Wicomico County Public Schools | EFMP FY2025 The weighted scores are utilized to create two unique Facility Need Indexes. The first of which is the Major Capital Improvement Index. This index is used to determine which schools are in the most need of replacement or major renovations (with possible additions). The second is the Systemic Index. This index is used to determine which schools are in need of critical systemic projects. These schools are typically schools which fall in the mid to lower half of the Major Capital Improvement Index. This indicates that the school will not be undergoing any major capital project in the near future and that the key systems within the school must be kept functional in the interim. The Facilities Need Index (Major Capital Improvement) is comprised of two weighted categories: FCI and Utilization. FCI is weighted the highest, as it is an indicator of the condition of the building and systems. With a portfolio of aging schools these numbers are vital to monitor. As you can see in figure 2, the total average age of our schools is 33 years, with many of the schools well beyond this threshold. As utility and service requirements increase, the operational efficiencies and performance characteristics of these older schools begin to degrade and often become obsolete. Age also poses one of the greatest challenges in a facility’s ability to adapt to changing instructional needs. Each year WCPS schools grow older and at the same time there are increased demands placed on them by new instructional methodologies. In many cases, the older schools simply do not have the capacity to withstand these new demands. 2 6 9 14 16 18 21 23 25 27 28 34 38 39 41 44 46 46 47 47 48 51 54 67 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 BEAVER RUN ELEM WEST SALISBURY ELEM BENNETT MIDDLE J.M. BENNETT HIGH PRINCE STREET ELEM NORTH SALISBURY ELEM WILLARDS ELEM PEMBERTON ELEM SALISBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL WESTSIDE INTERMEDIATE WICOMICO HIGH FRUITLAND INTERMEDIATE CHIPMAN ELEM PINEHURST ELEM PARKSIDE HIGH PITTSVILLE ELEM./MIDDLE DELMAR ELEM MARDELA MIDDLE/HIGH FRUITLAND PRIMARY WICOMICO MIDDLE EAST SALISBURY ELEM NORTHWESTERN ELEM GLEN AVENUE ELEM WESTSIDE PRIMARY Average Age - 2024 Wicomico County Public Schools Figure 2 33 Total Average Age 130
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