Approval of Spot Surveys for Ruskin and Springhead Elementary Schools

Florida Statute 1013.31 requires that each School Board conduct an educational plant survey at least every five years. The Board approved the District's current survey on May 4, 2004. The survey recommends new facilities as well as additions, remodeling, and renovations to existing sites.

As exceptions to survey recommendations arise, the Board is required to submit a "spot survey" to the Department of Education for each facility. Spot surveys are now required to delete Buildings 5, 6, and 8 at Ruskin Elementary and delete Building 7 at Springhead Elementary School. Project architects and personnel from the DOE Office of Facilities have verified that these buildings cannot be economically rehabilitated.

The student stations and the cafeteria at Ruskin Elementary will be replaced as a separate project. Expansion of the dining room and the addition of a stage and music room are included in the construction project at Springhead Elementary.

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

The renovation budget for Ruskin Elementary is $3,450,000 and is funded from Public Education Capital Outlay (PECO) 2005/2006. The budget for Springhead Elementary is $2,900,000 and is funded from Community Investment Tax (CIT) 2006.