As indicated in the Department of Public Instruction's June 8th press release, State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster announced that a legal settlement with Microsoft over software purchases in Wisconsin will provide benefits to more than 850 eligible schools in the state.

The Microsoft-Wisconsin Cy Pres Program is the result of a settlement that was reached in class action lawsuits about certain Microsoft software acquired by consumers and businesses for use in Wisconsin. Under the terms of the court-approved settlement agreement, a cy pres award in the form of vouchers will be distributed to “eligible schools” in Wisconsin.

The purpose of this cy pres program is to extend the benefits of technology to eligible Wisconsin public schools in which at least 33 1/3 percent of attending students come from low-income households, based on fall 2005 free and reduced-price school lunch data. School districts with eligible schools will apply to receive vouchers that can be redeemed over a four-year period for cash reimbursement for a variety of technology products and services. The products include both hardware and software and are not limited to specific brand names. The total amount of vouchers available for eligible public schools is estimated to be between $75 and $80 million. The exact value is scheduled for announcement in mid-2009.

District Administrators of school districts that have eligible schools will receive a letter from Settlement Claims Administrator during the week of June 8th with details on how to apply. Eligible schools are public schools, including 2r charter schools and BIA tribal schools, that had at least 33 1/3 percent of their students eligible for free and reduced lunch in the fall of 2005. For more information about the program, including information on product eligibility, see the website at http://MicrosoftWIK12.com.

For questions on the registration process, please contact Customer Service Center at 1-866-903-1218.

The amounts below are ESTIMATES by district which may change depending on the final amount of funding available. The estimates are broken down by school in this spreadsheet: Est_MS_2005_06.xls.

