 Due to the temporary nature of the funding, schools were repeatedly advised to use the funds for one-time expenditures like acquiring equipment, making repairs to buildings, training teachers to provide more effective instruction or purchasing textbooks, computers and software.In July 2003 and 2004, Lancaster School District received a federal grant which was run by the PDE.The grant calls for the establishment and sustainability of community learning centers that provide additional educational services to students in high-poverty and low-performing schools.