C.A.S.H. 30th Annual Conference
February 23 - 26, 2009
Sacramento Convention Center / Hyatt Regency

Workshop/Clinic Handouts - Hanouts will continued to be posted as they are received.

Monday, February 23, 2009

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

• State School Facility Program Workshop – A District’s Perspective

Tuesday, February 24

8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

• School Construction 101 (SC)
• The State Agencies’ Top Tips for Getting Your Project Approved – An Overview of the State Agencies  (STA)

8:30 – 10:00 a.m.

• Step Saving Opportunities with OPSC (HP)

8:30 – 10:00 a.m.

• Planning & Program Management – the Big Picture  (P&PM)

9:50 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

• School Construction 201 (SC)

10:00– 11:30 a.m.

• Finance 101: A Facilities Financing Odyssey – Understanding School District Finance (FM)

10:30– 11:30 a.m.

• New Federal Funds for School Facilities – How to Get Your Share

2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

• Grid Neutral: Electrical Independence for California Schools and Community Colleges (STA)
• What to Do With the Minimally-Qualified Contractor: Pre- Construction Strategies (SC )
• Local Bond Funding is the Name of the Game – Play to Win (P&PM)
• Maintenance and Operations 101 – Professional Best Practices (M&O)
• Educational Specifications and Master Planning: Making Something Out of Nothing (SA)
• Legislative Update
• AIA ADA Training – New SB 1608 Continuing Education Requirements for Architects

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

• Fiscal Hot Topics (STA)
• Project Progress Strategies: Avoidance of Claims/ Project Close-Out (SC)
• Renewing Existing Schools Sustainably (HP)
• Educational Modeling: Educational Curriculum Delivery and Its Effects on Facilities (SA)
• Growing, Steady, Declining: Now’s the Perfect Time to Master Plan(P&PM)
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Part 4
• Finance 201: Schoolonomics – Financing Possibilities and Programs for a Challenging Economy (FM)

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

• Project Closeout  (STA)
• Who Is On Your Project Team and How Do You Pick the Right People (SC)
• Staff Development and Mentorship – Are You Ready to Make the Leap? (M&O)
• Water is the New Oil (HP)
• Crime Prevention through Environmental Design for Schools: How to Incorporate Safety into the Architectural Model  (SA)
• Why School Districts Need to CYA – Capitalize Your Assets (FM)
• Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: the Case of Los Angeles Community Colleges (HP)
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Part 4

10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

• Re-Visioning School Facility Planning and Design…Creating Optimal Learning Environments (STA)
• Photovoltaic Projects and Energy Efficiency Projects: Contracting and Constructing (SC)
• Making Joint-Use Work…for Everyone (HP)
• How Will California’s Global Warming Solutions Act Affect You?” (P&PM)
• Design Awards Case Studies  (SA)
• Audit Survivor: Outwit, Outplay, Outlast. Can You Win Immunity? (FM)
• Maintenance Mechanics of Soils and Inspection Testing (M&O)

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

• DTSC Workshop (STA)
• The Latest in Storm Water Regulations and How they Impact Your School District (SC)
• Update on the State’s Budget Crisis Impact on Funding School Facilities Projects (FM)
• Green Dollars Equal Green Schools: Sustainable and Affordable – New and Renovated Green Schools (FM)
• Re-Imagining Older Schools (SA)
• Planning & Design for 21st Century Schools ACCM Meeting State Agency (P&PM)

Thursday, February 26, 2009

9:00-10:00

• New California Department of Education Forms, Processes, and Requirements  (STA)
• February Madness: Design-Bid-Build vs Integrated-Project- Delivery (SC)
• From High Performance School to High Performance District (HP)
• Becoming a More Efficient and Effective Organization in a Tight Budget Climate (M&O)
• Master Planning for a Sustainable Future (P&PM)
• From Concept to Construction: Changing the Model Using BIM (SA)
• Your Funding Eligibility is in ….JEOPARDY! (FM)

10:15 - 11:15

• Leaning the Right Way (STA)