1. Alamosa - New Elementary School

2. Successful Students CDEs Statewide Goals Students Educators Schools / Districts State Great Teachers and Leaders Outstanding Schools and Districts Best Education System in the Nation BEST Program Giving Students Superior Learning Opportunities Equipping Teachers with the BEST Modern Teaching Tools Building Safe, Secure & Healthy 1 st Class, 21 st Century, High Performing Facilities POOR INDOOR AIRQUALITY LEAKING ROOFS POORHVAC POOR DAY- LIGHTING CRUMBLING BUILDINGS

3. Sargent Transforming old, deteriorating buildings Into 1 st Class, High-Performing, 21 st Century Buildings

4. Salida Bringing Communities Together

5. Alamosa Helping over in 111 School Districts 127,490 as of Nov. 2013 students

7. Centennial School Facilities Impacted through BEST 325 as of Nov. 2013

8. Sangre De Cristo 209 Public School GrantsFunded as of Nov. 2013

9. Miami-Yoder Projects Funded Projects Funded Out of ~$2.48 Billion in requested funds $1,087,524,508 as of Nov. 2013 BEST Portion = $758 million Local Match = $329 million

10. Fountain 16,730 Jobs Helping Create & Support Over * Includes Direct, Indirect & Induced – Analysis performed by the State Demography Office & the Colorado Department of Local Affairs * Colorado School for the Deaf & Blind as of Dec. 2012

11. BEST Projects Funded By Dollar Amount through FY2012-13

12. Sangre De Cristo FORA Park County

13. LEED Platinum Certified: 1 LEED Gold Certified: 13 LEED Silver Certified: 2 CO-CHPS Verified: 2 There are 22 other BEST Projects that are targeting LEED Gold or Silver. 54 of the 205 BEST projects are either a New School or Major Renovation project. Sustainable Sites Water Efficiency Energy & Atmosphere Materials & Resources Indoor Environmental Quality Innovation in Design Vista Charter School – LEED Gold Certified

14. Colorado School for the Deaf & Blind Helping Preserve Historic Buildings Throughout Colorado

15. BEST Grants Funded by District Setting through FY2012-13 Denver Metro: districts located within the Denver- Boulder standard metropolitan statistical area which compete economically for the same staff pool and reflect the regional economy of the area. Urban-Suburban: districts which comprise the state's major population centers outside of the Denver metropolitan area and their immediately surrounding suburbs. Outlying City: districts in which most pupils live in population centers of 7,000 persons but less than 30,000 persons. Outlying Town: districts in which most pupils live in population centers in excess of 1,000 persons but less than 7,000 persons. Rural: districts with no population centers in excess of 1,000 persons and characterized by sparse widespread populations. *Sources: 2000 Census & Colorado Demography Office 2003

16. BEST Grants Revenues by Year through FY2013

17. Campo Statewide Facility Assessment 8,419 Facilities Inventoried & over 139 Million Square Feet Assessed as of March 2010

18. Statewide Facility Assessment $ 17.9 Billion in Capital Construction Needs over Holly Alta Vista CS Rocky Mountain Deaf School projected through 2018

19. Colorado Schools by Decade Built Through2010

20. BEST Funding Relative to Facility Needs Based on the CDE Statewide Financial Assistance Priority Assessment (March 2010)

21. BEST Projects Funded by District through FY2012-13 BEST Lease- Purchase Project BEST Cash & Lease- Purchase Projects BEST Cash Grant Project BEST New Schools (37 total)

22. Weldon Valley

24. BEST made possible, with the help from: Capital Construction Assistance Board Capital Construction Assistance Board State Board of Education State Board of Education State Land Board State Land Board Colorado Lottery Colorado Lottery BEST Finance Team BEST Finance Team