The District Educational Facilities Plan is a list of projects for capacity additions, remodeling and renovations, indoor air quality, technology, health safety and sanitation, ADA and other categories. When the plan is submitted to the Board and the Public for Adoption the plan is balanced and sources of revenues have been identified for projects listed in the Plan.

The State requires that the plan undergo public review. Each year a minimum of two public hearings are held, one to accept the Tentative District Educational Facilities Plan and another to Adopt the Plan. At those hearings the public is provided an opportunity to provide input to the plan. In past years it has been necessary to hold additional Public Hearings to resolve outstanding issues before the final adoption of the plan occurred. The public is also kept informed during meetings with Public Organizations such as the Facilities Task Force.

The Adoption of the District Educational Facilities Plan occurs before the final adoption of the annual budget. The first year of the Adopted District Educational Facilities Plan is incorporated into the annual budget before that budget is Adopted.

Business Practice Bulletin A-468 outlines procedures for providing funding under a Capital Funding Request. Funding of New Projects or expanding the scope of current projects must meet one of the following criteria:

• If not approved, it will pose health and safety problems to students.

• If not approved, it will impede the teaching and learning process.

• The Superintendent determines that the project is an emergency.

Most of the money for Capital Projects comes from Millage levied under the County's property taxes. The School District leverages some of that Millage to issue debt instruments that make up a large portion of the revenues. State initiatives provide modest funding. For details see revenue projections in the Adopted District Educational Facilities Plan.

The Adopted District Educational Facilities Plan is a document that has been reviewed by the Board and the Public in an extensive process to insure that projects in the plan are viable needs. The information in the Adopted District Educational Facilities Plan is also submitted to the State for review and is subject to audits.

The Adopted District Educational Facilities Plan is summarized onto State Forms that are required by the State. The district provides the Board and the Public a version that is formatted differently so that it is more easily understood.

Click this link to view or download the current year's Adopted District Educational Facilities Plan:

Current DEFP