School Facilities Update New Hanover County Board of Commissioners New Hanover County Board of Education

NHCS FACILITIES 40 Schools (Pre-K through High School) 2 Early College Sites at UNCW & CFCC 3 Administrative Support Buildings 2 Leased Buildings 84 Mobile Units 900+ acres total 3.5+ million sf total

School “Facility Needs”

Facility Needs The first paragraph of G.S. 115c-521 requires Local Boards of Education to submit their long-range plans for meeting school facility needs to the State Board of Education every five years. The last plan was submitted in Capacities and Enrollment Projections for each School Condition of Existing Facilities Educational Adequacy of Existing Facilities The survey considers:

Long-Range Plan Totaled $390,248,000

School “Capacity Needs”

Current Membership / Student Enrollment 26,247

Current Enrollment 3,548 students over capacity Elementary 1,960 Middle 422 High 1, SY 24,805 stds SY 25,001 stds stds SY 25,756 stds stds SY 26,247 stds stds

Projected Membership Source: NC Dept. of Public Instruction

School “Funding Needs”

Past Bond Funding 1994 Local Bond Program$39,900,000 Supplemental Funding$5,398,469$45,298, State Bond Program$20,352, Local Bond Program$125,000,000 Supplemental Funding$6,231,906$131,231, Local Capital (Anderson ES)$11,650, Local Bond Program$123,000,000 Supplemental Funding$11,192,006 $134,192,006 $342,724,954

Use of Past Bond Funds

Total Capital Funding Primarily for building upkeep & repair Includes State Lottery and County Appropriation State ADM fund eliminated

Education Lottery Annually, New Hanover County Schools receives approximately $1.7 million for building upkeep and repairs.

Summary

Proposed School Bond

Timeline of Bond Planning Facility Needs Survey Priority Years 1-5 Update/Consideration of Additional Needs BOE Retreat January 23, 2013 BOE Meeting July 2, 2013 Joint Meeting of the BOE & County Commissioners October 16, 2013

Highest Project Priorities

The proposed bond includes improvements for safety & security and technology at all schools

The New Hanover County Board of Education, based on the needs presented, is requesting the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners to approve a school bond referendum to be included on the November 2014 ballot.

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