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After introducing a revised method to assess building conditions last August,聽a聽Montgomery County Public Schools鈥� (MCPS) contractor聽has finished assessing聽224 buildings owned by the county school board 鈥撀燬ummit Hall Elementary School聽and Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg are among the worst.
Previously, MCPS used 鈥渒ey facility indicators鈥� to measure building conditions. The color-coded system聽identified聽whether physical systems of a given building were 鈥渢rending positive,鈥� needing review or 鈥渘earing the end of anticipated life span.鈥�
According to the MCPS website, the district contracted Bureau Veritas Technical Assessments in February to conduct facility assessments of schools, offices and holding centers聽built before 2023.
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