The condition of a school building can significantly impact the school experience and learning environment of the students being educated within its walls. A student’s ability to learn can be drastically affected if their school lacks its own dedicated facility, occupies a building built decades ago with now unsafe materials, is visibly deteriorating with leaks or falling structures, or has subpar air quality or insufficient heating and cooling systems.
While the State of Connecticut shares in the cost of facilities for public school students, the amount of financial support — and the method by which those funds are provided and accessed — varies depending on the location and type of public school.
We're working to change this by implementing a single, needs-based facilities funding formula and process that provides equitable state aid for public school building projects and upgrades regardless of school type, operator, or location.
As part of this work, we're focused not only on ensuring the equitable distribution of state dollars for school facility and capital improvements, but also on implementing a fair, efficient process by which state funds can be accessed and used to improve students' learning environments.
