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5 <br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools received $1,800,000 in FY 20-21, to upgrade mechanical <br /> systems at McDougle Elementary, McDougle Middle, and Phillips Middle schools, and <br /> architectural/engineering services for prioritized older school renovations, scheduled in FY <br /> 2022-23 and FY 2023-24; $10,000,000 is budgeted in FY 22-23 (moved back from FY 2021-22) <br /> and $6,197,000 in FY 2023-24, both funding years are for older school renovations and <br /> mechanical system improvements. <br /> Orange County Schools received $4,150,000 in FY 2020-21, primarily for continuation of their <br /> district-wide Safety and Security Plan, and upgrades/renovations to restrooms and the main hall <br /> at Orange High School, $3,600,000 is budgeted in FY 2021-22 for classroom/building <br /> improvements and mechanical system upgrades; and $4,253,000 in FY 2022-23 for roof <br /> replacements, mechanical system upgrades, and life safety upgrades. <br /> Bond Projects <br /> The third and final allocation of the $120 million voter approved 2016 Bonds for schools is <br /> budgeted in FY 2021-22. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is budgeted to receive $1,922,000 <br /> as part of the Chapel Hill High School renovations project, and Orange County Schools is <br /> budgeted to receive $11,386,000 for roof replacements at A.L Stanback Middle and Efland <br /> Cheeks Global Elementary, and mechanical system upgrades at six schools. <br /> Capital Investment Plan — Durham Technical College — Orange County Campus <br /> The Manager Recommended Capital Investment Plan includes funding of$3,080,000 in FY <br /> 2021-22 and $22,467,911 in FY 22-23 for a new Academic Building for Durham Technical <br /> Community College — Orange County Campus. <br /> Details regarding recommended funding levels for local school districts and Durham Technical <br /> Community College are located in the Education section of the Manager Recommended <br /> Operating Budget document, beginning on Page 164, and in the School Projects section of the <br /> Manager Recommended Capital Investment Plan document, beginning on Page 101. <br /> During tonight's work session, Commissioners will have the opportunity to discuss with Durham <br /> Technical Community College, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, and Orange County Schools <br /> about county funding and anticipated State funding for schools next year. Attachments A and B <br /> provide additional information of how Orange County compares with other counties within North <br /> Carolina related to Current Expense funding per pupil and other educational related funding <br /> issues; Attachment C provides a history of the Per Pupil Appropriation; Attachment D provides <br /> a history of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools District Tax, Attachment E represents the <br /> School Districts Local Current Expense Fund Balance Policy, and Attachment F represents the <br /> revised Capital Investment Plan Schools Projects Summary to reflect the revised ADM%, as <br /> included in the FY 2021-22 Manager's Recommended Operating Budget. <br /> Travis Myren made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br />