. >>> mayor stephanopoulos stef -- stephanie rawlings, blake and alonzo are making sure that students are working in a safe environment. a new task force was announced today. jamie costello has details. >> reporter: the schools are the oldest in the state. we need to come up with ways to find money for renovations and maybe even build new schools. how? this task force is a who's who in the baltimore finance world, they are to come up with ways and ideas to find $1.5 million to update conditions and another $1.3 million to renovate. we're talking about schools without air, no heat and more. >> when kids have high quality facilities they do better, they want to come to school, and they want to stay in school. school facilities also affect the district's ability to retain high-quality teachers. when we have competitive facilities we can keep and retain quality teachers. >> this new task force is going to explore financial and legislative options, all are going to be on the table. the task force is expected to make its recommendations by february. jamie costello, abc2 news. >> thank you.