 six michigan schools get state money to switch to a yearround calendar six schools in michigan will receive a portion of a 2 million fund to transition to a yearround balanced calendar the money will be used for onetime expenses such as installing air conditioning to prepare the building for a 12month schedule what is meant by a balanced calendar and what advantages might this alternative schedule provide for more information see  wwwmlivecom education indexssf 201309 summerschoolwhatyouneedtohtml for details about which schools will be receiving the funding read  wwwmlivecom lansingnews indexssf 201408 balancedcalendarfundsgoinghtml incartmrpt2 