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7 October and a preliminary report will be presented at the School Board Planning Conference on February 11 -12. The assessment reviewed the district's 10 oldest schools and facilities identifying physical needs as well as programming deficiencies, code or life safety concerns, accessibility limitations, environmental and mechanical /electrical deficiencies, and site conditions. The final report will prioritize the deficiencies and include cost estimates for corrective action. The 10 schools and facilities included in the assessment are Carrboro Elementary School, Ephesus Elementary School, Estes Hills Elementary School, Glenwood Elementary School, FP Graham Elementary School, Seawell Elementary School, Culbreth Middle School, Phillips Middle School, Chapel Hill High School, and Lincoln Center. It is anticipated the financial impact to address the deficiencies identified in the assessment will be considerable. At this time, only a few preliminary needs are addressed in the 2013 -23 CIP. We anticipate that the majority of the needs will be prioritized over the next year and as such, future CIPs will be adjusted accordingly. Last June, the county increased Pay -as- You -Go funding for FY 2012 -13 by approximately $660,000. This base line increase is continued in this year's CIP. Additionally, the State has increased anticipated Lottery Funds by almost $25,000 annually. These increases are welcomed additions after many years of reductions in CIP funding. However after accounting for the quarter cent sales tax, the total 2013 -23 ten year funding of $40,884,967 is still a reduction of $10.8 Million from the 2008 -18 CIP budgeted funding of $51,756,848. The recommended 2013 -23 CIP continues the 50% allocation of available funds to Technology. The district strategic plan and the State's goals for creating 21st Century schools stress the importance of providing students with individual access to technology. Although the district has allocated a large percentage of available CIP funding toward student laptops, current funding levels do not support a 2:1 or 1:1 program. A 21 st Century curriculum also requires Future -Ready classrooms equipped with projection, audio, and interactive systems. Gaps currently exist in the instructional technology available in new and older schools within the district. These two needs are identified on the Unfunded Major Project Schedule. Additionally, the Funded Projects schedule includes the final year's funds to construct Northside Elementary School that will open in August 2013. Also included on the Funded Projects spreadsheet are estimates of full year income from the Article 46 1/4 cent sales tax increase that was approved in 2011. It is recommended that FY 2013/14 Sales Tax funds be used to address the most pressing deficiencies identified by the Facilities Assessment. The CIP recommendation also includes an increase in Fire /Safety /Security Systems in FY 2013 -14. As part of our ongoing efforts to provide safe schools, and as a result of the national attention on school security, reviews are being conducted with local law enforcement departments and we want to have funding available if additional recommendations are made. An Unfunded Major Project Schedule is also included as part of the CIP. This list represents a fraction of the known building deficiencies and school requests as well as Technology needs. This schedule will undergo major modification as results of the Facilities Assessment C:ADocuments and Settings\Administrator \Desktop \Webdocs \DA \CIP \CIP Abst.doc 2