Case Study: Frederick County (Maryland) Public Schools achieves extended asset lifecycles and data‑driven funding & staffing with Brightly Software's Asset Essentials

2 Education Clients Share How Brightly’s Asset Essentials Has Transformed Their Facilities Maintenance Programs

Brightly’s Asset Essentials was adopted by two education clients—Frederick County Public Schools and Baltimore City Public Schools—to tackle aging facilities, constrained maintenance budgets, and staffing shortages. Both districts needed a way to prioritize repairs, justify capital requests, and make data-driven staffing and lifecycle decisions across many buildings.

By delivering accessible analytics and tools like Capital Predictor, Asset Essentials shifted Frederick County to a 75% preventive maintenance program, enabled a mid‑lifecycle renovation plan (35‑year refresh, 70‑year demolition), and helped Baltimore City quantify a $150M maintenance need versus $30M funding. The platform also supported staffing changes (including nine HVAC and three plumbing apprenticeships), streamlined work‑order management, improved web access for technicians, and provided the reporting needed to secure funding and extend asset life.

Frederick County Public School

Logan Gordon

CMMS Administrator