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BUILDING EXCELLENT SCHOOLS TODAY

This program aims to improve Colorado's education system by addressing issues such as leaking roofs, poor air quality, and crumbling buildings. Through the Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) program, schools are equipped with modern teaching tools and facilities to provide students with superior learning opportunities. The program has funded over $1 billion in projects, impacting 325 school facilities and benefiting over 125,600 students in 114 school districts. It also supports job creation and sustainable growth for a better future.

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BUILDING EXCELLENT SCHOOLS TODAY

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  1. BUILDING EXCELLENT SCHOOLS TODAY

  2. CDE Strategic Goals:Every Student Every Step of the Way Mission The mission of CDE is to shape, support, and safeguard a statewide education system that prepares students for success in a globally competitive world. Vision All students in Colorado will become educated and productive citizens capable of succeeding in a globally competitive workforce.

  3. Building Excellent Schools Today LEAKING ROOFS POOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY POOR HVAC Giving Students Superior Learning Opportunities Equipping Teachers with the BEST Modern Teaching Tools Building Safe, Secure & Healthy 1st Class, 21stCentury, High Performing Facilities POOR DAY-LIGHTING CRUMBLING BUILDINGS

  4. Building Excellent Schools Today BEST Program Timeline Year Round Work with applicants to evaluate their facility needs.

  5. Building Excellent Schools Today Bringing Communities Together

  6. Building Excellent Schools Today To date, BEST has helped over 125,600 students in114 School Districts

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  8. Building Excellent Schools Today 325 School Facilities Impacted through BEST

  9. Building Excellent Schools Today 209 Public School Grants Funded

  10. Building Excellent Schools Today $1,087,524,508 in Projects Funded Out of ~$2.48 Billion in requested funds BEST Portion = $758 million Local Match = $329 million

  11. Helping Create & Support Over 18,430Jobs Building Excellent Schools Today * *Includes Direct, Indirect & Induced – Analysis performed by the State Demography Office & the Colorado Department of Local Affairs

  12. Building Excellent Schools Today BEST Projects Funded by Project Type

  13. Building Excellent Schools Today BEST Projects Funded by Dollar Amount

  14. Building Excellent Schools Today Transforming old, deteriorating buildings Into 1st Class, High Performing, 21st Century Buildings

  15. Building Excellent Schools Today Sustainable Growth F O R A Sustainable Future

  16. Building Excellent Schools Today The BEST Program Supports Vista Charter School – LEED Gold Certified • LEED Platinum Certified: 1 • LEED Gold Certified: 14 • LEED Silver Certified: 2 • CO-CHPS Verified: 2 • There are 31 other BEST Projects that are targeting LEED or CO-CHPS Certification. • 60 of the 209 BEST projects are either a New School or Major Renovation project.

  17. Building Excellent Schools Today Helping Preserve Historic Buildings Throughout Colorado

  18. Building Excellent Schools Today BEST Program’s Revenues by Year

  19. Building Excellent Schools Today Statewide Facility Assessment 8,419Facilities Inventoried & over 139 Million Square Feet Assessed

  20. Over $17.9 Billion in capital construction needs projected through 2018 Building Excellent Schools Today Statewide Facility Assessment

  21. Building Excellent Schools Today Colorado Schools by Decade Built through 2010

  22. Building Excellent Schools Today BEST Funding Relative to Facility Needs Based on the CDE Statewide Financial Assistance Priority Assessment (March 2010)

  23. Building Excellent Schools Today 110,000 miles traveled to & from public schools throughout Colorado over

  24. Building Excellent Schools Today BEST Projects Funded by District BEST Lease- Purchase Project BEST New Schools (42 total) BEST Cash & Lease- Purchase Projects BEST Cash Grant Project

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  33. Building Excellent Schools Today BEST Dollars Hard At Work! Mapleton School District 1 Ground breaking May 10, 2011

  34. Building Excellent Schools Today • BEST made possible, with the help from: • Capital Construction Assistance Board • State Board of Education • State Land Board • Colorado Lottery • BEST Finance Team

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