The Elms Junior Middle School

Facility Condition Index

2024 -2025

The Facility Condition Index (FCI) rating is a measurement of the condition of a school building. It does not reflect on the safety of the building.

The health and safety of students, staff and community members are our top priority when planning school repairs. Our Facility Services staff works year-round to ensure our schools are safe regardless of their FCI rating.

Almost half of TDSB school buildings were built more than 60 years ago. Older schools often have a higher FCI rating as some building components such as walls, lights, floors and ventilation systems may require major repairs or replacement.

F.C.I.

64.56 %

Renewal Needs Backlog

The Toronto District School Board’s Renewal Needs Backlog (RNB) list identifies approximately 25,600 different repairs needed in our schools. The total value of those repairs was $4.45 billion as of January 2025.

For the 2022-2023 school year, the TDSB received $292 million in provincial funding. These funds will be used to replace/repair building components identified during the Ministry’s school inspections, helping reduce the FCI of school buildings.

It is important to understand that these repairs do not represent a health or safety concern. Safety is a top priority for us at the TDSB and our maintenance plans are always focused on providing safe places for our students and staff. In order to do that, we fix the most critical problems related to health and safety first. Also, while components in a school building may be past their life expectancy (e.g. water boiler), they are in good condition and meet all required safety codes.

Legend

Urgent	Building systems that are in critical condition and have surpassed their useful service life. These systems are very important to the operation of the building (e.g. boilers, other heat generating systems, fire alarm, sprinkler system, standpipe system, public address system, roofing, etc.). Although there is no specific timeframe to repair/replace these systems, it is recommended to do it as soon as funding becomes available.
High	Building systems that are in critical or poor condition and their importance to the operation of the building is less than those classified as “urgent” (e.g. brick work, exterior doors, exterior windows, rooftop units, etc.). There is no specific timeframe to repair/replace these systems; however, repair/replacement is recommended as soon as funding becomes available.
Medium	Building systems that are in fair condition with low importance to the operation of the building (e.g. floor finishes, washroom partitions, millwork, etc.).
Low	Building systems that are in fair or good condition with very low importance to the operation of the building (e.g. wall partitions, interior wall finishes, interior doors, fences, etc.).

Brief Description	Priority
A101004 Standard Foundations Repairs - Parging repairs - Localized Deficiencies Renewal	Urgent
B2020 Exterior Windows - Older Single Glazed Renewal	Urgent
D302051 Auxiliary Equipment - Expansion Tanks Renewal	Urgent
Floor Finishes - Carpet Renewal	Urgent
Roof Coverings - Section C4,F Renewal	Urgent
Air Handling Units - EngA RTU-2 Renewal	High
B201011 Exterior Walls - Joint Sealant Renewal	High
B201014 Exterior Walls - Masonry Re-pointing - Localized Deficiencies Renewal	High
B2030 Exterior Doors - Hollow Metal - Older Renewal	High
C101003 Partitions - Moveable - Foldable Partition (GYM) Renewal	High
C1030 - Fittings - Washroom Renewal	High
C103009 Fittings - Millwork - Laboratories Renewal	High
C302004 Floor Finishes - Vinyl Tile - Older Renewal	High
Ceiling Finishes - Acoustic tiles Renewal	High
Ceiling Finishes - Paint Renewal	High
D201001 Plumbing Fixtures - Water Closets Renewal	High
D201002 Plumbing Fixtures - Urinals Renewal	High
D201003 Plumbing Fixtures - Lavatories Renewal	High
D202001 Domestic Water Distribution - Pipes and Fittings Renewal	High
D202030 Domestic Water Distribution - Natural Gas DWH Renewal	High
D202031 Domestic Water Distribution - Electric Hot Water Heaters Renewal	High
D302098 Roof Top AHU - Carrier Office Renewal	High
D304003 Distribution Systems - Heated Water Distribution Systems - Piping System Renewal	High
D304007 Distribution Systems - Exhaust Systems Renewal	High
D304008 Air Handling Units - Central AHUs - Return Renewal	High
D304008 Air Handling Units - Central AHUs - Supply Renewal	High
D305004 Fin Tube Radiation Units Renewal	High
D502001 Lighting and Branch Wiring - Branch Wiring Renewal	High
D502004 Lighting and Branch Wiring - Exterior Lighting - Pole Mounted Renewal	High
D502004 Lighting and Branch Wiring - Exterior Lighting - Wall Mounted - HPS Renewal	High
D509097 Other Special Systems and Devices - Dust Collector Renewal	High
Energy Supply - Gas supply lines Renewal	High
Fencing & Gates - Chain link fence Renewal	High
Fittings - Lockers Renewal	High
Fittings - Millwork Renewal	High
Floor Finishes - Stage hardwood flooring Renewal	High
Floor Finishes - Terrazzo Renewal	High
G204010 Site Development - Exterior Stairs - Concrete Exterior Stairs Renewal	High
Interior Doors Renewal	High
Interior Doors - Aged door hardware Renewal	High
Parking Lots - Asphalt paved parking Renewal	High
Partitions - Localized Deficiencies Renewal	High
Pedestrian Paving - Asphalt & Concrete paved Renewal	High
Playing Fields - Asphalt Renewal	High
Roof Coverings - Section A Renewal	High
Stormwater Management - Outdated stormwater drainage Renewal	High
Wall Finishes - Paint Renewal	High
B203008 Exterior Doors - Hardware - Older Renewal	Medium
B308020 Exterior Soffits - Localized Deficiencies Renewal	Medium
D201006 Domestic Water Distribution - Drinking Fountains Renewal	Medium
Domestic Water Distribution - Sump pumps and circulation pumps Renewal	Medium
Floor Finishes - Ceramic tiles in the lunchroom Renewal	Medium
Rain Water Drainage Renewal	Medium
Sanitary Waste Renewal	Medium
Site Civil/Mechanical Utilities - Water and gas supply lines Renewal	Medium

Learn More

Learn more about the Renewal Needs Backlog and the Facility Condition Index, both of which include related Frequently Asked Questions.