Creating Options that Empower Educators

Protect fund reserves and move key plans forward with options that help educators redirect spending to today’s needs without new debt or depleting current resources.

July 6, 2020

Creating Options for K-12 Leaders

Protect Funds Needed for Student Achievement

To meet funding reductions from COVID-19’s impact on state and local tax revenues, district leaders have limited options. Mandated spending remains locked and previous rounds of budget-tightening leave few easy decisions on the table.

There are ways to avoid fund balance depletion and protect educational priorities, if communities can get help with general fund optimization. ABM projects help schools direct spending to today’s priorities, like making schools safer, paying for needed upgrades, and achieving general fund relief.

We go beyond standard energy projects, creating options that help districts put money back where schools need it most. Our guaranteed energy savings and professional service agreements give district leaders tools they can use to focus funding on improving student outcomes.

Healthy Budgets and Healthy Spaces

Benefits of Our Solutions for Educational Facilities

By freeing up funds that would have been locked into utility bills and service contracts, our guaranteed savings programs can help schools:

  • Meet short-term funding reductions without depleting fund balances
  • Avoid increased burdens on taxpayers
  • Prepare schools for re-entry post-COVID-19
  • Reduce risk of capital volatility with guaranteed savings
  • Generate general fund relief
  • Meet sustainability goals and mandates
  • Optimize facilities for student learning
  • Healthier indoor air quality
  • Engaging and efficient lighting
  • Validate results with real-time energy monitoring
  • Qualify for tax credits, grants, and rebates
  • Improve equipment reliability
  • Facility Improvements Made Possible
  • Enhanced cleaning
  • Heating, ventilation, and cooling
  • High-efficient lighting
  • Energy management controls
  • Water conservation
  • Windows and roofing

Funding Unlocked for Special Projects

  • IT upgrades for smart learning environments
  • Security equipment needs
  • STEM technology and spaces
  • Athletic field and facility upgrades

Increased Operational Savings

In addition to energy programs and preventive maintenance, our integrated facility services expertise can deliver more savings in:

  • Custodial
  • Landscape & Grounds
  • Parking & Transportation

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