Madison City Schools Superintendent Dr. Ed Nichols joined Huntsville and Madison County school leaders Oct. 17 in the annual kickoff for federal Impact Aid money. (Dr. Nichols explains here (https://youtu.be/
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Impact Aid is money the federal government pays local school systems to offset education taxes that don’t come from employers on tax exempt government property. Parents whose workplaces qualify must complete the Impact Aid form to qualify the school district for this extra money.
The Army, NASA, FBI, FAA, federal courthouse and U.S. postal service, TVA and defense/aerospace operations on Redstone Arsenal are examples of such employers. Approximately one-fourth of the students in Madison City Schools are military connected.
Redstone Arsenal Garrison Commander Col. Erin Eike joined Dr. Nichols, Huntsville Schools Supt. Dr. Clarence Sutton and Madison County Schools Superintendent Mr. Ken Kubik in urging parents to partner with schools in garnering Impact Aid funds simply by filling out the forms.
Redstone's Garrison Commander Col. Erin Eike with school superintendents Dr. Ed Nichols (MCS), Dr. Clarence Sutton (Huntsville) and Mr. Ken Kubik (Madison County). JCHS Principal Dr. Kerry Donaldson at far left.
Madison City Schools has received $5.5 million in federal Impact Aid funds since 1999 and approximately $15 million in related DoDEA education grants. Huntsville and Madison County have also received millions of dollars in federal Impact Aid over those years.
School districts only get this money, however, by parents filling out federal Impact Aid forms that confirm employment on tax-exempt federal property. The online forms are accessible through PowerSchool and much quicker to fill out than the previous paper forms.
Impact Aid dollars are factored per child. The form process has been streamlined so families with more than one student need only register one child and the others will automatically be populated in the online form.
The deadline to complete Impact Aid forms is October 31. Appropriations are based on the number of parents/guardians who work on federal property and/or families living on federal property such as base housing or public housing. Approximately 26 percent of students in Madison City Schools have a parent employed on federal property, so Impact Aid can be very substantial.
Col. David Mullack, a JCHS parent, fills out Impact Aid form with JC Principal Dr. Kerry Donaldson, superintendents and Redstone Garrison Commander Col Erin Eike behind him.
