DISTRICT COLUMBIA

FACILITY CONDITION
The information regarding the physical state of schools
reflects the average state of repair of DCPS facilities on a
neighborhood cluster basis. It is derived from the facility
assessments in the 2008 Master Plan, which was the last
reliable data point for all DCPS facilities at the time of
printing.
FACILITY QUALITY
The information about the average suitability
and architectural quality of school facilities on a
neighborhood cluster basis comes from a detailed
survey of facility quality for charters and the
modernization phase of the DCPS schools. Given that
the focus of Phase 1 modernizations was improvement
of the learning environment, this study assumed that
modernization improved facility quality. For a more
detailed discussion of the data and methodology of the
facility condition and quality studies, see Chapter 5.
FACILITY EFFICACY
Part of the plan studies the adequacy of select DCPS
and charter school facilities in supporting educational
programming. This sample of schools offers a way
to identify patterns of need that could guide future
investments in modernization. For a more detailed
discussion of the data and methodology of the facility
efficacy study, see Chapter 5.
Facility efficacy was analyzed together with the facility
condition and quality studies to provide an overall view of
the characteristics of current public education facilities in
the District, based on the data available.
In addition to questions about the relative state of repair
and quality of facilities, the average distance student
travel to school and the distribution of modernization
funding were analyzed across the District on a
neighborhood cluster basis. This study was undertaken
to determine the relationship of facility quality and
condition to enrollment patterns and to understand
funding patterns to date.
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