Anne Arundel schools present 10‑year facilities plan; officials warn of $45M annual capital shortfall

Anne Arundel County Public Schools on Tuesday presented a draft 10‑year long‑range facilities plan that ranks school needs by capacity, condition, age and energy performance and warns the district faces a roughly $45,000,000 annual funding gap to reach recommended capital‑renewal targets.

The plan, presented at a Board of Education workshop by Bill Heiser, AACPS chief operating officer, and Kyle Roof, director of facilities, describes districtwide data including 136 facilities, an average modified building age of about 30 years, a replacement value of about $8.2 billion and nearly 85,000 students. Heiser said, “We would need to allocate an additional $45,000,000,” to reach the International Association of Physical Plant Administrators’ recommended annual investment of about 3.5% of current replacement value.

The workshop was informational; no board vote was requested. “This is not an action item for the board to vote on, but it is informational only,” Heiser told board members. The district is taking public comment on the draft at www.aacps.org/facilitiesplan through June 2025 and plans a final report in August with a board presentation in September and a subsequent presentation to the County Council in the fall.

Why it matters: the plan will guide capital…