1 Hello and welcome to this informational session on the 2016 EPISD Bond election!El Paso Independent School District has been embarking on a journey for the last two years to provide the best teaching and learning for its students. This preparation and analysis has lead to the process to develop this bond.

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3 District Snapshot As the oldest and largest school district in the region, El Paso ISD currently serves 60,000 students. 83% of the students are Hispanic with 10% white, 4% African American and 3% Other The District operates 91 schools including 58 Elementary schools, 15 Middle schools and 10 High Schools.

4 District Snapshot General Operating Fund Debt Services FundMaintenance and Operation (M&O) Salaries Utilities Supplies Buses Day-to-day operations Debt Services Fund Interest & Sinking (I&S) Principal and Interest payments on debt issued for: New construction Renovations Technology Based on State law, EPISD functions with two budgets. The General Operating Fund is also known as the Maintenance & Operations Budget. This budget funds day-to-day operations like Salaries, Utilities, Fuel, Supplies, and routine Maintenance. The Debt Services Fund funds long-term capital investments like school construction, renovations, and technology investments. The State does not provide funding for school buildings so local voters provide those funds thru bond elections.

5 District Snapshot 12th largest school district in Texas and the largest along the Texas-Mexico border.  The district serves students living in 253 square miles.  Employs about 8,000 people — the largest civilian employer in the region. EPISD school buses travel 3,200,000 miles each year.  EPISD cafeterias serve 10,800,000 meals per year.  EPISD custodians service 10,772,000 square feet of instructional space every day. Here are some facts about El Paso ISD: Highlight the facts in the list. Ask: Did you know EPISD is LARGEST CIVILIAN EMPLOYER IN THE REGION with 8,000 EMPLOYEES?

6 District Snapshot Texas District of Innovation Designation among the first districts in Texas to earn the designation EPISD PowerUp! Flexbooks /18,000 laptops distributed 6 New Tech Network Schools-Within-Schools hands-on, project- based learning Largest International Baccalaureate Program in El Paso 2 HS and 3 MS Largest Provider of Dual-Credit Courses allows high-school students to earn college credit Two-Way, Dual-Language Classes in every elementary and 9 MS in an effort to create bi-literacy Social & Emotional Learning one of 10 Districts in the U.S. to be selected by CASEL to implement Mesita Early Childhood Development Center partnership with UTEP's College of Education to establish a school for students in pre-kinder to second grade Over the past two years, the District is aggressively elevating its services to our students. The Board of Trustees embraced an opportunity to become a “District of Innovation” and is one of the first districts in the State to achieve this Designation. Over 18,000 student devices have been distributed in the last school year to provide modern learning tools to our teachers and students. EPISD now provides six New Tech campuses to offer students access to a global project-based learning network from grades # to 12, and the largest International Baccalaureate program in El Paso with 2 high schools and 3 middle schools. The District currently provides Dual Credit Courses across the district offering students free college hours each year, saving families thousands of dollars of college tuition each year. This year, Dual Language programs exist in every single Elementary in the District and 9 Middle Schools. EPISD is also striving to continue to meet all of our students’ needs through the Social & Emotional Learning initiative and it’s partnership with UTEP in the Mesita Pre-K Early Childhood Center. Most exciting, is EPISD 2020! El Paso ISD is in the first phase of rolling out its ACTIVE LEARNING FRAMEWORK, one of THE MOST PROGRESSIVE CURRICULUMS in the state! Over the next four years, OVER 4000 TEACHERS will be trained in design and delivery methods to meet the individual needs of every student. It is our most significant work and investment at this time!

7 What is EPISD 2020? In partnership with leading national educational specialists, our Principals, teachers and instructional leaders designed a cutting-edge teaching and learning framework that focuses on student performance. It combines collaborative learning, strong supports, and modern learning environments to achieve the outcomes called Student Learning Goals, the five “bubbles” on the right. In more simple terms, life as we know it is rapidly changing so school is changing with it. We are preparing our kids for the global workforce and for jobs that don’t even exist yet. Think about it this way, some of top inventions in the last decade are GPS (2005), the iphone and Android phones, and Ipads. These are things that didn’t even exist 10 years ago! And now they are part of every day life. Our students need to learn differently to operate and compete in this rapidly changing world. Known as the Active Learning Framework,

8 Designed by teachers for studentsActive Learning Spaces Our team of educators worked for the last 18 months to design this new curriculum. A big part of that was designing the physical environment that would facilitate this collaborative and technology-rich learning. They identified four key elements for the Active Learning Spaces.

