,936 - Missouri Scholars and Fine Arts Academies (FY 1996-2005)

Gifted academies for high-achieving students

$1,300,000 - Professional, Curriculum and Test Development (FY 1995)

Professional development for educators, the continuation of a curriculum and assessment framework for children ages 3-7; development of a statewide assessment system

$1,200,000 - E-Government Initiatives (FY 2002)

Consolidation of entitlement and competitive grants; streamline administration and application processes; and create on-line Internet applications that tie district planning to the Missouri School Improvement Program requirements

$1,200,000 - Capital Improvements (FY 1995)

Corrective construction and repairs to various state schools, including $1 million for Stark Hall at the Missouri School for the Deaf

$1,067,679 - Advanced Placement/Dual Credit (FY 2004-2005)

Courses, exams and other expenses that lead to high school students receiving college credit and Advanced Placement examination fees for low-income families

$1,000,000 - School-Age Child Care Program (FY 2008)

Grants for after-school programs to focus on Mathematics, Engineering Technology and Science (METS) and/or health and wellness

$997,920 - Administration Costs (FY 1998-2006)

General administrative expenses and equipment

$789,000 - Warrensburg Area Vocational School (FY 1998)

Construction of additional laboratory facilities and classrooms at the Warrensburg Area Vocational School in Warrensburg

$870,000 - Early-Grade Literacy (FY 2003-2008)

Professional development activities related to the Early-Grade Literacy Programs offered at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau

$700,000 - Research on Education Programs (FY 1994-2000)

Programs that improve academic achievement

$600,000 - Parents As Teachers Program (FY 1994-1995)

Developmental screening services for children, birth to age 5

$300,000 - Project Construct (FY 1994)

About 900 teachers and administrators were trained in the methods of Project Construct.

$250,000 - Teacher Training (FY 1994)

Statewide mathematics teacher training program

$5,325,000- Virtual Schools (FY 2007-2008)

Establish a virtual public school using technology, intranet and/or Internet methods of communication.

$110,880 - Planning and Evaluation Support (FY 1997)

Evaluate educational programs

$72,500 - The Leadership Academy (FY 1994)

School administrator training

$57,284 - Information Technology Services Division (FY2006)

Personal service and/or expense and equipment

$50,000 - Assessment Center (FY 1994)

Stipends through the Excellence in Education Act

$16,840 - State Board of Education-Operated School Programs (FY 2008)

These funds were used for expenses and equipment for these programs

Missouri Department of Higher Education

$863,994,651 - Four-Year Campuses General Funding (FY 1995-2008)

Salaries, equipment and library purchases, and institution-based student financial aid at each of the higher education locations; represents about 9 percent of the total state funding to each four-year institution

$124,394,312 - Capital Improvements (FY 1995-2000, 2006)

Various renovations, repairs and new construction on campuses throughout the state

$59,559,068 - Community Colleges General Funding (FY 1996-2008)

Instructional salaries, equipment and expenditures in certain categories such as workforce preparation, performance funding and maintenance and repair

$39,000,000 - Maintenance and Repairs (FY 1994-1996)

Maintenance and repair projects throughout various institutions

$35,186,667 - Missouri College Guarantee Fund (FY 1995-1999, 2003-2008)

Provides scholarships to Missouri post-secondary students based on financial need and academic achievement up to a maximum of 10 semesters

$19,000,000 - Americans With Disabilities Act (FY 1994)

Colleges and universities compliance with the federal Americans With Disabilities Act

$22,100,000 - Information Technology (FY 1996-1997)

State-of-the-art networked computers and library information technology; and state coordination of academic libraries at colleges and universities and community colleges

$12,230 2000 - Community Colleges Courses (FY 2000)

Out-of-district courses taught at authorized locations

$6,700,000 - University Of Missouri Endowed Chairs (FY 1995-1996)

Generate an additional $8 million in funding for world class teachers and researchers

$6,300,000 - Academic Equipment (FY 1996)

Scientific, computer and other academic equipment

$5,500,000 - Library Acquisitions and Related Needs (FY 1995)

Books, periodicals, on-line data bases, CD-ROM media and various new resources

$2,500,000 - University of Missouri (FY 2008)

For the Missouri Research and Education Network (MOREnet)

$1,500,000 - Library Technology, Computer Networking for Two-Year Institutions (FY 1995)

Assure that academic libraries are accessible electronically within and between campuses; and for scientific, computer or other academic equipment

$1.4 million - Equipment purchase for the University of Missouri-Rolla (FY 1998)

Engineering equipment for the Rolla campus

$1,000,000 - University of Missouri-Kansas City (FY 2005-2006)

Dental equipment for the Dental School on the Kansas City campus

$900,000 - Missouri State University-West Plains (FY 1998)

Equipment for the West Plains campus.

$714,000 - Bootheel Education Center at Malden (FY 1995-1996)

Expand the center provided through Southeast Missouri State University

$550,000 - Marguerite Ross Barnett Scholarship (FY 1995-2000)

Need-based scholarship to part-time students who are employed 20 hours or more per week

$418,000 - Southwest Missouri State University at the West Plains Campus Missions Expansions (FY 1995-1996)

Increased the number of full-time faculty members

$100,000 - Small Business Development Center at Northwest Missouri State University (FY 1995-1996)

Expand small business development services provided in northwest Missouri.

$50,000 - Metropolitan Community College Public Safety Program (FY 1998)

Study to determine if Metropolitan Community College should create and operate a facility in eastern Jackson County to house a police academy and emergency training programs.