OPSC Stakeholder Meeting Notice for May 8, 2017

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April 27, 2017

The Office of Public School Construction (OPSC) has scheduled a stakeholder meeting for Monday, May 8, 2017, at the Department of General Services, Ziggurat building, Auditorium in West Sacramento.  The meeting is scheduled for purposes of discussing and receiving feedback related to the specific language and wording in the proposed draft grant agreement for the School Facility Program.  The NOTICE (PDF) has been posted to the OPSC website at www.dgs.ca.gov/opsc under Meeting Information and on the State Allocation Board webpage.  This meeting will also be webcast.

 

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April 24, 2017 State Allocation Board Meeting – Webcast

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April 26, 2017

The April 24, 2017, State Allocation Board Meeting webcast has been uploaded to OPSC YouTube for your viewing pleasure.  We apologize for the webcast link not working properly and for inconvenience this may have caused.  Thank you.

~ CASH Staff

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Quarterly Message from the Chair

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April 25, 2017

Continuing Our Success

“A school building is more than a physical structure providing housing, light, heat, and shelter from the elements; it is the expression of the community’s commitment to education.”

– Donald Leu

It is my honor to have been chosen to lead the CASH organization at this critical and exciting time. I would like to thank the CASH Board for showing their faith in me, and particularly our outgoing chair Jenny Hannah. We all know Jenny as a kind and compassionate leader, and we have also learned that she can be relentless in the pursuit of the issue that is the foundation of our organization: that the state of California must be a partner in providing resources for communities to build and maintain schools. Her leadership and effort during the Proposition 51 campaign contributed significantly to its success. Thank you, Jenny, for working in the best interests of the students and teachers of California. You made Middle Earth proud.

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Call for School Facilities Presenters, Vendors, and Participants

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California STEAM Symposium 2017: December 10-11 at the Moscone Center, San Francisco

The Symposium is becoming the STEAM Symposium this year, and the thematic strands reflect the importance of braiding together science, technology, engineering, and math with art and design thinking.

The strand, “Supporting STEM/STEAM through 21st Century Learning Environments” offers a unique opportunity for school facilities and education professionals to present new, modernized, or modified STEM/ STEAM school facilities and learning environments. Prospective presenters may consider sharing school designs and practical ideas that enhance one or more STEM/STEAM topics, as well as partnerships with schools and districts that have designed or modified facilities to support STEM and STEAM learning. Presenters can submit proposals now and until Friday, June 16, 2017.

For more information please visit: http://www.stemcalifornia.org/STEM

If you have any questions please contact:

Molly Stitt

Education Programs Consultant

School Facilities & Transportation Services

California Department of Education

mstitt@cde.ca.gov

916-322-6249

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April Facility Planners Update

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April 3, 2017

The CASH Facility Planners Meeting Update for April 2017 is now available and includes information regarding:

  • Legislative Update
  • DIR Prevailing Wage Monitoring Program Proposed Updates
  • OPSC Stakeholder Meeting Front-End Grant Agreement for the School Facility Program (SFP)
  • CDE Title 5 School Siting & Design Standards Review
  • CASH Welcomes New Members
  • Upcoming Networking Mixers

Click here to download the Update.

~ CASH Staff

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