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2020 Bond Planning

Capacity & Quality Learning Environments

Subcommittee Meeting #6

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Agenda:

  • Public Comment
  • Virtual Warm Welcome
  • Equity Index Scores
  • Review Project Scores
  • Discuss COVID Reduction Options
  • Subcommittee Vote
  • Next Steps

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PUBLIC COMMENT

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WARM WELCOME

In the chat box, type your response to the following question:

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TIMELINE & PROCESS

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Overview

2020 Capacity Plan

QLE Overview

QLE & Cost Estimations

Prioritize

CPAC Recomm.

Date

February 12th

February 26th

March 11th

April 15th

April 29th

May 6th

Location

Montclair

Park Street

EGTC - Osage

Virtual

Virtual

Virtual

Topics

  • Review 2016 investments
  • Review capacity methodology and underlying data
  • Overview of QLE
  • Review high priority capacity projects
  • Develop criteria to prioritize lower priority projects
  • Draft capacity recommendation
  • Understand QLE needs
  • Review projects
  • Consider prioritization criteria
  • Cost estimating methodology
  • Complete QLE Overview
  • Cost estimates for projects
  • Review draft rubric criteria
  • Review remaining questions
  • Finalize prioritization criteria rubrics

  • Finalize recommend- ations and next steps

Learning

Prioritizing

Recommending

CPAC Process

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VIRTUAL MEETING PROTOCOL

  • All participants please remain muted for presentations

  • During presentation, use chat box to ask questions - staff will respond
    • Please don’t wait for the hands-up feature, staff will monitor for chats

  • After presentation, unmute for discussion (questions that weren’t answered in chat, other clarifications)

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SUBCOMMITTEE NORMS

  • Start on time, end on time
  • Respectful use of technology
  • Ask clarifying questions
  • Share the airwaves
  • Say “the thing”
  • Come prepared
  • Respect past decisions that have been made
  • End on a positive note
  • Safe space- don’t attach names when sharing about things that are said in the room
  • Presume positive intent and work with a positive mindset
  • Avoid using acronyms

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Project Scoring Results

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CAPACITY PROJECT SCORES

13 participants scored projects (out of 16 active members)

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Project #

Project Name

Scoring Values (Each project must get a score of 0, 1, 2, or 4 for each rubric criteria. See the Capacity Rubric and Reference Data tabs for rubric definitions, project descriptions, and relevant data.

Critical Capacity Score (3x)

Equity Index Score (2x)

Core Value Alignment Score (2x)

Alternative Solutions Score (1x)

Project Total Score

Project Rank

1

Gateway Land and New School Costs

138

60

84

45

327

2

2

Park Street II

108

10

62

41

221

5

3

Rosedale Renovation

33

32

28

21

114

8

4

CLA Purchase

48

42

70

30

190

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5

STRIVE: Smart Addition

93

76

84

39

292

3

6

Cory Kinder

75

38

66

26

205

6

7

Capacity Utilization Fund

126

64

70

29

289

4

8

ECE Expansion Fund

141

80

90

34

345

1

With an allocation of $65mil, based on these rankings, only the ECE expansion fund and part of the Gateway land and school site projects could be funded through initial funds. Remaining projects would be considered for unused or premium funds.

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CAPACITY PROJECT SCORES

Voting on funding package options

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Total Capacity Allocation: $65mil

#1 Ranked ECE Expansion Fund = $7mil

#2 Ranked Gateway Land (3 school sites) & New School Costs = $65

Two options:

Option A - Fund ECE Expansion Fund (at $6.5mil) and the costs to purchase TWO school sites in Gateway (instead of the THREE originally proposed).

  • The cost of the land for the third school site is $6.5mil
  • Risk = Land is no longer available after 2024 and we end up with serious capacity constraints in the FNE. However, COVID and recession could delay construction and may mitigate this risk.

Option B - Fully fund the Gateway land and new school costs for all THREE sites and move ECE expansion fund to the #2 ranked project for consideration of unused or premium funds.

Type “A” or “B” in the chat box to vote

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EQUITY INDEX SCORING

There were some variables in scoring the Equity Index against the rubric definition. The Equity Index criteria was intended to be an objective measure for scoring (scored per data and the rubric).

