HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0573 (2)School Budget Discussions
Mooresville Graded School District: Board of Education Chairman Frank
Fields, Superintendent Dr. Bruce Boyles, and Finance Director David Dutton attended
the meeting to discuss MGSD funding.
Boyles said the FY 05-06 student growth projections from the state department
were 4,606 based on average daily membership, and this was near the 4,572 estimate
from the OR/ED Laboratory. In current expense and capital outlay for the upcoming
year, Boyles discussed the following needs:
Current Expense
Anticipate an increase of approximately 5% of per pupil budget, plus growth
Planned projects are:
Staffing for the new East Mooresville Intermediate School
Supplement increases
Technology support
Continuation of minor facilities improvements for safety and accessibility
Increased utility and transportation costs
Capital Outlay
Planned projects include:
Additional mobile classrooms at high school and middle school
Student safety and security improvements
Debt Service
New bus
Minor repair projects
Long range facilities design, planning and construction
Dr. Boyles added that the OR -ED population estimate did not include the Moore
Farms Development of 938 homes.
Commissioner Robertson asked the recommended number of students for a high
school.
Boyles said some individuals would say 750 students. He said Mooresville
High was at 1,200 at the current time. Boyles added that there could be two campuses
for a high school.
Iredell-Statesville School Svstem: Board of Education Chairman Dr. David
Cash, Superintendent Dr. Terry Holliday, and Assistant Finance Director
John Kachmarik attended the meeting to discuss I -SS funding.
Dr. Cash said the Facilities Task Force subcommittee had met, and it was now
time to plan for the Phase I projects.
Chairman Tice said the commissioners had previously advised that is was too
early to know the condition of the county's revenues. She said $35 million would be
available in Certificates of Participation (COPS) in the fall.
Dr. Holliday said the school priority list could not be developed until the amount
of funding was known.
Commissioner Johnson said, "You folks propose, and we dispose."
Commissioner Williams asked if the school system was going to reject the $35
million since the county could not fund all of the projects at one time.
Dr. Cash said he was just one member on the school board, but he would hate to
see everything that had gone into the planning "to be for naught."