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Superintendent Stokes updates commissioners on 'Capital 888' projects, facilities plan and enrollment
Summary
Superintendent Stokes told commissioners the district has 27 capital projects tied to the county 'Capital 888' reserve, with two projects not yet started; he reported a combined fund balance of about $1.9 million and current enrollment near 1,998 students, with roughly 300 attending charter schools.
Superintendent Stokes briefed Caswell County commissioners on June 4 about the school system’s capital projects funded from the county’s "Capital 888" reserve and on operating fund balances ahead of the board’s budget vote.
Stokes said the school system has 27 projects supported by the capital reserve. Two projects have not yet begun: required work on South Elementary’s water treatment system (which requires cutting building water temporarily) and an exterior drainage project that is scheduled to start the following week. He reported that major work—such as chillers at North and South Elementary—was approximately 50% complete and that the board of education would meet Monday to prioritize outstanding capital outlay requests.
On finances, Stokes reported the district’s combined restricted and unrestricted fund balance is about $1.9 million, though he said that the amount does not yet reflect appropriations scheduled in this budget cycle. He told the commissioners a reimbursement request has been submitted and that staff expected another reimbursement to be delivered to the county by June 12. Stokes also said the district’s current enrollment, measured on the district’s monthly pull date in May, was about 1,998 students, and that roughly 300 students attend charter schools at an estimated local cost in the neighborhood of $400,000.
Commissioners pressed Stokes for a line‑item breakdown of capital needs before the board’s June 15 budget vote. Stokes said he would provide an itemized, prioritized list after the school board had finalized its internal approval at its upcoming meeting.
What happens next: the superintendent will furnish a prioritized capital‑outlay list after the school board meeting; the county will proceed with the June 15 budget amendment process while holding $400,000 in baseline capital outlay that is already budgeted for the schools.