Main differences between the submitted scores and adjusted Equity Index scores -

Capacity - no impact to the top 2 ranked projects

QLE - no change to 6 of the 8 top ranked projects; impacts the last 2 projects that could be included

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QLE PROJECT SCORES

14 participants scored projects (out of 16 active members).

Based on member scoring: top 8 ranked projects total to $35M.

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Investment Area

Project

School(s)

QLE Obj.

Equity Index

Core Value

Stake. Impact

Total Score

Bond Project Cost

Cumulative Bond Total

Educational Suitability

Build outdoor field space at a 6-12 campus

DSST: College View MS/HS

49

36

52

40

363

$1,465,000

$1,465,000

Department Requests

Middle School STEM labs

Multiple (TBD)

46

34

53

51

363

$2,820,000

$4,285,000

Educational Suitability

Updates to HS science rooms and create a separated space from gym

STRIVE Prep - SMART

STRIVE Prep - Westwood

42

54

47

34

362

$842,000

$5,127,000

Department Requests

Center Programs - Facility changes for 4 programs each year

Multiple (TBD)

40

38

54

56

360

$1,524,000

$6,651,000

Educational Suitability

Build a CHSAA compliant gym for HS campus

STRIVE Prep - SMART

STRIVE Prep - Westwood

37

50

47

34

339

$5,762,000

$12,413,000

Department Requests

CareerConnect regional expansion: add HS pathways in FNE (3) and SW (2); renovate CEC and South classrooms for improved/ expanded pathways

CEC Early College

South High School

TBD High Schools in FNE, SW

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36

53

49

335

$9,523,000

$21,936,000

Educational Suitability

New, upgraded facility to support current and future Technical College programs

Emily Griffith Technical College

38

38

50

38

328

$6,000,000

$27,936,000

Department Requests

Updates to 15 ECE playgrounds

Brown International, Colfax, DCIS Ford, Eagleton, Farrell B. Howell, Godsman, Goldrick, Grant Ranch, Gust, Holm, Johnson, Lincoln, Palmer, Schmitt, Teller

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34

47

56

323

$6,788,000

$34,724,000

Submitted List

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QLE PROJECT SCORES

There were some variables in scoring the Equity Index criteria.

If Equity Index scores were modified to align with rubric, there would be a change to the top 8 projects.

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Investment Area

Project

School(s)

QLE Obj.

Equity Index

Core Value

Stake. Impact

Total Score

Bond Project Cost

Cumulative Bond Total

Educational Suitability

Updates to HS science rooms and create a separated space from gym

STRIVE Prep - SMART Academy

STRIVE Prep - Westwood

42

56

47

34

366

$842,000

$842,000

Educational Suitability

Build a CHSAA compliant gym for HS campus

STRIVE Prep - SMART Academy

STRIVE Prep - Westwood

37

56

47

34

351

$5,762,000

$6,604,000

Department Requests

Middle School STEM labs

Multiple (TBD)

46

28

53

51

351

$2,820,000

$9,424,000

Educational Suitability

Build outdoor field space at a 6-12 campus

DSST: College View MS/HS

49

28

52

40

347

$1,465,000

$10,889,000

Department Requests

Center Programs - Facility changes for 4 programs each year

Multiple (TBD)

40

28

54

56

340

$1,524,000

$12,413,000

Educational Suitability

CASA-DSST facility swap - move ES from Cole to Mitchell; MS move from Mitchell to share Cole with the HS

Cole Arts and Science Academy

DSST: Cole MS

36

56

36

35

327

$1,911,000

$14,324,000

Department Requests

CareerConnect regional expansion: add HS pathways in FNE (3) and SW (2); renovate CEC and South classrooms for improved/ expanded pathways

CEC Early College

South High School

TBD High Schools in FNE, SW

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28

53

49

319

$9,523,000

$23,847,000

Educational Suitability

Add a gym and auditorium to HS Alternative Pathways Program

Summit Academy

33

56

39

25

314

$10,474,000

$34,321,000

Department Requests

Updates to 15 ECE playgrounds

Brown International, Colfax, DCIS Ford, Eagleton, Farrell B. Howell, Godsman, Goldrick, Grant Ranch, Gust, Holm, Johnson, Lincoln, Palmer, Schmitt, Teller

