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 workplan. The plan must be submitted to the Department of Education prior to October 1. The plan must include a schedule of all major repairs, renovation, and new construction projects planned, and information about class size and the use 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 include pre-kindergarten students, adult, hospital/homebound, charter, or McKay Scholarships and are based on cohort projections from the annual live birth rates within the school district.

As required by our interlocal agreement, the tentative 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. Comments from these entities have been received and considered in the final plan. Presentations were made to the Planning Commission and Plant City City Commission, and a presentation is planned for Tampa City Council on October 19, 2006.

Since approval of the tentative plan by the Board on July 11, COFTE projections have been revised to reflect the latest projections received from the DOE on August 1, 2006. In addition, cost estimates have been adjusted to 90% of the latest student station cost factors from the DOE. Also, projected revenues from increased impact fees have been included in the revised revenue estimates.

The plan can be changed by Board action at a noticed meeting at which the public has an opportunity to comment.

Goal 6 - All schools in the district will be assigned a state grade of A, B, or C.

The plan identifies $273,498,155 in funded maintenance and major repair projects. In addition, $727,686,958 in new construction, renovation, and remodeling projects is identified. Approximately $628,860,660 in revenue is projected to be available for these projects. Construction projects representing $98,826,298 are not funded in this current five-year plan.