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Board approves FY2026 maintenance plan amid concerns over $1.3 billion deferred backlog and state FCI rules
Summary
The board approved the fiscal year 2026 comprehensive maintenance plan. Staff and board members discussed the district’s facility condition index (FCI), a $1.3 billion deferred capital renewal backlog, and concerns that state funding rules tied to FCI could penalize districts that have kept up maintenance.
The Anne Arundel County Board of Education approved the fiscal year 2026 comprehensive maintenance plan after an extended discussion about the district’s facility condition index and the size of its deferred maintenance backlog.
“Facility condition index is like a golf score,” Mike McCaffrey, director of maintenance, told the board, explaining that a lower FCI is better because it represents less depletion of a building’s useful life. McCaffrey and Laura Dalsanj, manager of maintenance planning, told board members the district’s overall…
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