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28

47

56

311

$6,788,000

$41,109,000

Educational Suitability

New, upgraded facility to support current and future Technical College programs

Emily Griffith Technical College

38

28

50

38

308

$6,000,000

$47,109,000

Projects that would not be included

New to list

New to list

Adjusted List

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QLE PROJECT SCORES

Voting on the top 8 projects to proceed with

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Two options:

Option - Keep the list of top 8 projects based on submitted member Equity Index scoring ($34.7M):

  • Projects included:
  • Loretto Heights field
  • Middle School STEM labs
  • Delgado science rooms
  • Center Programs
  • Delgado gym
  • CareerConnect regional package
  • Emily Griffith Tech College facility
  • ECE playgrounds

  • Projects NOT included:
  • CASA-Cole MS facility swap
  • Summit Academy gym

Type “Submitted” or “Adjusted” in the chat box to vote

Option - Use the modified list of top 8 projects based on adjusted Equity Index scoring ($34.3M):

  • Projects included:
  • Loretto Heights field
  • Middle School STEM labs
  • Delgado science rooms
  • Center Programs
  • Delgado gym
  • CareerConnect regional package
  • CASA-Cole MS facility swap
  • Summit Academy gym

  • Projects NOT included:
  • Emily Griffith Tech College facility
  • ECE playgrounds

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QLE $65M PACKAGE

Adding in the School Determined Funds Base Program and Equity Index Additional Funding to the Top 8 Ranked Projects, creates the $65M package.

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Investment Area

Program/Project

Facility

Project/ Program Bond Cost

Cumulative Bond Total

School Determined Funds

Base Program ($100k ES, increase $50k by bldg level)

Multiple - 135

$26,691,000

$26,691,000

School Determined Funds

Add'l Funding for Equity Index ($25k above 1.0)

Multiple - 79

$2,834,000

$29,525,000

Educational Suitability

Build outdoor field space at a 6-12 campus

Loretto Heights

$1,465,000

$30,990,000

Department Requests

Middle School STEM labs

Multiple

$2,820,000

$33,810,000

Educational Suitability

Updates to HS science rooms and create a separated space from gym

Delgado

$842,000

$34,652,000

Department Requests

Center Programs - Facility changes for 4 programs each year

Multiple

$1,524,000

$36,176,000

Educational Suitability

Build a CHSAA compliant gym for HS campus

Delgado

$5,762,000

$41,938,000

Department Requests

CareerConnect regional expansion: add HS pathways in FNE (3) and SW (2); renovate CEC and South classrooms for improved/ expanded pathways

CEC, South, TBD in FNE and SW

$9,523,000

$51,461,000

Educational Suitability

New, upgraded facility to support current and future Technical College programs

Emily Griffith Technical College - Osage Campus

$6,000,000

$57,461,000

Department Requests

Updates to 15 ECE playgrounds

Brown, Colfax, Ford, Eagleton, Howell, Godsman, Goldrick, Grant Ranch, Gust, Holm, Johnson, Lincoln, Palmer, Schmitt, Teller

$6,788,000

$64,249,000

Submitted List

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QLE $65M PACKAGE

Adding in the School Determined Funds Base Program and Equity Index Additional Funding to the Top 8 Ranked Projects, creates the $65M package.

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Investment Area

Program/Project

Facility

Project/ Program Bond Cost

Cumulative Bond Total

School Determined Funds

Base Program ($100k ES, increase $50k by bldg level)

Multiple - 135

$26,691,000

$26,691,000

School Determined Funds

Add'l Funding for Equity Index ($25k above 1.0)

Multiple - 79

$2,834,000

$29,525,000

Educational Suitability

Updates to HS science rooms and create a separated space from gym

Delgado

$842,000

$30,367,000

Educational Suitability

Build a CHSAA compliant gym for HS campus

Delgado

$5,762,000

$36,129,000

Department Requests

Middle School STEM labs

Multiple

$2,820,000

$38,949,000

Educational Suitability

Build outdoor field space at a 6-12 campus

Loretto Heights

$1,465,000

$40,414,000

Department Requests

Center Programs - Facility changes for 4 programs each year

Multiple

$1,524,000

$41,938,000

Educational Suitability

CASA-DSST: Cole MS facility swap - move Elementary out of Cole (shared with DSST: Cole HS) and into Mitchell; MS would move from Mitchell to share Cole with the HS

Cole, Mitchell

$1,911,000

$43,849,000

Department Requests

CareerConnect regional expansion: add HS pathways in FNE (3) and SW (2); renovate CEC and South classrooms for improved/expanded pathways instruction

