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Local Funds Property Taxes Millage rate set by BOE used for annual M & O SPLOST Voter approved sales tax Bond Voter approved tax increase State Funds Capital Entitlement based on Local Facilities Plan
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Local Funds • Property Taxes • Millage rate set by BOE used for annual M & O • SPLOST • Voter approved sales tax • Bond • Voter approved tax increase • State Funds • Capital Entitlement based on Local Facilities Plan • Decreased from $12 million to $5 million annually due to elimination of Exceptional Growth funding Facilities Funding
Why are we doing it? #1: Component of 2013-16 Strategic Plan Addresses instruction, facilities and financing #2: State Requirement Each local board of education shall develop and submit to the State Board of Education for approval once every five years a facilities plan that identifies the system's facility needs for the ensuing five years. Why is it important? If it isn’t in the 2014-19 Facilities Plan, we don’t earn state entitlement for it (typically 50% of funding is from the state). Note: Not all needs in the plan will be funded. FCS does not have a current local funding source for capital improvements (painting, flooring, etc). The current SPLOST funds are making payments on Bonds used for prior capital improvements. Purpose
What will it provide us? • Inventory of all existing schools • Historical and projected FTE data • Present and projected system organizational pattern • Minimum and maximum FTE limits (ES, MS and HS school sizes) • Current sizes up for discussion by BOE: • 1500 ES, 1200 MS and 2100 HS • Instructional services, safety needs and support programs for each school • Facility needs, including estimated costs for: • Renovations or Modifications (Life Cycle) • Additions • New Schools • System-wide list of construction projects • Proposed plan for state and local financing Purpose