9 Designed by teachers for studentsActive Learning Spaces Schools require space for students to COLLABORATE.

10 Designed by teachers for studentsActive Learning Spaces Schools should provide FLEXIBILITY in teaching and learning. The ability to create larger classrooms for team teaching or small learning spaces allows for maximum usage of square footage for all types of learning. The building needs to adapt to teaching and learning needs over its lifespan.

11 Designed by teachers for studentsActive Learning Spaces Modern learning spaces should have transparency. One, teachers can continue to supervise students across all learning spaces when there are glass walls and dividers. Two, natural light and visibility create a learning environment where students can feel comfortable and witness learning all around them.

12 Designed by teachers for studentsActive Learning Spaces Schools can use every available space for learning. Extending the learning environment to previously unused spaces like hallways or creating new “flex” spaces These four elements define the physical space for the implementation of the Active Learning Framework.

13 Facility Utilization 76% UtilizationBut EPISD currently operates 91 campuses with the average age of 50 years old. These campuses were designed for jobs and careers of the 1960’s, not the 21st Century. Think that a Kindergartener today will be graduating in What will the world be like? What new inventions will we be living with or what will the jobs be that create them that do not even exist today? We utilize about 76% of our capacity, costing an additional $9 million dollars per year in operating costs. Based on this budget drain, the need to provide modern learning spaces, and the condition our facilities, it was time to address our facilities. Two years ago, the Board of Managers hired the Jacobs Group to do a facility assessment to determine the District’s needs. Over the last year, the Board of Trustees has had three public workshops and 10 community meetings on facilities and determined that it was time for a bond election. 76% Utilization

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15 What is a Bond Election? Texas public schools rely on the support of local taxpayers to fund construction and improvement of school facilities. School districts borrow money in the form of bonds to finance design, construction, expansion and renovation of facilities. This is similar to homeowners borrowing money in the form of a mortgage to finance a home. Bonds are approved by voters in a bond election, then sold to investors in the competitive investment market to raise money to pay for capital needs. The state of Texas does NOT provide any funds for construction or improvement of school buildings. Local taxpayers (voters) must approve tax increases in the Interest & Sinking (I&S) budget via a bond election to pay for these capital expenditures. IT HAS BEEN NINE YEARS SINCE THE LAST EPISD BOND ELECTION . THE COMMUNITY HAS NOT MADE AN INVESTMENTMENT IN SCHOOLS SINCE 2007.

16 Facilities Advisory Committee BY THE COMMUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITYConsider, analyze data for potential bond election Primer on Texas public school finance and EPISD financial status Review of EPISD facilities, technology, transportation and safety needs Formulate recommendation of bond package Participate in follow-up activities that result from bond proposal The Board of Trustees approved a special committee called the Facilities Advisory Committee of 80 diverse community members to make a formulate a recommendation for a bond proposal. It created a process that was open, equitable and transparent to meet the Districts needs.

17 A COMMUNITY INVESTMENT OF TIME & EXPERTISEFacilities Advisory Committee BY THE COMMUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY A COMMUNITY INVESTMENT OF TIME & EXPERTISE 80 45 The Committee met for over 5 months to study and analyze over $900 million dollars of facility needs. All of their work is on the district website. Community & School Leaders / Committee Members Working Hours

18 A COMMUNITY INVESTMENT OF TIME & EXPERTISEFacilities Advisory Committee BY THE COMMUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY A COMMUNITY INVESTMENT OF TIME & EXPERTISE 13 1 For over 5 months, they studied and analyzed the facility data, demographic trends, financial implications, and other factors to make a recommendation to the Board. Work Sessions & Tours Recommendation to the Board

19 Considerations Board of Trustees held 10 EPISD Trustee Community Meetings Average building age: 50 years Average annual enrollment decline of ~1,000 students (level out at 55k) 76% utilization The Committee had three primary considerations: The average age of EPISD buildings are over 50 years old Student enrollment is declining at about 1,000 students per year. We are operating 25% more building space than we need every school day.