CEC, South, TBD in FNE and SW

$9,523,000

$53,372,000

Educational Suitability

Add a gym and auditorium to HS Alternative Pathways Program

Summit

$10,474,000

$63,846,000

Adjusted List

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QLE PROJECT SCORES

Options for any remaining funds to $65M

  • Add the funds into the SDF program
    • Could increase the equity index additional funding per school
    • And/or remaining funds could be used for program contingency

  • Add funds into the Center Program project
    • Could be used for additional Student Equity & Opportunity facility needs
    • E.g., some uses of the 2016 Bond fund:
      • Renovated existing Center Program rooms
      • Updated nursing services spaces in Health Clinics

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Type “SDF” or “Center Program” in the chat box to vote

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Options for COVID Reductions

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CURRENT FUNDING ALLOCATIONS

What if we had to reduce by 10% across both Capacity & QLE?

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$130M

  • Capacity Projects
  • School-Determined Funds
  • Educational Suitability
  • Department Requests

Bond: Capacity and Quality Learning Environment

Bond: Technology and Safety

$340M

  • Air conditioning
  • ADA and code compliance
  • Critical Maintenance to DPS facilities
  • General Renovation

$65M

  • Critical Maintenance of technology systems
  • MyTech - 1:1 Computers
  • Department of Safety
  • Information Security

Bond: Maintenance

$65mil

$65mil

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CAPACITY REDUCTION RECOMMENDATION

Ways to reduce the capacity allocation by 10% in response to COVID concerns

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Reduction Recommendation

Reasoning

Option A - Funding 2 school sites and the ECE expansion fund at $6.5mil

Remove the ECE expansion fund

  • The state of Colorado does not guarantee ECE seats - the requirement of the district is to provide K-12 seats for all residents
  • While the committee recommend that the district focus on ECE expansion as a priority, there may be a future opportunity to leverage state funds or smaller ad hoc investments to add ECE capacity

Option B - Funding land for 3 school sites and build costs for one new school site in Gateway

Reduce the allocation to only cover land for 2 school sites and build costs for one school site

  • COVID and a recession may slow down development and may give DPS more time until a third site is needed
  • However, if a third site is needed, the land may be sold at that point or much more difficult to come by - this will be a risk that DPS will have to be willing to take on due to budgetary constraints

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QLE REDUCTION RECOMMENDATION

Reducing QLE by 10% would bring the total package to $58.5M. Removing the last ranked project brings the package within the reduction total.

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Investment Area

Program/Project

Facility

Project/ Program Bond Cost

Cumulative Bond Total

School Determined Funds

Base Program ($100k ES, increase $50k by bldg level)

Multiple - 135

$26,691,000

$26,691,000

School Determined Funds

Add'l Funding for Equity Index ($25k above 1.0)

Multiple - 79

$2,834,000

$29,525,000

Educational Suitability

Build outdoor field space at a 6-12 campus

Loretto Heights

$1,465,000

$30,990,000

Department Requests

Middle School STEM labs

Multiple

$2,820,000

$33,810,000

Educational Suitability

Updates to HS science rooms and create a separated space from gym

Delgado

$842,000

$34,652,000

Department Requests

Center Programs - Facility changes for 4 programs each year

Multiple

$1,524,000

$36,176,000

Educational Suitability

Build a CHSAA compliant gym for HS campus

Delgado

$5,762,000

$41,938,000

Department Requests

CareerConnect regional expansion: add HS pathways in FNE (3) and SW (2); renovate CEC and South classrooms for improved/ expanded pathways

CEC, South, TBD in FNE and SW

$9,523,000

$51,461,000

Educational Suitability

New, upgraded facility to support current and future Technical College programs

Emily Griffith Technical College - Osage Campus

$6,000,000

$57,461,000

Department Requests

Updates to 15 ECE playgrounds

Brown, Colfax, Ford, Eagleton, Howell, Godsman, Goldrick, Grant Ranch, Gust, Holm, Johnson, Lincoln, Palmer, Schmitt, Teller

$6,788,000

$64,249,000

Submitted List

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QLE REDUCTION RECOMMENDATION

Reducing QLE by 10% would bring the total package to $58.5M. Reducing the scope in the last project to meet the reduction total.

