Colorado Department of Education

Financial Transparency

Fiscal Year
2021 - 2022

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Fitzsimmons Middle School (7048)

57093 US HIGHWAY 285
BAILEY, CO 80421

Student Info
169
Total Students Served
Serves Middle School Grades rural-school-colored

Narrative

quotes A message from:
Ashley Stephen
Director of Business Services
Platte Canyon School District
July 01, 2023
To begin the 2022 Fiscal year the District focused on purchasing and implementing science curriculum (District wide) and reading curriculum (K5), increasing wages for staff, including a proposed adjustment to the District Classified Salary Schedule effective January 1st, 2022. Additionally, we have maintained focus on keeping our students in school and in-person through our COVID response protocols. Changes in wages were put in place as the District continues to work towards ... To begin the 2022 Fiscal year the District focused on purchasing and implementing science curriculum (District wide) and reading curriculum (K5), increasing wages for staff, including a proposed adjustment to the District Classified Salary Schedule effective January 1st, 2022. Additionally, we have maintained focus on keeping our students in school and in-person through our COVID response protocols. Changes in wages were put in place as the District continues to work towards competitive salary levels and taking a proactive, rather than reactive, approach to changes in minimum wage at the state and federal level. Labor shortages continue to impact District functions, specifically transportation, and we hope these changes help draw new employees into the District and positively impact retention for our current, amazing team members. Continued exploration of the best utilization of funds the District has received in response to the COVID 19 Pandemic led to several changes in the FY2022 budget and spending as the District worked to execute those plans. Throughout the past several months, community input and planning sessions around ESSR funding led to several proposed expenditures to help the District in our COVID response. Specifically of high focus are indoor air quality, health and safety, summer school support to address pandemic learning loss, and social emotional well-being and mental health support for students district wide. Funding was also utilized to improve technology infrastructure for online and remote learning needs, provide teachers with remote capable machines, and additional curriculum equipped for both in person and remote learning. Major Expenditures tied to ESSR and COVID relief funding for FY2022 include but were not limited to: Summer School Support for all Locations HVAC Improvements for the FMS Campus Additional Filters for Air Purifiers for classrooms and common spaces New Dish Washers at both Campus Kitchens Educational Media and Technology Mental Health Support and Social Emotional Curriculum As the District approaches major facilities decisions, we continue to work on effective, conservative budgeting to better position ourselves financially and support facility changes moving forward.

Spending

Current Spending Per Student
$13,586
Current Spending per Student

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$13,509
State Average

School Level Spending per Student
  • Federal
    $932
  • State/Local
    $8,460
  • Total
    $9,392
School Share of Central Spending per Student
  • Federal
    $124
  • State/Local
    $4,070
  • Total
    $4,194
Current School Spending
  1. Learning Environment
    Learning Environment
    91%
  2. Operations
    Operations
    9%
Learning Environment Expenditures
Learning Environment
$1,448,216

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Operations Expenditures
Operations
$139,096

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$1,587,312

Total

Long-Term Spending
Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other

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These expenditures are those not associated with day-to-day operation of school activities and, therefore, are not included in the per-student spending calculation. They are comprised of major construction projects, debt payments, acquisition of land, and other programs.

$490

Total

Total School-Allocated Spending

$1,587,802

Totals may not sum due to rounding

Current School Share of Central Spending

  1. Learning Environment
    Learning Environment
    32%
  2. Operations
    Operations
    68%
Learning Environment Spending
Learning
Environment

$224,881
Central Operations Expenditures
Operations
$483,866
$708,747

Total

$2,296,549

Grand Total of Spending at this school