Agenda Item
b. FY2025 General Fund Budget Amendment #1 (Not to exceed $42,683,136.97)
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Byron Schueneman, Chief Financial Officer, Division of Finance
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve a budget amendment, increasing the FY2025 general fund budget by $42,683,136.97.
Why: FY2024 wrapped up and added more than $100M to the fund balance. In accordance with policy DCL, it is requested that a portion of these funds to be allocated to address needs in FY2025.
Details: It is requested that the board of education approve a budget amendment, increasing the FY2025 general fund budget by $42,683,136.97, this is comprised of:
$6,183,136.97 for various items detailed by the Division of Student Services and summarized below:
Pre-K3-Early Learning - $60,000
Exceptinal Education - $3,940,000
Gifted Instructinal Resources - $1,000,000
Gifted Assessments - $1,000,000
English Learners - $183,136.97
$15,000,000 to the district wide contingency to fund potential unforeseen and non-budgeted expenses, and
$21,500,000 as a transfer out of fund 100 and into 300, the districts generally funded capital improvement fund. This transfer is comprised of:
$15,000,000 to provide additional cash flow for capital related projects identified in the attached document “Fund 300 Project List,” and a
$6,500,000 as a transfer out to fund 300 to provide cash flow for the purchase of buildings and/or land. (In FY24 DCSD received $6,147,132.00 from GaDOE as a Maintenance of Equity Payment. These funds have not been spent are currently sitting in our fund balance.)
Financial impact: An increase to the general fund budgeted expenditures by $42,683,136.97, and an increase in revenue to the generally funded capital project fund by $21,500,000. For a breakdown of charge codes and amounts ~ refer to attached document FY25 Budget Amendment #1.
Contact: Mr. Byron Schueneman, Chief Financial Officer, Division of Finance
Effective: November 12, 2024
Status: Attorney Approval Not Required
Fund 300 Capital Improvement Project List
Approved
Project Num Project Name Facility FY25 Scope of Work
Budget
00030 000. Revenue District Wide Budget Holding Account $0
00130 001. District Wide Professional Services District Wide
Professional Services $32,870
00230 002. District Wide Program Management District Wide Program Management $0
00330 003. District Wide District-Wide Equipment Purchase District Wide District-Wide Equipment Purchase $0
004. District Wide Portable Classroom Purchase &
00430 District Wide
Improvements Portable Classroom Purchase & Improvements $0
01030 010. Chapel Hill MS ESSR Caryover Chapel Hill MS ESSR Caryover $6,887,014
01130 011. Columbia ES ESSR Caryover Columbia ES ESSR Caryover $4,179,835
01230 012. Druid Hills MS ESSR Caryover Druid Hills MS ESSR Caryover $6,597,519
01330 013. Stephenson MS ESSR Caryover Stephenson MS ESSR Caryover $5,738,497
01430 014. Briarlake ES ESSR Caryover Briarlake ES ESSR Caryover $4,324,909
01530 015. Early Learning Center at Terry Mill ESSR Caryover Early Learning Center at Terry Mill ESSR Caryover $342,014
01630 016. Montclair ES ESSR Caryover Montclair ES ESSR Caryover $3,711,058
01730 017. Tucker MS ESSR Caryover Tucker MS ESSR Caryover $596,630
01830 018. Bus AC Retrofit ESSR Caryover Bus AC Retrofit ESSR Caryover $2,100,808
01930 019. Bob Mathis ES ESSR Caryover Bob Mathis ES Held ESSR Caryover $0
02030 020. Chapel Hill ES ESSR Caryover Chapel Hill ES Held ESSR Caryover $0
02130 021. E.L. Bouie ES ESSR Caryover E.L. Bouie ES Held ESSR Caryover $0
02230 022. Martin Luther King Jr. HS ESSR Caryover Martin Luther King Jr. HS Held ESSR Caryover $0
02330 023. Panola Way ES ESSR Caryover Panola Way ES Held ESSR Caryover $0
02430 024. Marbut Theme ES ESSR Caryover Marbut Theme ES Held ESSR Caryover $0
02530 025. Pine Ridge ES ESSR Caryover Pine Ridge ES Held ESSR Caryover $0
02630 026. Shadow Rock ES ESSR Caryover Shadow Rock ES Held ESSR Caryover $0
02730 027. Stephenson HS ESSR Caryover Stephenson HS Held ESSR Caryover $0
02830 028. Assorted Schools ESSER Caryover Final Invoice Payments $482,544
10130 101. Browns Mill ES Health Center Portable Install Browns Mill ES Health Center Portable Install $605,905
10230 102. Flat Rock ES Health Center Portable Install Flat Rock ES Health Center Portable Install $0
10330 103. Indian Creek ES Health Center Portable Install Indian Creek ES Health Center Portable Install $0
10430 104. Oak View ES Health Center Portable Install Oak View ES Health Center Portable Install $605,905
10530 105. Pine Ridge ES Health Center Portable Install Pine Ridge ES Health Center Portable Install $605,905
10630 106. Miller Grove HS Façade Repair and Replacement Miller Grove HS Façade Repair and Replacement $0
10730 107. Hatton Drive Warehouse Rennovation Hatton Drive Warehouse Rennovation $2,559,551
108. Former Hooper Alexander Site Paving & Electric Bus Charge
10830 Former Hooper Alexander Site
Station Installation Paving & Electric Bus Charge Station Installation $0
109. East Campus I/DeKalb Alternative Paving & Electric Bus
10930 East Campus I/DeKalb Alternative
Charge Station Installation Paving & Electric Bus Charge Station Installation $0
11030 110. Lithonia MS Redesign and Replace Gym Ceiling Lithonia MS Redesign and Replace Gym Ceiling $0
111. District Wide Walk-in Cooler/Freezer Replacement at
11130 District Wide
Select Schools: Walk-in Cooler/Freezer Replacement at Select Schools: $240,000
11230 112. Pleasantdale ES Health Center Portable Install Pleasantdale ES Health Center Portable Install $605,905
11330 113 Purchase of Kroger Building $50,000
11430 114. Trust for Public Land Schoolyards at 3 schools: $0
Purchase kitchen equipment as part of emergency relief for
11530 115. Emergency Kitchen Equipment District Wide schools with outstanding equipment needs, coordinated
with School Nutrition
99930 999. Program Contingency District Wide Program Contingency and Available Funds $0
Fund 300 Total Total Approved Projects Budget $40,266,868
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