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BRAC Regional Task Force (RTF) For the Fort Bragg Region

BRAC Regional Task Force (RTF) For the Fort Bragg Region. Education Working Group Meeting. Community Planning for BRAC Implementation. December 5, 2006. Agenda. Review of the DOD Conference on Education for Military Connected Communities Approaches to DOD related growth

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BRAC Regional Task Force (RTF) For the Fort Bragg Region

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  1. BRAC Regional Task Force (RTF) For the Fort Bragg Region Education Working Group Meeting Community Planning for BRAC Implementation December 5, 2006

  2. Agenda • Review of the DOD Conference on Education for Military Connected Communities • Approaches to DOD related growth • Projected student growth • Guest Speaker: Dr. Charles Maranzano, Superintendent of Dinwiddie County Public Schools, Ft. Lee, Virginia • Discussion

  3. DOD Conference on Education: Military Impacted Communities • Ft. Bragg team consisting of local reps (OSD directed) • 13 communities affected by military related growth • Held in Atlanta, November 28, 29, 2006 • Based on OSD Report on Education to Congress: - Financial assistance; tool kits; impact aid; transition assistance; new programs • No panacea: OSD will work with local communities to support military/DOD civilian growth

  4. 3 Approaches to Preparing for DOD Related Growth 1) Maintain current approach to school funding. • Increase Impact Aid (better accounting & new formula) • Assimilate growth within capital improvement plan. 2) DOD approach (conference in Atlanta): across the board improvements and innovative approach to new bonds or grants. 3) 7 Rivers: Federal responsibility to fund additional requirements for military impacted communities.

  5. Projected Student Growth • DOD Report to Congress: Total of 4,000 students • UNC CH: Center for Urban & Regional Studies: Total of 4,097 children • Projections based on current percentages by county • Assumptions revised for on-post housing • BRAC RTF revision based on projected construction schedule of new military family housing: Total school age children = 3,473.

  6. County FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 Total Bladen 4 7 0 (0) 21 (0) 31 Cumberland 2,045 822 215 200 (11) (647) 2,624 Harnett 338 154 33 30 66 (106) 514 Hoke 286 113 27 27 (5) (94) 353 Lee 32 28 2 1 59 (8) 114 Montgomery 3 6 0 (0) 17 (0) 26 Moore 99 75 7 4 132 (27) 290 Richmond 105 43 9 10 2 (35) 134 Robeson 14 37 (1) (3) 120 1 168 Sampson 7 13 0 (1) 40 (0) 59 Scotland 8 13 0 (1) 35 (1) 54 Total 2,940 1,312 293 266 475 (919) 4,366 PROJECTED GROWTHAdditional Soldiers and DOD Civilians

  7. Additional People, including Soldiers, Civilians, and Their Dependents

  8. Calculate the Number of Families and Dependents • Calculations are based on Department of Defense formulas

  9. Additional On-Base Housing • Picerne Housing is building approximately 2,500 military family houses on Ft. Bragg • 1,500 new family housing in the Northern Training Area • Renovating and demolishing older housing units. The majority will be four bedrooms. • Net increase in military family housing is 834 over a seven year period.

  10. Projected Number of School Age Children (example of calculations) Cumberland County: (projected 71 % of total) • Number of soldiers with families: 1269 x 71% = 901 • Subtract 485 new homes on base 901 – 485 = 416 • Number of civilians with families: 1378 x 71% = 978 • Number of school age mil: 416 x 1.6 x .63 = 420 • Number of school age civ: 978 x 1.8 x .75 = 1320 • Total Number (CC) of school age children = 1740

  11. Projected Number of School Age Children

  12. Projected Number of School Age ChildrenSeven Rivers Report

  13. Projected Number of School Age ChildrenSeven Rivers Report

  14. Guest Speaker Dr. Charles Maranzano Superintendent of Schools for Dinwiddie County Public Schools Ft. Lee, Virginia

  15. Discussion

  16. QUESTIONS? • Website: BRACRTF.COM • Contact Info: • Paul Dordal: pdordal@bracrtf.com • Jim Dougherty: jdougherty@bracrtf.com • John Bellamy: jbellamy@bracrtf.com • BRAC RTF Office is located in the Soldier Support Center on Ft. Bragg • 910-436-1344

  17. STRATEGIC FORCE... DECISIVE VICTORY FtBRAGG/POPE AFB POWER PROJECTION PLATFORM

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