CASH and the CASH Maintenance Network quoted in EdSource “California Public Schools Struggle to Pay for Ventilation Upgrades, Key to Safely Reopen Schools”

This EdSource article by Betty Marquez Rosales and Carylon Jones focuses on the challenges schools face in paying for HVAC assessments and upgrades, which is a key component of the Governor’s priority to reopen schools as soon as possible. Those quoted in the article include CASH Board Member Julie Boesch; Chair of the CASH Maintenance Network (CMN) Joe Dixon; and CASH advocate Ian Padilla. Jeff Vincent from the Center for Cities and Schools is also quoted.

CASH is working to expedite the development of the AB 841 grant program, and the Governor’s $2 billion 2020-2021 State Budget K-12 school reopening plan allows the funding to be used to improve school ventilation and indoor/outdoor learning space safety. CASH and the CMN are advocating for these and other sources of funding to ensure schools have the resources they need to ensure safe and healthy learning environments.

–Ian Padilla

CASH 42nd Annual Conference on School Facilities

Rescheduled to June 28-30, 2021

Dear CASH Annual Conference Participants:

On behalf of the CASH Leadership, this letter is to inform you that the in-person CASH 42nd Annual Conference on School Facilities scheduled for Monday, March 1 through Wednesday March 3, 2021 in Palm Springs has been rescheduled to be in-person on Monday, June 28 through Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The Golf Tournament is rescheduled to Sunday, June 27.

CASH Alert: Governor Newsom Releases 2021-22 Proposed State Budget

This morning, January 8, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom presented his proposed 2021-22 State Budget. The $227 billion spending plan includes $164.5 billion in the state General Fund and $85.8 billion in Proposition 98. It includes a 3.84% COLA for K-12 schools and repays two-thirds of last year’s deferrals. The Governor notes that the state anticipates an additional $6.7 billion in federal support for schools.

CASH SAB Alert – October 28, 2020

Today, October 28, 2020, the State Allocation Board (SAB) held a meeting to approve priority funding apportionments and regulations for the Full-Day Kindergarten Facilities Grant Program, among other items.