School Facilities Planning Overview – Session 1
What type of project improves existing buildings without adding capacity?
What is a Modernization Project?
What percentage of a project’s cost does the state typically fund under the standard SFP model?
What is 50% for new construction and 60% for modernization?
SDWAG stands for this?
What is the Site Development Worksheet Additional Grant (SDWAG) Form?
What is a “modernization grant” typically used for?
What is upgrading existing school facilities?
Which key CLC team member is typically assigned to review the 50-04 cover, form, and submittal packet once prepared?
Who is Troy?
Which state agency requires Educational Specifications for new construction projects?
What is the California Department of Education (CDE)?
Permanent buildings become eligible for modernization after how many years?
What is 25 years?
The ideal timeline for submitting an OPSC 50-04 after receiving the CDE approval letter is how many business days?
What is 3 to 5 business days?
What is the first approval received by the SAB for future project funding?
What is a unfunded approval?
What action is taken if a 50-04 review task hasn’t been assigned to Troy during the CDE review process?
What is Troy will assign the 50-04 cover, form, and packet task to be completed within 3 days of CDE approval receipt?
What is the process that aligns educational goals, facility conditions, and community needs into a comprehensive long-range plan?
What is a Facilities Master Plan?
New construction eligibility is based on comparing projected enrollment to this metric.
What is existing facility capacity?
This checklist should be created and updated frequently to confirm all necessary documents are saved and available.
What is the Application Verification Checklist?
What is the Certification letter that needs to be submitted to OPSC to qualify for a funding apportionment?
What is Priority in Funding (PIF) letter request?
When should you follow up with the architect regarding SDWAG requests?
What is during the CDE review phase, before preparing the OPSC 50-04?
Which funding sources might be included in a district’s Facilities Master Plan?
What are local bonds, state funding, developer fees, and sale of assets?
Name two forms that document existing classroom capacity and enrollment projections.
What are SAB 50-02 and SAB 50-01 forms?
Why is it important to request missing DSA approval letters early?
What is because obtaining the letters can take time, and they are required for OPSC submittal?
What list tracks projects submitted after bond authority is exhausted?
What is the Applications Received Beyond Bond Authority (ARBBA) List?
This local funding source is approved by voters and imposes a tax based on assessed property value.
What is a local bond measure?
Enrollment projections are primarily used to decide what three actions?
What are building new schools, closing schools, or adjusting boundaries/grade levels?
Developers in master-planned communities may enter these agreements instead of paying statutory fees.
What are mitigation agreements?
Besides DSA letters, name two other documents that should be reviewed and added to the verification checklist.
What are contract documents and SOVs/payment applications?
What eligibility factors does OPSC ask districts to confirm before processing?
What is updated eligibility?
These fees are collected on new residential construction over 500 square feet to offset student impacts.
What are developer fees?