SchoolSchoolFacilities Facilities UpdateUpdate

New Hanover CountyBoard of Commissioners

New Hanover County Board of Education

NHCS FACILITIES40 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 total3.5+ million sf total

SchoolSchool“Facility “Facility Needs”Needs”

Facility NeedsThe 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 2010-11.

• Capacities and Enrollment Projections for each School

• Condition of Existing Facilities

• Educational Adequacy of Existing Facilities

The survey considers:

2010-11 Long-Range Plan

Totaled$390,248,000

SchoolSchool“Capacity Needs”“Capacity Needs”

Current Membership / Student Enrollment

26,247

Current Enrollment

3,548 students over capacity

Elementary 1,960

Middle 422

High 1,166

2010-11 SY 24,805 stds2011-12 SY 25,001 stds + 196 stds2012-13 SY 25,756 stds + 755 stds2013-14 SY 26,247 stds + 491 stds

Projected Membership

Source: NC Dept. of Public Instruction

SchoolSchool“Funding “Funding Needs”Needs”

Past Bond Funding1994 Local Bond Program $39,900,000

Supplemental Funding $5,398,469 $45,298,469

1996 State Bond Program $20,352,573

1997 Local Bond Program $125,000,000

Supplemental Funding $6,231,906 $131,231,906

2005 Local Capital (Anderson ES) $11,650,000

2005 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 2007-08

Education Lottery

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

SummarySummary

Proposed Proposed School BondSchool Bond

Timeline of Bond Planning

2010-11 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 CommissionersOctober 16, 2013

Highest Project Priorities

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.

http://www.nhcs.net/facplanning/planning__design.htm