20 The Facility Advisory Committee developed a unanimous recommendation and presented these projects to the Board on August 9, 2016.

21 PreK-8 (Consolidations)Henderson Middle consolidating with Clardy Elementary Lincoln Middle consolidating with Bond and Roberts Elementary Schools MacArthur Intermediate consolidating with Bonham Elementary Morehead Middle consolidating with Johnson Elementary Terrace Hills Middle consolidating with Collins Elementary 16 schools are proposed for consolidation at 7 campus. Consolidations will save the District $1 million per year per campus. The Board of Trustees has stated that any operational savings from consolidations could be invested into salaries to create more competitive salaries for teachers and staff.

22 Elementary Schools (Consolidations)Bradley consolidating with Fannin Dowell consolidating with Schuster and Crosby

23 Elementary Schools Hughey: New construction including cafeteria, library, fine arts and labs Crockett: HVAC upgrade, new lighting, ceilings and flooring, windows, roofing and fire alarm/PA and security systems

24 Middle Schools Northeast middle school replacing Bassett: New construction, including new athletics facilities, library and fine arts Ross: New construction, including outdoor athletics facilities, cafeteria, library, fine arts and labs

25 High Schools Austin: Fine arts addition, HVAC upgrades, new roofing, ceiling, lighting, windows and athletic upgrades Andress: HVAC upgrades, classroom renovations, field house addition, fire alarm/PA and security upgrades Burges: Renovations, including upgrades and athletics facilities

26 High Schools Coronado: Renovations, including athletic facilitiesEl Paso: Fine arts addition, classroom renovations, fire alarm/PA and security upgrades Irvin: Classroom additions to complete reconstructions Jefferson/Silva: Classroom renovations, upgraded science labs and new gym

27 Athletics $32,059,000 Turf replacement (all high schools), track and tennis courts (8 high schools) and court/field lighting Playgrounds, shading and court renovations (outdoor learning environment)

28 Technology $16,605,000 Student laptops, Middle School PowerUp Rollout 2017 Teacher laptop refresh through 2019 Neighborhood WiFi Network infrastructure (cabling, controllers, routers, switches and access points)

29 New Buses $8,472,295 24 regular and 23 special needs buses (2016-17)12 regular buses ( ) 10 special needs buses ( )

30 Safety & Security $750,400 Perimeter Security Fencing — 9 campusesLighting — 96 buildings (lighting for parking, walkways and entrances) Motion Sensors — campuses and support facilities

31 Proposed Projects

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33 Tax Impact

34 No Tax Rate Increase for Senior Citizens*Taxpayers 65 and older who have applied for and received a Homestead Exemption will not see a tax increase as a result of this bond. *Over the Frozen Amount

35 Tax Rates by Fiscal Year

36 Regional Tax Rate ComparisonEL PASO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TAX RATES FOR

37 Statewide Tax Rate Comparison

38 Incremental Tax ImpactWe have received some questions about the amount of the bond. The Jacobs Assessment identified over $1.2 billion dollars of facility needs in In its work, the Facilities Advisory Committee looked at over $900 million dollars of that Assessment along with the tax impact of each project. At $500 million, the estimated tax impact on a $100,000 home was $9.36 per month. At $668 million, the tax impact was $11.75 per month, a difference of $2.39 per month or less than $30 per year. The Committee realized that there is a delicate balance of the tax impact today versus the cost in the future. For every $100 million dollars of projects deferred, the cost to future taxpayers in five years would be $140 million dollars. They also considered that sooner the District could consolidate campuses, the sooner it could see a savings of millions of dollars per year in the M&O operating budget, putting that money back the classroom. The campus consolidations would also provide the learning spaces for the Action Learning Framework, increasing student performance. The Committee and the Board agreed that this plan afforded the most return on investment for student performance and financial stewardship.

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