During the November 1997 Special Session of the Florida Legislature, Florida Statute 235 was amended to require each school district to develop and approve a district five-year capital outlay work plan. The plan must be submitted to the Department of Education by October 1. The plan must include a schedule of all major repairs, renovations, and new construction projects planned, and information about the use and elimination of portable classrooms in the school district. The capital outlay revenue of the district during the plan must be projected. All projected new construction must not result in the district creating an inventory of student stations that is in excess of the Capital Outlay Full Time Equivalent (COFTE) students projected by the Department of Education. The COFTE projections do not incude pre-kindergarten students and are based on cohort projections from the annual live birth rates within the school district. The number of student stations is determined by statute. The current statute specifies which spaces in the school generate student stations and requires that the number of student stations be calculated based on the number of square feet per student station spectified for the type of room in the State Requirments for Educational Facilities (SREF).

As required by our interlocal agreement, the work plan is reviewed and discussed with other public agencies in the county including: Hillsborough County, the Planning Commission, and the Cities of Tampa, Plant City, and Temple Terrace.

The five-year work plan can be changed by Board action at a noticed meeting at which the public has an opportunity to comment. Additions and deletions of projects will require Board action. The five-year work plan is reviewed and approved annually with an additional year added as each year is completed.

Critical Success Factor 6.a.8 - Provide sufficient student stations to ensure uninterrupted student learning and data gathering as measured by District Operational Goals plan.

The plan projects approximately $1,232,606,349 in new construction, major repair, and renovation projects. Approximately $872,824,016 in revenue is projected to be available. Projects representing $363,970,749 are not funded in this current five-year plan.