 The amount of increase each school district receives was set by Governor Edward G. Rendell and then Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak, as a part of the state budget proposal given each February.This was the second year of the Governors policy to fund some districts at a far greater rate than others.In the 2009-2010 budget year, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania provided a 2% increase in Basic Education Funding to East Stroudsburg Area SD for a total of $12,491,657.