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Investment Area

Program/Project

Facility

Project/ Program Bond Cost

Cumulative Bond Total

School Determined Funds

Base Program ($100k ES, increase $50k by bldg level)

Multiple - 135

$26,691,000

$26,691,000

School Determined Funds

Add'l Funding for Equity Index ($25k above 1.0)

Multiple - 79

$2,834,000

$29,525,000

Educational Suitability

Updates to HS science rooms and create a separated space from gym

Delgado

$842,000

$30,367,000

Educational Suitability

Build a CHSAA compliant gym for HS campus

Delgado

$5,762,000

$36,129,000

Department Requests

Middle School STEM labs

Multiple

$2,820,000

$38,949,000

Educational Suitability

Build outdoor field space at a 6-12 campus

Loretto Heights

$1,465,000

$40,414,000

Department Requests

Center Programs - Facility changes for 4 programs each year

Multiple

$1,524,000

$41,938,000

Educational Suitability

CASA-DSST: Cole MS facility swap - move Elementary out of Cole (shared with DSST: Cole HS) and into Mitchell; MS would move from Mitchell to share Cole with the HS

Cole, Mitchell

$1,911,000

$43,849,000

Department Requests

CareerConnect regional expansion: add HS pathways in FNE (3) and SW (2); renovate CEC and South classrooms for improved/expanded pathways instruction

CEC, South, TBD in FNE and SW

$9,523,000

$53,372,000

Educational Suitability

Add a gym and auditorium to HS Alternative Pathways Program

REDUCED SCOPE to only gym

Summit

$5,128,000

$58,500,000

Adjusted List

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PACKAGE VOTE

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Question 1: Base Package Recommendation for Capacity and QLE ($65M each)

  • Capacity
    • Fund costs to purchase land for 2 school sites and to build on one of those sites and ECE expansion fund
  • QLE
    • School Determined Funds: $26.7M base program and $2.8M Add’l Equity Index funding
    • Ed Suitability and Dept Requests: $35M in top prioritized projects
    • Any remaining funds are allocated to Center Programs

Question 2: COVID 10% Reduction Recommendation

  • Capacity
    • Remove ECE expansion fund if necessary
  • QLE
    • Only do ECE playground updates at the top 2 highest Equity Index score schools on the list (Goldrick, Schmitt)

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ADDITIONAL NARRATIVES FOR BoE

Questions, concerns, additional topics to add in a narrative?

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DIscussion

  • Narrative around equity index:
    • Rich discussion around the purpose of the equity index
    • Desire to focus on achievement gaps and district priorities
    • Recommendation to create a district-wide equity index that can be applied across work-streams and that factors in race and a focus on achievement gaps

  • Narrative around Montbello:
    • The sub-committee was not given the opportunity to evaluate this project against other projects in this category due to the delayed timing of the community process
    • What else?

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Next Steps:

  • Full CPAC Meeting on May 11th - review all sub-committee bond project lists
  • Full CPAC Meeting on May 26th - review mill levy sub-committee recommendations and committee vote on full CPAC recommendation package
  • June 8th BoE presentation

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APPENDIX

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CAPACITY PROJECT SCORES

13 participants scored projects (out of 16 active members)

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Project #

Project Name

Scoring Values (Each project must get a score of 0, 1, 2, or 4 for each rubric criteria. See the Capacity Rubric and Reference Data tabs for rubric definitions, project descriptions, and relevant data.

Critical Capacity Score (3x)

Equity Index Score (2x)

Core Value Alignment Score (2x)

Alternative Solutions Score (1x)

Project Total Score

Submitted Project Rank

Adjusted Project Rank

1

Gateway Land and New School Costs

138

60

84

45

327

2

2

2

Park Street II

108

10

62

41

221

5

5

3

Rosedale Renovation

33

32

28

21

114

8

8

4

CLA Purchase

48

42

70

30

190

7

7

5

STRIVE: Smart Addition

93

76

84

39

292

3

4

6

Cory Kinder

75

38

66

26

205

6

6

7

Capacity Utilization Fund

126

64

70

29

289

4

3

8

ECE Expansion Fund

141

80

90

34

345

1

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With an allocation of $65mil, based on these rankings, only the ECE expansion fund and part of the Gateway land and school site projects could be funded through initial funds. Remaining projects would be considered for unused or premium funds.