Sentences with phrase «for school facilities»

This includes public school operations and capital funding for school facilities but does not include school board expenses or pensions and debt.

Against a backdrop of tight local budgets and competing priorities, local officials get creative in seeking community support for the capital financing they need for school facilities.

As a result, the state has established a new system to pay for school facilities and added substantial resources for school construction.

Despite the tough economic times, some states are not easing up in their efforts to secure more money for school facilities.

Many states have stepped forward with additional aid for school facilities, and for a brief time, the federal government offered a funding program.

Meanwhile, the administration also put out $ 1.5 trillion infrastructure plan, but it doesn't include any money specifically targeted for school facilities.

The State Allocation Board voted Wednesday to decrease funding for the School Facility Program grant by 6.74 percent for all construction projects approved in 2010.

Data from the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission revealed that school districts have authorized at least $ 75.2 billion in local bonds for school facilities since 1998.

Buildings in the Bay Area that are suitable for school facilities are both limited and expensive.

All this creates a challenge of unknown proportions for the school facility manager who is unlikely to have the expertise to assess passive fire protection and may have only patchy documentation on the safety compliance of the past.

The Excel calculation file shows state entitlements, required local effort for the Standards of Quality (SOQ) accounts, and required local matches for school facilities and incentive accounts calculated based on actual March 31, 2007, ADM.. The accounts affected by actual March 31, 2007, ADM appear in the Excel file in bold italics and are shown as the full entitlement with no adjustments.

(Calif.) The State Allocation Board awarded $ 191 million in state support for school facility projects at 63 school districts at a hearing last week.

Determines preliminary and final eligible construction and soft costs for school facilities projects;

As required by the California Constitution, the proceeds from the sale of the bonds will be used only for the purposes authorized under Article XIIIA of the California Constitution, including acquisition or improvement of real property for school facilities, as more specifically set forth in this Bond Measure, and costs incident thereto.

Because Brown was also cautious in his allocation for school facilities in the existing budget, some school officials have expressed disappointment that, given the state's robust fiscal condition, the governor hasn't increased construction funding.

But the plaintiffs» claim was dismissed except for the portion regarding state financing for school facilities.

States» and public K — 12 school districts» responsibilities for school facilities fall into two main categories: daily maintenance and operations and capital construction.

Under the LAO plan, the Legislature would provide an annual grant amount for school facility needs based on the replacement value of existing school buildings as well as an estimate of the average useful life of the buildings.

Over the course of the coming months, the Administration is prepared to engage with the Legislature and education stakeholders to shape a future state program that is focused on districts with the greatest need, while providing substantial new flexibility for local districts to raise the necessary resources for school facilities needs.

In November, just four years after voters approved a $ 9.2 billion school facilities package, Californians will pass judgment on Proposition 47, which seeks authorization for $ 13 billion in bonds for school facilities across the state.

estimates the unmet need for school facilities nationwide at $ 322 billion — $ 268 billion for school infrastructure and $ 54 billion for education technology.

Also in November, voters in Alaska will decide on a $ 236.8 million bond issue for school facilities there.

The $ 23.8 million in new funds would be in addition to $ 17 million that the city now sets aside for school facilities.

Interestingly, two well - established Camden charter networks are seeking to use the Urban Hope Act to expand in the city and take advantage of its freer provisions for schools facilities.

While the board had hoped a new bond measure - the only funding mechanism for school facilities - might be placed on this November's ballot, more pressing budget matters led Gov. Jerry Brown to propose a tax - increase initiative to save schools from deeper program and personnel cuts.

The BOD and Administration are responsible for the school facilities.

Develops and maintains educational adequacy and efficiency standards for school facilities;

Reviews leases and lease - purchase agreements for school facility acquisition, as well as school construction, to assure efficiency and compliance with law and regulation;

Charter public schools typically have limited access to local school district tax and bond revenues used for school facilities.

Local districts already have the power to negotiate leases for school facilities, but this bill, which earned a harsh rebuke from the Democrat - controlled Department of the State Treasurer, would have allowed poorer districts to reallocate school personnel funds for facility leasing.

Charters are exempted from some state restrictions on curriculum and teacher licensing, although the often privately - run schools frequently complain of funding inequalities, pointing out that charters don't receive state dollars for school facilities.

$ 449,000 in Impact Aid funds for construction activities, including the preparation of drawings and specifications for school facilities; erecting, building, acquiring, altering, remodeling, repairing or extending school facilities; and inspecting and supervising the construction of school facilities.

Before the bill became law, local governments had to provide for school facilities either through direct appropriations for construction, by borrowing money in the form of bonds or leasing existing buildings.

A $ 3.4 billion general obligation bond sale last week brought in nearly $ 1 billion for the School Facility Program, officials said Monday.

Buildings in the Bay Area that are suitable for school facilities are both limited and expensive, making it very difficult to find affordable long - term leases on the private market.

For school facility managers, perhaps the most important legislation this session is one that appears to be no longer viable - a bill that would have authorized placing a statewide school bond measure before voters in the fall.

The Excel calculation file referenced in this memorandum shows state entitlements, required local effort for the Standards of Quality (SOQ) accounts, and required local matches for school facilities and incentive accounts calculated based on actual March 31, 2008, ADM.. The accounts affected by actual March 31, 2008, ADM appear in the Excel file in bold italics and are shown as the full entitlement with no adjustments.

Bond proceeds can be used for «construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of school facilities, including the furnishing and equipping of school facilities, or the acquisition or lease of real property for school facilities.»

The Center for Cities + Schools, at UC Berkeley, presented a webinar around LCFF as an opportunity to advocate for school facilities that are healthy and in «good repair.»

During Stage I, LEAs conduct facility conditions assessments, prepare demographic projections, and provide educational programs for each school facility.

And with the system about to embark on campaign to manage more than $ 1 billion for school facilities, we thought the public would agree.

Other notable absences: more money for charter schools — a Christie personal favorite — or for school facilities.