1.

Maintain a Facilities Comprehensive Plan that assures that classroom capacity and infrastructure meet instructional program and community needs and is equitable across the county. The plan will:
a. Ensure sound instructional practices;
b. Maintain a reasonable balance of capacity utilization;
c. Uses resources wisely, efficiently and in an environmentally responsible way;
d. Disclose assumptions on which the plan is based, including growth patterns and the financial and human impact that individual projects will have on other parts of the organization and the community;
e. Ensure that land acquisition recommendations are based upon demographic trends and growth patterns, comparative costs, construction and transportation factors and extraordinary contingency costs due to potential natural and man-made risks.

3.

Assure that facilities are safe, clean and properly maintained.

5.

Authorize construction schedules and change orders that significantly increase cost or reduce quality.

7.

Ensure the protection of students, staff members, visitors and FCPS property:
a. Maintain updated emergency management plans
b. Assure that key personnel receive training, as appropriate;
c. Maintain a collaborative and effective working relationship with local, state and federal emergency management representatives.