Excess Space Reduction Processes for Public School Districts

In many large, urban school districts excess building capacity sucks up valuable resources. Spiraling heating costs, maintenance costs, safety and security costs—they're all much more expensive when you're maintaining space you don't need. And some school districts have as much as 50 percent too much capacity. Yet, closing school buildings remains one of the most difficult, painful and unpopular actions local officials can undertake.

UPD has a proven method to help school districts make the tough decisions around closing schools. Our process engages the general public and provides local officials with the community support they need to effectively reduce space and start saving millions of dollars in the process.