	District	Estimate		District	Estimate

1	21st Century Prep Sch	$101,976	108	Mellen	$83,435
2	Abbotsford	$176,405	109	Melrose-Mindoro	$40,790
3	Acad of Learning & Leadership	$58,802	110	Menasha	$320,761
4	Adams-Friendship Area	$522,064	111	Menominee Indian	$243,418
5	Algoma	$99,062	112	Menominee Tribal School	$55,888
6	Alma Center	$112,306	113	Menomonie Area	$451,343
7	Almond-Bancroft	$56,683	114	Merrill Area	$254,807
8	Altoona	$258,781	115	Middleton-Cross Plains	$94,560
9	Antigo	$694,496	116	Milwaukee	$24,143,932
10	Appleton Area	$1,000,424	117	Milwaukee Acad of Science	$253,748
11	Arcadia	$183,557	118	Milwaukee College Prep Sch	$116,279
12	Argyle	$530	119	Monroe	$184,351
13	Ashland	$587,487	120	Montello	$104,625
14	Augusta	$158,129	121	Necedah Area	$211,103
15	Barron Area	$223,552	122	Neenah	$145,945
16	Bayfield	$120,782	123	Neillsville	$302,220
17	BEAM	$201,568	124	Nekoosa	$120,782
18	Beaver Dam	$249,245	125	New Auburn	$51,385
19	Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine	$68,072	126	New Lisbon	$103,830
20	Beloit	$1,887,482	127	New London	$73,105
21	Berlin Area	$284,738	128	Niagara	$54,034
22	Birchwood	$79,197	129	Norris	$17,746
23	Black Hawk	$47,942	130	North Crawford	$85,289
24	Black River Falls	$319,966	131	North Fond du Lac	$114,955
25	Blair-Taylor	$97,738	132	Northland Pines	$86,613
26	Bloomer	$132,171	133	Northwood	$117,868
27	Boscobel Area	$245,802	134	Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton	$178,789
28	Bowler	$120,517	135	Oconto	$113,365
29	Brillion	$265	136	Oconto Falls	$147,534
30	Bruce	$159,718	137	Omro	$265
31	Burlington Area	$99,857	138	Onalaska	$78,667
32	Butternut	$49,266	139	Oneida Nation School	$102,771
33	Cadott Community	$114,955	140	Oshkosh Area	$979,234
34	Cameron	$144,885	141	Osseo-Fairchild	$28,606
35	Capitol West Academy	$17,746	142	Owen-Withee	$114,160
36	Cashton	$139,058	143	Parkview	$2,119
37	Cassville	$31,785	144	Pepin Area	$38,936
38	Central City Cyberschool	$88,732	145	Phelps	$47,412
39	Chetek	$267,256	146	Phillips	$169,518
40	Clayton	$116,544	147	Platteville	$162,632
41	Clinton Community	$15,363	148	Port Edwards	$48,207
42	Clintonville	$267,786	149	Portage Community	$113,365
43	Coleman	$128,728	150	Prairie du Chien Area	$204,482
44	Colfax	$3,708	151	Prairie Farm	$21,190
45	Columbus	$82,640	152	Prentice	$59,861
46	Cornell	$138,263	153	Racine	$2,128,781
47	Crivitz	$129,788	154	Reedsburg	$63,569
48	Cudahy	$379,562	155	Reedsville	$265
49	Cumberland	$207,130	156	Rhinelander	$394,925
50	D C Everest Area	$208,720	157	Rib Lake	$61,450
51	De Soto Area	$33,374	158	Rice Lake Area	$74,429
52	Delavan-Darien	$496,636	159	Richland	$147,269
53	DLH Academy	$69,397	160	River Ridge	$91,911
54	Drummond Area	$91,646	161	River Valley	$55,358
55	Durand	$80,256	162	Riverdale	$208,720
56	East Troy Community	$156,010	163	Royall	$51,650
57	Eau Claire Area	$757,006	164	Saint Croix Falls	$22,249
58	Elcho	$101,976	165	Sauk Prairie	$29,136
59	Flambeau	$166,605	166	Sch for Early Dvlpt & Achieve	$17,217
60	Florence	$101,976	167	Seneca	$51,385
61	Fond du Lac	$491,074	168	Sharon J11	$84,759
62	Fort Atkinson	$74,959	169	Shawano	$473,327
63	Frederic	$142,766	170	Sheboygan Area	$1,134,714
64	Gillett	$134,026	171	Shell Lake	$81,316
65	Gilman	$131,377	172	Siren	$134,026
66	Gilmanton	$43,969	173	Solon Springs	$92,705
67	Glidden	$58,537	174	South Milwaukee	$218,785
68	Goodman-Armstrong	$46,882	175	South Shore	$53,239
69	Granton Area	$76,813	176	Sparta Area	$468,295
70	Grantsburg	$149,918	177	Spooner Area	$224,612
71	Green Bay Area	$3,195,158	178	Stanley-Boyd Area	$230,969
72	Greenfield	$71,516	179	Stevens Point Area	$388,303
73	Greenwood	$121,577	180	Sturgeon Bay	$58,007
74	Hayward Community	$514,912	181	Sun Prairie Area	$122,106
75	Hillsboro	$161,572	182	Superior	$932,352
76	Hurley	$180,378	183	Thorp	$165,545
77	Independence	$58,537	184	Tigerton	$93,500
78	Janesville	$762,303	185	Tomah Area	$241,564
79	Jefferson	$70,191	186	Tomahawk	$159,188
80	Johnson Creek	$265	187	Tri-County Area	$212,428
81	Kaukauna Area	$38,671	188	Turtle Lake	$94,824
82	Kenosha	$3,242,305	189	Two Rivers	$72,045
83	Kewaunee	$2,649	190	Unity	$297,187
84	Kickapoo Area	$128,463	191	Viroqua Area	$200,509
80	Johnson Creek	$265	187	Tri-County Area	$212,428
81	Kaukauna Area	$38,671	188	Turtle Lake	$94,824
82	Kenosha	$3,242,305	189	Two Rivers	$72,045
83	Kewaunee	$2,649	190	Unity	$297,187
84	Kickapoo Area	$128,463	191	Viroqua Area	$200,509
85	Kimberly Area	$1,324	192	Wabeno Area	$159,718
86	La Crosse	$1,068,231	193	Washburn	$104,890
87	La Farge	$65,953	194	Watertown	$210,574
88	Lac Courte Oreilles School	$68,602	195	Waukesha	$559,411
89	Lac du Flambeau #1	$117,868	196	Waupaca	$66,748
90	Ladysmith-Hawkins	$257,986	197	Waupun	$31,785
91	Lake Geneva J1	$364,200	198	Wausau	$715,156
92	Lake Holcombe	$113,365	199	Wausaukee	$173,227
93	Laona	$76,283	200	Wautoma Area	$413,996
94	Lena	$23,309	201	Wauwatosa	$2,914
95	Linn J4	$37,347	202	Wauzeka-Steuben	$41,055
96	Loyal	$97,208	203	Webster	$199,184
97	Maasai Institute	closed	204	West Allis	$943,741
98	Madison Metropolitan	$3,230,916	205	Westfield	$223,023
99	Manitowoc	$546,167	206	Weston	$62,510
100	Maple	$38,142	207	Weyauwega-Fremont	$530
101	Marinette	$306,987	208	Weyerhaeuser Area	$30,725
102	Marion	$85,024	209	White Lake	$65,953
103	Markesan	$41,850	210	Whitehall	$131,907
104	Marshall	$3,973	211	Whitewater	$98,268
105	Marshfield	$95,089	212	Wild Rose	$51,385
106	Mauston	$255,072	213	Winter	$100,652
107	Medford Area	$59,861	214	Wisconsin Dells	$162,102
			215	Wisconsin Rapids	$365,789
			216	Wonewoc-Union Center	$61,450
			217	YMCA Young Leaders Acad	$137,999
				Grand Total (Est)	$75,000,000

For questions about this information, contact Stephen N. Sanders (608) 266-3856

Last updated on 6/9/2009 8:47:18 AM

Microsoft settlement cy pres estimates