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Board shifts East Plus 4 budgets and adopts five‑year local facilities plan with $360.3 million need
Summary
The board approved budget transfers to reallocate East Plus 4 project funds, increased budgets for remaining projects by about $64.8 million, and adopted the district's mandatory five‑year local facilities plan that lists approximately $360.3 million in facility needs.
The Savannah‑Chatham County Board of Education approved a set of budget transfers tied to the district's East Plus 4 capital program and adopted the district's five‑year local facilities plan at the May 7 meeting.
Operations staff told the board that some East Plus 4 projects had expanded scopes or were being rescheduled into East Plus 5. The board approved transfers that moved program funds into an unallocated East Plus 4 balance and then approved budget increases of $64,765,200 to cover expanded scopes and cost increases in the construction market for remaining East Plus 4 projects.
Board members asked detailed questions about the net movements of funds. One member asked whether the $85 million transfer discussed represented the total unallocated East Plus 4 balance; staff confirmed the transfer adjusted the program to align budgets with revised scopes.
Separately the board adopted the district's local facility plan, required by Georgia law every five years. Meeting materials presented a five‑year FTE projection period (07/01/2024–06/30/2029) and identified total facility needs of $360,296,857. The plan sets a priority order for projects and notes the mix of state entitlements and local funding expected to cover needs.
Board members moved and approved both the East Plus 4 budget adjustments and the local facility plan as presented. Staff indicated the plan will be submitted to the Georgia Department of Education for State Board approval by the June 30 deadline.
