Educational Facility Capital Planning 2009
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Introduction

 
Most educational facility managers don't have the needed capital budgets to fully repair and modernize aging school facilities. Estimates have stated over the years that unmet facility funding likely exceeds $250B for public K-12 alone.

Help us help you!

By completing the survey below, you shaping the view of needs faced by facility departments concerning the issues related to Facility Capital Planning and Reporting. Also, you can provide input to a feature being launched by SchoolDude.com to help you in making the case for your facility capital needs.

This survey takes about ten (10) minutes and the results of this improved and updated version of a similar 2004 survey will show how your peers are dealing with the dynamics of their facility capital planning and reporting requirements.

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Your privacy is guaranteed. We will never reveal, share, or publish your actual answers with anyone. Our final summary will provide a report that provides averages and statistical information.

Now, lets get started by asking some questions about you and your educational institution.

Note: For purposes of this survey, the term "facility capital budget" refers to the repair and replacement cost for repair or replacement of existing facility systems such as carpet, asphault, roof, HVAC or other. It does not apply to new construction or additions.

1. What size is your educational institution (average daily attendance)?

2. What state/country is your educational institution located in?

3. Depending on the type of institution you are, can you please address how many you have of the following building types?

4. If you know the following, please clarify to help us break out the data by:

5. What best describes your position in your educational institution?

6. What type is your educational organization?

7. What is your opinion regarding the extent of deferred maintenance and projects that you have?

8. How would you rate your Administration’s, Approving Body or Board's understanding and knowledge of the facilities' needs? (choose the closest that applies)

9. As the Administration faces tough decisions in allocating a tight budget to numerous competing needs within the organization, which statement best describes the next three (3) years at your educational organization:

10. Does your organization have a formal facility capital budget planning process?

11. How many people in your organization (district, school, or college) perform estimating for do facility repair/renovation? (e.g., develop an in-house estimate for a roof repair).

12. How do you gather your list of facility needs for developing a project plan? (select all that apply)

13. Have you ever used the concept of "predictive models" or "renewal/replacement models" in developing your long-term planning where building components have a traditional lifespan and expected cost of replacement? For more on predictive models, download a summary of "Before the Roof Caves In"