Agenda Item
v. Approval of the Fiscal Year 2025 Capital Outlay Application to the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) (Not to exceed $52,115,602)
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the Fiscal Year 2025 Capital Outlay Application to the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE), totaling $52,115,602.
Why: This will allow for the DeKalb County School District to collect reimbursement funds for these capital improvement projects in the amount of $52,115,602 as allowable under the State Capital Outlay program.
Details: The State of Georgia provides limited funding assistance for capital outlay projects in school districts as determined by state formula. These entitlement funds are awarded as projects are completed. This process is known as "reimbursable" funding, meaning the project (or phases of that project) must be completed first and then the District applies for the allotted reimbursement.
Each year, districts must submit a Capital Outlay Application, listing the projects for which they will seek reimbursement. The District’s FY 2025 Capital Outlay Project Application requests reimbursement funds in the amount of $52,115,602 from the Georgia Department of Education to be appropriated by the 2024 Georgia General Assembly.
Projects applying for reimbursement funds in the FY 2025 Capital Outlay Project Application include, but is not limited to, modernization of Clarkston HS, modernization of Browns Mill ES, and cooler/freezer replacement at 35 District schools.
Financial impact: The total State Capital Outlay Reimbursement for these projects in the amount of $52,115,602 will be allocated to the capital program which funded the capital outlay: the E-SPLOST V program, the E-SPLOST VI program, or the Operations capital improvement portion of the general fund.
Contact: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations, 678.676.0168
Mr. Hans Williams, Director of Planning and E-SPLOST Programming, Division of Operations, 678.676.1588
Status: Approved by General Counsel
Chronology of Recent State Capital Outlay Applications
In September of 2018, the Board approved the FY 2020 Capital Outlay
Application, which qualified the district to receive $2,542,752.
In October of 2019, the Board approved the FY 2021 Capital Outlay
Application, which qualified the district to receive $8,692,880.
In November of 2020, the Board approved the FY 2022 Capital Outlay
Application, which qualified the district to receive $8,635,420.
In October of 2021, the Board approved the FY 2023 Capital Outlay
Application, which qualified the district to receive $2,039,031.
In August of 2022, the Board approved the FY 2024 Capital Outlay
Application, which qualified the district to receive $16,862,594
If approved in September 2023, the FY 2025 Capital Outlay Application will
allow the district to receive $52,115,602 in Capital Outlay Funds from the
Georgia Department of Education.
Projects applying for reimbursement funds in the FY 2025 Capital Outlay
Project Application include but is not limited to, modernization of Clarkston
HS, modernization of Browns Mill ES, and cooler/freezer replacement at 35
District schools.
9/12/2016