The budget for the city of Cape Coral\u2019s municipal school system is looking at an increase for next school year.<\/p>\n
The 2027 proposed Oasis Charter Schools budget has an 11.75% increase over the prior year board members were told Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The proposed enrollment forecast is 3,453 students, which is a decrease from the 2026 third quarter enrollment of 3,473. <\/p>\n
Management Budget Administrator Nicole Reitler said the Fiscal Year \u201927 working budget is $42,377,324, an 11.75% increase over the 2026 budget of $37,919,940.<\/p>\n
The budget is split per school \u2014 Oasis Elementary South at $10,957,271; Oasis Elementary North at $10,162,279; Oasis Middle School at $9,839,795 and Oasis High School at $11,417,979.<\/p>\n
Reitler said their revenues are budgeted at 99% per financial policy and the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) projections will increase by 2% per school on average over the prior year.\u00a0 She said the Public Education Capital Outlay (PECO) and Local Capital Improvement (LCI) is at 80% funded.<\/p>\n
Other revenue sources include capital outlay surtax and grants that are not budgeted, as well as a teacher salary allocation, before and aftercare at Oasis Elementary North, Oasis Elementary South and Oasis Middle and reduced projections in food services.<\/p>\n
The proposed budget includes 11 added staffing positions \u2013 one bus driver, guidance\/tech counselor, food service worker and clinic assistant at Oasis Elementary North; speech pathologist, and clinic assistant at Oasis Elementary South; three teachers, paraprofessional and clinic assistant at Oasis Middle School; and an athletic trainer, teacher and clinic assistant at Oasis High School.<\/p>\n
Personnel, which makes up 62.16% of the overall budget, will include a 1% base pay increase.<\/p>\n
The operating budget, 27.69% of the budget, includes new textbooks at $461,260, accounting and auditing at $667,200, food and beverage at $909,511, computer software and license at $797,775, computer equipment and accessories at $624,063, fleet charges at $637,756 and electric at $687,733.<\/p>\n
The capital outlay includes the purchases of one bus replacement at $156,000, software and copier equipment at $75,000 and IT hardware at $62,400.<\/p>\n