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Facilities Funding

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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Facilities Funding

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. January – May 2013 • Existing Curriculum and Space Needs Summary • Facilities staff meets individually with all school principals, as well as Academics and Accountability (Curriculum and CTAE), Special Education, and Instructional Technology (Curriculum Support and Media Centers) staff: • Verify curriculum programs/grade level meet the current and projected enrollment for each school. • Match existing Instructional Units (IU) to meet the curriculum and grade level per published requirements • Identify any deficiency with space assignment or quantity of IU’s to meet the future enrollment. • Identify any additional IU’s or space modifications to address new curriculum programs. Timeline

  5. January – May 2013 (cont.) • Perform Physical Assessment of Facilities • Identify and assess Life Cycle items • Examples: plumbing, HVAC, carpentry and electrical • Evaluate the building and site conditions for renovations • Receive Stakeholder Input on Facilities Plan • LSC, online and Superintendent Advisory meetings • June – August 2013 • Distribute Projected Enrollment and Review • Capital Outlay Needs • BOE approves 2014-19 school organization, including maximum school enrollment size for school level • Identify any changes to curriculum program delivery at individual schools from current format • Identify Capital Outlay projects and priorities Timeline

  6. September – November 2013 Final Review and Edits Review by Outside Survey Team Deliver Final Plan to GA DOE Spring 2014 2014-19 Facilities Plan Approved by GA DOE July 1, 2014 2014-19 Facilities Plan Goes Into Effect Begin to Communicate Facilities Plan to Stakeholders and Discuss Future Funding Options Timeline

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