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Back to School Tips for Your Maintenance Department

As schools go back into session, it is good practice to review your pest management plan and compliance with the Healthy Schools Act (HSA). The following press release from the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) provides resources to assist districts including a HSA compliance kit for schools and child care centers, online HSA training, and other key resources to assist you with creating and maintaining healthy and safe environments for teaching and learning.

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Notice of Office of Public School Construction Stakeholder Meeting – August 14, 2019

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

McBride High School, Auditorium

7025 Parkcrest Street

Long Beach, CA 90808

10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

This meeting will be webcast.

Click here to view the entire notice of this meeting.

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OPSC Holds Stakeholder Meeting to Review Career Technical Education Facility Program

Although the State Allocation Board (SAB) did not meet in July, the Office of Public School Construction (OPSC) convened a meeting to discuss the Career Technical Education Facilities Program (CTEFP) on Wednesday July 24th.  Specifically, the stakeholder meeting was intended to discuss the funding order of the CTEFP for potential future amendments to the School Facility Program (SFP) regulations.

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Keeping Our Eye on the Ball

In my inaugural Message from the Chair, I thanked Don Ulrich for his leadership as the outgoing CASH Chair and formally introduced myself to you.  I spoke of having ‘high hopes’ for faster implementation of State bond funds for California schools, but ‘hope’ is not a strategy.   My primary focus as Chair of the CASH Board: Full implementation of Proposition 51 to fund previously approved School Facility Program (SFP) projects and support for a 2020 bond as a bridge to a sustainable capital funding system to address current and future needs.  In this Message, I will provide updates to our membership on these foundational issues for the organization.

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California STEAM Symposium 2019

Interested in optimizing STEAM learning environments and building community partnerships? Submit your presentation proposals for the 2019 California STEAM Symposium’s seventh annual conference. This year, the event will take place December 9-10, 2019 at the Anaheim Convention Center North in Anaheim, California. Check out the new strands here: https://www.stemcalifornia.org/Page/108

The California STEAM Symposium has extended the presentation proposal deadline until Monday July 15. Join the idea fest for educators, students and anyone committed to a better future for students and help to optimize learning environments for all. Contact Molly Stitt with any questions about school facilities proposals: mstitt@cde.ca.gov or 916-322-6249.

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