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Howard County Board adopts data-driven capital budget prioritization process
Summary
After extended questions from board members and public, the Howard County Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt a new, objective process for scoring and prioritizing capital projects to inform the FY2027 capital improvement program.
The Howard County Board of Education on Wednesday adopted an objective, data‑driven process to prioritize school capital projects as part of its FY2027 capital budget planning.
Board members approved the superintendent’s recommendation to use weighted criteria — including facility condition and utilization — to score and rank buildings and projects, with the aim of producing a transparent Educational Facilities Master Plan that will inform future capital requests to the county and state.
The process, presented by Chief Operating Officer Cornell Brown,…
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