Operating vs. Capital Budgets

It’s “Budget Season” which means CCPS and the Board of Education are developing the FY27 operating budget to cover running the whole system for next school year.

The operating budget covers the day-to-day operation of the school. It is different than the capital budget which covers larger construction projects like HVAC and roof replacements, paving projects, and building modernizations. You may have seen my post about the Liberty High School modernization not being included in the draft plan for capital projects called the Community Investment Plan or CIP. Right now, the County Commissioners are reviewing the CIP and can make changes until the budget adoption in May.