The Superintendent or designee shall develop and maintain a master plan for district facilities. This plan shall describe the district's anticipated school facilities needs and priorities. It shall also identify funding sources and timelines for building. The plan shall be reviewed at regular intervals specified within the plan.
The plan shall be based on an assessment of the district's short- and long-term facility needs, giving consideration to:
1. Current and projected school enrollments for each grade level, based on residential housing growth pattern in accordance with city/county general plans and other demographic factors
2. The district's educational goals
(cf. 0200 - Goals for the School District)
3. Current and projected educational program requirements
4. Student safety and welfare
5. An evaluation of existing buildings and needs for modernization and renovation
6. State planning standards and local zoning requirements
7. The community's social, economic and political characteristics
8. Estimated costs associated with meeting the district's facility needs
9. The availability of state matching funds
The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that staff, parents/guardians, students, and business and community representatives are kept informed of the need for facilities construction or modernization.
(cf. 1220 - Citizen Advisory Committees)
To ensure that proposed facilities conform with all state planning standards and local zoning requirements, the Superintendent or designee shall consult architectural and engineering firms, utility companies, local governmental and planning agencies, the County Office of Education, the California Department of Education, the Division of the State Architect and the Office of Public School Construction. Assistance from colleges and universities, planning laborites and private consulting firms shall be authorized when necessary to augment district staff resources.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
16011 Long range comprehensive master plan
16322 Department of Education services
17017.5 Approval of applications for projects
17251 Powers and duties of CDE
17260-17268 Plans of schoolhouses
17365-17374 Fitness for occupancy
17405 Relocatable structures; lease requirements
35275 New school planning; cooperation with recreation and park authorities
GOVERNMENT CODE
53090-53097.5 Regulation of local agencies by counties and cities
65352.2 Communicating and coordinating of school sites
65995.6 School facilities needs analysis
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
14001 Minimum standards
14030-14036 Standards, planning and approval of school facilities
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 42
12101-12213 Americans with Disabilities Act
Management Resources:
WEB SITES
Office of Public School Construction: http://www.opsc.dgs.ca.gov
CDE, School Facilities Division: http://www.cde.ca.gov/facilities
Policy CHAWANAKEE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: December 18, 2006 North Fork, California