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BOE hears capital‑projects update: deferred‑maintenance spending up, design guidelines due for CIC in May
Summary
Dre Jones briefed the board on capital projects: deferred‑maintenance spending rose to 43% (from 17%), $26 million remains in E3 for 2026, E4 work is heavy with roughly $153 million projected in expenditures; construction design guidelines will go to the CIC next month with policy/guideline questions pending.
Dre Jones, executive director of capital programs and maintenance, told the Savannah‑Chatham County Board of Education on March 11, 2026 that the district has increased deferred‑maintenance spending and is advancing projects across its E3, E4 and newly launched E5 programs.
Jones said the district spent more of its capital resources on deferred maintenance this year — about 43% versus 17% last year — and attributed the shift to reorganized capital programs that allocate people and resources to the right projects. He told the board that about $26 million in E3 expenditures remain to be made in 2026 and that E4 carries projected expenditures around $153 million.
On construction design guidelines, Jones said the document…
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