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4 <br /> I might add that as we opened school this year, all but one of our <br /> elementary schools is over capacity, even when mobile classrooms are <br /> included in the calculations. This summer we relocated two mobile classrooms <br /> to elementary schools and constructed two new classrooms at Seawell. We <br /> have no funds in our CIP for the construction of any future mobile classrooms. <br /> Consequently, we feel a real sense of urgency to proceed with the construction <br /> of this school. <br /> In 1992, we left the deliberations with an understanding that the target <br /> budget for the elementary school would be $10 million and we would receive <br /> an additional $1 million for technology through impact fees. As the budget <br /> stands now, we have projected a cost of $9,763,645 for the basic building and <br /> furnishings. To this amount we have added $550,000 for technology (with an <br /> additional $200,000 coming from the technology line in our CIP) and $333,270 <br /> for non-personnel start-up costs. The latter cost has been assigned to the <br /> project budget in light of the discussions between the Board of Education and <br /> the County Commissioners regarding what should be included in the capital <br /> budget as opposed to the operating budget. This brings the total to <br /> $10,646,915. <br /> Below is a summary of the enclosures: <br /> 1. Project schedule which would have the elementary school completed <br /> by June 14, 1996. Needless to say, this is a very tight schedule and is similar to <br /> the schedule for McDougle Middle School. <br /> 2. A layout of the elementary school. <br /> 3. A comparison of the proposed school with BEP standards and <br /> hypothetical profiles of schools provided by the Office of School Planning, State <br /> Department of Public Instruction. <br /> 4. A budget for the project as well as for start-up costs and on-going <br /> operating costs. <br /> Staff and school board members will be in attendance at the meeting of <br /> the Commissioners on September 6 to answer questions. We would appreciate <br /> an opportunity at that time to make a brief presentation on the design and <br /> square footage requirements. <br /> cc: Board of Education <br />