District finance and operations leaders presented an overview of SAVE and PPEL levy revenues and a proposed five-year capital plan at the Nov. 25 board meeting. Chief Financial Officer Shashank explained SAVE (Secure and Advanced Vision for Education) is funded by statewide sales tax distributions and the district receives roughly $41'$42 million annually, though amounts vary with enrollment and sales tax collections.

Shashank reviewed SAVE's history, permissible uses and restrictions; he noted revenue-purpose statements (RPS) that specify allowable expenditures and that revenue bonds must receive public notice and, in some cases, a public vote if petitioned. The district's outstanding revenue bonds total about $88 million and require payments that reduce available SAVE funds.

Examples of recent SAVE and PPEL projects included facility and capital improvements (roofing, HVAC, ADA work, secure entrances), music instruments, classroom expansions, and athletic facility upgrades (locker rooms, weight rooms, tracks, dugouts). Rainey Briggs (chief operations officer) and Neil Schroeder (chief information officer) provided program-level examples: Central Campus culinary expansion, library and playground renovations, locker room and press box improvements, and large technology purchases including student devices and network upgrades.

The five-year projection staff presented totaled roughly $243 million in planned spend, with allocations by region: Northeast about $5.5 million, Northwest about $0.5 million, South about $42 million, district-wide about $8 million, plus an $18 million contingency. Staff acknowledged some projects included community fundraising and said they would return with project-specific fundraising breakdowns on request.

Board members questioned how much of the work relied on local fundraising, how debt service and prior bond commitments (including Mediacom Stadium costs) affect available funds, and whether recurring software and licensing costs offer opportunities for efficiencies. Staff said some projects had significant fundraising and that federal stimulus (ESSER) had temporarily reduced pressure on certain capital needs; they offered to provide more detailed funding breakdowns on request.