ERIC Number: ED269879
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Feb
Pages: 64
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An Assessment of the Need for Funding to Provide Facilities for the Unhoused School Population Anticipated between 1986 and 1991. Report No. D86-1.
California State Dept. of Finance, Sacramento.
New schools will have to be built and existing facilities rehabilitated to house California's growing enrollment. The state conducted a study to determine the need for funding to meet this new demand. Questionnaires were sent to each of the state's 1,029 school districts and 58 county offices of education. Offices responsible for over 85 percent of the projected 1990-91 enrollment responded. Half of the reporting districts indicated that they would need additional facilities. Postsurvey interviews with district officials led to both upward and downward revisions of reported estimates. The revised estimate for new construction was set at $2.8 billion. The survey also revealed a need for current facility rehabilitation costing up to $1.9 billion and a need for new facilities for special day classes valued at $228 million. The report briefly reviews enrollment pressures and the state role in funding, discusses the methodology of the survey, and analyzes the survey findings and adjustments to the findings. The report recommends that all parties involved in school construction efforts consider several factors during the planning process, including keeping some relocatable facilities, using standard designs, seeking local matching funds, and establishing standards for usable space. The survey questionnaire is appended. (PGD)
Descriptors: Construction Costs, Construction Needs, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Facilities Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Trends, Facility Requirements, Needs Assessment, Questionnaires, School Construction, School Expansion, State Surveys
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: California State Dept. of Finance, Sacramento.
Identifiers - Location: California
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