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Public comment period open for the 2026 Ohio School Design Manual
Ohio—JANUARY 21, 2026
Feedback period open for shaping high-quality and effective school facilities
The Ohio School Design MORE
Chollas Mead Elementary plans outdoor classroom to expand innovative school garden program
California—JANUARY 16, 2026

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A school garden at Chollas Mead Elementary is transforming into something MORE
Murray finalizes plans for new multimillion-dollar elementary school project
Kentucky—JANUARY 14, 2026
MURRAY, Ky. — In Murray, Kentucky, construction will soon begin on a new elementary school that MORE
PWCS Presents Proposed 2027-31 Capital Improvement Program to School Board
Virginia—JANUARY 14, 2026
Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) presented the proposed 2027–31 Capital Improvement Program MORE
GDOE audit cites safety, security concerns
Guam—JANUARY 13, 2026
The Pacific Policy Research Center's audit of management and curriculum at the Guam Department of MORE
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Facilities Planning

School facilities require planning at many different levels to meet educational and community purposes. Educational facilities planning is needed for operations, maintenance, building and site system depreciation, and education and demographic changes.  Facilitiy planning enables states, districts, and communities to align their resources to their needs, ensure that priorities are met fairly, and that facilities are operated, managed, and built to modern health, safety, educational, and environmental standards.

When facilities plans are developed in partnership with a broad and diverse set of school and community stakeholders, districts often find innovative ways to meet their programmatic and building needs. 


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  • Maintenance Planning: Preventative, Routine, Reactive Maintenance
  • Operations Planning: Energy management, security, custodial, emergency management planning
  • Capital Planning: major construction, capital renewals, new school construction
  • Educational Facilities Master Planning: enrollment projections and housing impacts, educational programs, grade configurations, boundaries and student assignment policy, capital project priorities, sustainability goals.

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