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National Center on School Infrastructure (NCSI)
This interactive dashboard allows users to visualize the scale, scope, and distribution of state and local public educational facilities inventory, investments, spending, and debt over time.
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National Center on School Infrastructure (NCSI), National Council on School Facilities (NCSF), Sturtz & Company
This instruction manual outlines the standards, policies, and procedures established for the management of internal Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) services for educational facilities. A companion Excel-based workbook for collecting FCA data is available for download.
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National Center on School Infrastructure (NCSI)
Watch this webinar, hosted by NCSI on October 21, 2025, to learn about Facility Condition Assessments (FCAs), which evaluate a school’s physical conditions and functional performance.
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National Center on School Infrastructure (NCSI)
Watch this webinar, hosted by NCSI on Nov. 13, 2025, to learn about master planning best practices, including the role of education specifications, and to hear lessons and insights from Boston Public Schools.
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James Hand, Fargo Public Schools
This worksheet is designed to help local school districts draft an RFP (Request for Proposals) for a public school district-wide facility condition assessment (FCA).
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National Center on School Infrastructure (NCSI)
Watch this webinar, hosted by NCSI on Sept. 30, 2025, to learn what recent research shows about how school facilities impact student outcomes and property values. You’ll also hear practitioner perspectives on communicating the value of school facility investments.
Find best practice guides, training materials, and reports issued by U.S. agencies and offices.
Resource spotlight
UndauntedK12
School districts across the country face a common set of challenges: aging building portfolios with millions (or billions) in deferred maintenance; the intensifying pressures of extreme weather and a changing climate on school infrastructure; and limited human capacity and capital budgets for implementing needed facilities upgrades. Performance contracting can help districts contend with these realities.
Resource spotlight
Jeff Vincent, Director, National Center on School Infrastructure
To help overcome hurdles for conducting Facility Condition Assessments and build local district capacity, the National Center on School Infrastructure (NCSI) is pleased to launch 3 new tools: a Facility Condition Assessment Manual; a Facility Condition Assessment Workbook; and a Facility Condition Assessment Scope Definition Worksheet.
Voices from the field
National Center on School Infrastructure (NCSI)
For Guy Bliesner, school safety isn’t just about video surveillance and “hardened” buildings. It’s about ensuring that every layer of security supports the ultimate mission of education.
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