Wednesday, February 25, 2015

FY 16 Capital Budget Requests

Here is a link to a breakdown of the CPS FY 16 Capital Budget Requests.  The School Committee voted in December to go forward with $550,000 in Cash Capital requests. These requests are divided among the following areas of need:

-Building Repairs/Improvement  $234,544
-Technology                                 $93,116
-Program Improvements              $174,382
-Furniture & Fixtures                   $37,958
-Extraordinary Maintenance        $10,000

In addition, the Committee voted to move forward with $840,000 in Long Term Debt Capital Requests.  The two areas that these requests focus on are the;

-Classroom Interactive Projector Project                           $300,000

-School Buses (6) related to the district's attempt to create later start times for our high school students.                                                                              $540,000

We will be meeting with the Capital Planning Committee tonight and the Finance Committee in March to discuss these capital budget requests.