2001 Annual Report
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The basic funding for Mississippi schools has long been provided through the Minimum Education Program (MEP) enacted in the 1950's. In addition to the MEP, the Uniform Millage Assistance Grants Program (1989), the Education Enhancement Fund (1992 sales tax increase legislation), and the Ad Valorem Reduction Grants were established to address long-overlooked needs in school districts in the areas of building, buses, textbooks, instructional supplies and other special needs. Because disparity still exists in the funds available for educating every child at an adequate level, the Mississippi Adequate Education Program addresses these disparities and ensures that every school district will have sufficient funds available to provide a Level III accreditation or adequate education for every child. As of January 15, 1999, the MAEP funds have resulted in State Aid Capital Improvement Bonds issued by 111 school districts in the amount of $507,272,543.00.
Proposed School Facility Construction
Based on Approved MAEP Applications
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Classrooms | 2,332 | 5,687 | 8,019 |
Subject Area Labs | 110 | 53 | 163 |
Tech Prep Labs | 135 | 268 | 403 |
Library/Media Centers | 57 | 48 | 105 |
Cafeterias/Kitchen/Dining | 62 | 56 | 118 |
Fine Arts Facilities | 66 | 25 | 91 |
Auditoriums | 6 | 17 | 23 |
Multi-Purpose Buildings | 16 | 4 | 20 |
Health/Physical Education/Gym | 18 | 47 | 65 |
* This report does not reflect all school construction in the state, as school districts that chose "Option 2 - Interim Pledge" were not required by State Board Policy to submit an Application for the Expenditure of MAEP Funds for a Capital Improvement Project.
Additional support for capital improvement of schools has been provided on the local level through local bond elections. The following shows the results of local bond elections during 1999 - 2000:
Record of School Bond Elections
1999 - 2000
School District | Amount | Passed/Failed | Percentage of Voters For/Against |
Brookhaven | $ 7,500,000 | Passed | 75% / 25% |
Greene County | $ 2,000,000 | Failed | 45% / 55% |
Meridian | $ 33,500,000 | Failed | 57% / 43% |
Meridian | $ 33,500,000 | Failed | 46% / 54% |
Poplarville | $ 6,500,000 | Failed | 56% / 44% |
Yazoo City | $ 5,435,000 | Passed | 68% / 32% |
The State Public School Building Fund was created to provide state funds for the capital improvement of schools in the state. Such capital improvements include the cost of erecting, repairing, equipping, remodeling and enlarging school buildings and related facilities.
The financial structure of the State Public
School Building Fund is made up of three interlocking, yet distinct features:
(1) annual grants to school districts; (2) legislative funding of the program;
and (3) state school bonds. The Mississippi Board of Education approved
building projects as follows during 1999-2000:
Number Approved | Total Cost | Public School Building Funds | |
Long Range Plans | 6 | $30,491,650.00 | |
Applications | 41 | $25,506,438.89 | $8,426,175.12 |
Supplementary Applications | 17 | $3,062,063.54 | |
Contracts | 71 | $40,254,205.13 | $13,816,789.13 |
Change Orders | 92 | $1,467,660.72 | $31,719.80 |
Final Project Approvals | 56 | $34,310,926.65 | $10,714,290.45 |
Project Cancellations | 6 | $2,307,466.09 | $1,253,528.00 |
Number of Vehicles in Use | Privately Owned | Publicly Owned | Total |
School Buses (Regular Route) | 81 | 5,565 | 5,646 |
Spare Buses | 22 | 1,111 | 1,133 |
Service Vehicles | 1 | 411 | 412 |
Number of Vehicles Purchased during the School Year | |||
School Buses-New | 0 | 375 | 375 |
School Buses-Used | 0 | 105 | 105 |
Service Vehicles-New and Used | 0 | 58 | 58 |
Number of School Bus and Related Accidents | |||
Resulting in moderate to severe injury to pupils | 0 | 109 | 109 |
Resulting in property damage | 0 | 263 | 263 |
Number of pupil deaths resulting from school bus related accidents | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total number of school bus related accidents | 0 | 263 | 263 |
Total Mileage Traveled | |||
Total annual mileage traveled on all approved bus routes | 53,077,377* | ||
Total Transported ADA | 407,726 |
*The number of regular route
buses and total annual mileage traveled on all approved bus routes is greater
this year due to a change in the reporting method. This year all districts
reported their regular special needs routes and mileage.
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