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Iredell-Statesville Schools 21st Century Center
for Education
Innovation.
Imagination.
Inspiration.
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Vision Create a 21st century K-14 educational
facility that provides rigorous, relevant
unique programs for students to compete in a
global economy, and provide a cost-effective,
lifelong learning environment for school staff
and community
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• Facility Highlights
• K-5 replacement for Northview Ebenezer
• 6-12 International Baccalaureate program
• 21st Century Skills Academy
• Mitchell Community College programs
• Small business incubator
• Consolidated central office support services

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Sounds great, but will it work? Absolutely.
During the past 90 days, weve been working hard
to ensure this is the best option for our
students. Heres what we found
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• Components of the Feasibility Study
• Traffic study
• Environmental study
• Structural study
• Cost study
• Revenue stream study
• Economic development study
• Programmatic study

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The Bottom Line The bottom line is that this
project will absolutely work. And it will work
for all our stakeholders- not just our
students. The 21st Century Center for Education
is a unique opportunity for all of Iredell
County. Heres what we hope to accomplish
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• Objectives
• Replacement of Northview Ebenezer elementaries
• Math, science technology magnet
• Shared space
• 112,000 ft2 vs. 90,000 ft2

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• Objectives
• Provide additional seats for K-12 growth
• 300 additional K-5 seats
• Will serve 1,800 9-12 students
• Will serve 900 community-based students

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• Objectives
• Reform high school to lower dropout rate
• Rigor- 6-12 International Baccalaureate program
• Relevance- Duplicate successful programs such as
  auto tech in areas such as health care, culinary
  arts, criminal justice, biotechnology, broadcast
  journalism technology
• Relationships- Provide smaller learning
  communities internships with business start-ups
  located onsite

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• Objectives
• Provide community lifelong learning opportunities
• Partnership with Mitchell Community College for
  degree and workforce development programs
• Truck driving
• Criminal justice
• Health care
• Technology
• Small business support

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• Objectives
• Provide partnership for economic development
• Provide 100,000 ft2 for small business start-ups
  Mitchell Community College courses
• Provide internship opportunities for students
• Low-cost lease provides revenue for ISS/Chamber
  (100,000 ft2 _at_ 5.00/year 500,000/year)

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• Objectives
• Delay the need for a 6th high school
• Delays from Phase III 2010-11 to 2013-14
• Provides more rigorous relevant opportunities
  for students in a more effective efficient
  setting

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• Objectives
• Provide a low-cost replacement for central office
  support services
• Existing facilities have exceeded their life
  expectancy
• Current facilities are inefficient
• Current set-up requires duplicate staff
  excessive travel

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• Objectives
• More efficiently operate central office support
  services
• Guaranteed savings of 500,000 per year to be
  moved to capital outlay budget
• Energy
• Repair/replacement
• Travel expenses
• Duplicate staff reduction

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• Wow! Thats a lot under one roof!
• What does it all look like?

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• The Final Objective
• Most importantly, save taxpayers money!

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• How does it save taxpayers money?
• Consider these comparisons.

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• Elementary School
• New elementary school
• 23.3 million
• vs.
• 21st Century Center
• 20 million

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• High School
• New high school 61.7 million
• vs.
• 21st Century Center 19 million

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• Central Office
• New central office 17.1 million
• vs.
• 21st Century Center 4.5 million

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• Purchase of the Dana Facility
• 10 million

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• Total Savings for Taxpayers
• New facilities 102 million
• vs.
• 21st Century Center 53 million

Total savings 49 million
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• Great, but how do we pay for it?
• Four-year budget

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• Great, but how do we pay for it?
• Four-year budget

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• Great, but how do we pay for it?
• Additional potential revenue

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• So whats the catch?
• There isnt one!
• No property tax increase required
• No interference with timelines for other planned
  construction projects

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Iredell-Statesville Schools 21st Century Center
for Education
Innovation.
Imagination.
Inspiration.