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Capital Budget Prioritization Process

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The HCPSS Capital Budget funds the construction of new school facilities and provides for renovations, additions, roofing and barrier-free projects, technology, and the purchase or relocation of portable classrooms for existing facilities.

HCPSS staff and Howard County Board of Education members are working to develop a data-driven capital budget prioritization process to objectively prioritize school system facilities based on identified capital needs, which is the first step in developing the overall capital budget.

 

construction when building Guilford Park High School

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Work Group Recommendations

The Board of Education established a Capital Budget Criterion Standardization Work Group to develop an objective and data-driven process to define the Capital Budget priorities. The Work Group consisted of three Board members selected by the Board Chair, four HCPSS staff selected by the Acting Superintendent of Schools, and was chaired by the director of Capital Planning and Construction.

Work group consensus was reported to Board with the following recommendations:

Equity as a Lens

The process is to be guided by the HCPSS Equity Framework and the Maryland Association of Boards of Education Educational Equity.

Scored Categories (%) and Criteria (Points)

Under these categories, there are individual criteria to consider, each with a point value to reflect the contribution to the overall prioritization of facilities based on identified capital needs. Equity in student experience for both the condition of the school and capacity utilization is included as a scored criterion.

Facility Condition 55%

  • State Facility Condition Index/State Facilities Assessment – 20 points
  • HCPSS Deferred Maintenance – 15 points
  • HCPSS Maintenance Tracking – 5 points
  • Health and Safety – 10 points
  • Feed Pattern/building condition – 10 points

Capacity/Utilization 45%

  • Seat need – 35 points
  • Educational Sufficiency – 10 points
  • Feed Pattern/capacity – 10 points

Prioritization Development Timeline

Community Engagement

Community members are invited to attend in-person or virtual meetings and office hours to ask questions, and provide feedback on the capital budget prioritization process through a survey. Attendees at an in-person meeting also will shown a brief presentation.

In-Person Opportunities

In-Person Meetings

    Monday, Jan. 27, 6–7:30 p.m.; Guilford Park High School Cafeteria, 8500 Ridgelys Run Road, Jessup

    Wednesday, Jan. 29, 6–7:30 p.m.; Wilde Lake High School Cafeteria, 5460 Trumpeter Road, Columbia (Rescheduled from January 28)

In Person Office Hours

    Tuesday, Jan. 28, 10 a.m.–noon; Howard County Library System East Columbia Branch, Marvin Thomas Room 6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia (not a Library System-sponsored event)

Virtual Opportunities

Virtual Office Hours

  • Friday, Jan. 31, 10 a.m.–noon
  • Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1–3 p.m.

Feedback

All students, parents/guardians, staff, community members and additional stakeholders were invited to provide feedback via survey, which is now closed.

Additionally, written testimony can be provided to the Board of Education by emailing boe@hcpss.org.

Contact

Questions may be directed to the Office of School Planning by emailing schoolplanning@hcpss.org or calling 410-313-1554.