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The ten domains of the NCSI K12 Facilities Policy Taxonomy. Counts are published provisions linked to each domain (a provision may link to more than one).

Prototype coverage currently includes Alabama, Arizona, and California. Additional states are being added. Methodology

  1. GOV53 provisions

    Governance & Authority

    Allocation of legal and institutional authority, responsibility, oversight, and decision-making for PK-12 public school facilities.

    AL 20AZ 16CA 17

  2. ADM55 provisions

    Facilities Administration & Management

    Administration, operation, maintenance, construction management, and stewardship of school facilities and facility programs.

    AL 24AZ 23CA 8

  3. DAT37 provisions

    Facilities Data & Information

    Collection, maintenance, submission, analysis, use, and publication of information concerning public school facilities.

    AL 6AZ 21CA 10

  4. PLN56 provisions

    Facilities Planning

    Planning processes governing facility needs, maintenance, capital investment, educational adequacy, emergencies, resilience, and long-term facility strategy.

    AL 21AZ 23CA 12

  5. FND80 provisions

    Facilities Funding

    Provision and allocation of public financial resources for facility-related expenditures.

    AL 21AZ 28CA 31

  6. FIN27 provisions

    Facilities Financing

    Mechanisms used to obtain, borrow, structure, or repay capital financing for school facilities.

    AL 10AZ 7CA 10

  7. STD126 provisions

    Facility Standards

    Requirements, codes, standards, and guidance governing school sites, buildings, educational adequacy, health, safety, energy, accessibility, and facility performance.

    AL 37AZ 38CA 51

  8. CMP80 provisions

    Approval, Compliance & Accountability

    Processes used to review, approve, inspect, monitor, report, enforce, certify, or otherwise assure facility-policy compliance.

    AL 20AZ 31CA 29

  9. JUD12 provisions

    Judicial Decisions & Legal Interpretation

    Judicial decisions and formal legal interpretations affecting school facility responsibilities, adequacy, funding, financing, health, safety, or related policy.

    AL 3AZ 6CA 3

  10. SUP28 provisions

    State Support & Capacity Building

    Technical assistance, training, tools, guidance, and other state support intended to improve local facility stewardship and capacity.

    AL 8AZ 11CA 9