Now and for the Future: Adequate and Equitable K-12 facilities in Wyoming

In 2014, the Wyoming Legislature’s Select Committee on School Facilities asked the Wyoming School Facilities Department (SFD) to begin a process of reviewing the state’s K–12 facilities management and funding strategy and systems with the goal of obtaining the greatest possible return from the state’s investments in its school facilities. To that end, SFD engaged the 21st Century School Fund (21CSF) and JFW, inc. to provide an independent analysis of the state’s current building portfolio database; professional opinions on facility management best practices for the preservation of Wyoming school buildings in the areas of facility operations, routine maintenance, major maintenance, and capital renewal; and information about pertinent practices of other states. This report provides the conclusions of the authors’ inquiry into and analysis of Wyoming’s programs for managing and funding its K–12 public school facilities.