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PROGRAM California's current investment in public school facilities represents an acknowledgment of the key role buildings play in education as well as an enormous ongoing challenge in management and maintenance. A projected $25 billion in new facility construction and modernization over the next decade – while providing an extraordinary opportunity – just adds to the complexity facing the educators who are responsible for the state’s physical plant. To fulfill the trust of California’s taxpayers and to meet the expectations of the state’s parents, teachers, and students, the C.A.S.H. School Facilities Leadership Academy was established to give tomorrow’s school facilities leaders the opportunity to learn from today’s experts. The program’s instructors are the unquestioned authorities on the subjects they teach. The program itself was designed and implemented by C.A.S.H. – the state’s preeminent school facility organization, representing more than 1,500 school districts, architects, construction management firms, consultants and other school facility professionals. The scope of what needs to be learned is daunting, ranging from project bidding and construction management, to facility maintenance and repair, to school board and public relations. This knowledge must be fully understood not just conceptually, but practically as well. The stakes involved in school facility administration are enormous. Graduates of the C.A.S.H. School Facilities Leadership Academy will be prepared to deliver exceptional services in school facilities management. The C.A.S.H. School Facilities Leadership Academy, now accepting candidates for its fourth class, is a collaborative effort between California’s Coalition for Adequate School Housing (C.A.S.H.) and the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT). The leadership and members of C.A.S.H. are recognized for their expertise and talent in addressing school facility issues facing California’s school districts. FCMAT, as an independent state agency, has earned a statewide reputation for successful assistance in monitoring and maintaining the fiscal health of California’s school districts. C.A.S.H. and FCMAT are committed to the training and professional development of the graduates, who will take their places among California school districts to provide extraordinary leadership and stewardship of public school resources.
PROGRAM This year-long, intensive program provides professional training to current and future school facility leaders in areas including modernization, new construction and maintenance of the community’s public schools. The Academy begins with an institute in September, 2010. Thereafter, classes are held on Friday afternoons and Saturdays, generally once a month. All classes are held at a location to be determined in close proximity to the Sacramento International Airport. The fourth cohort of the Academy will receive their diplomas during a graduation ceremony in June, 2011. The Academy is distinguished by the following major elements:
2010-11 TIMELINE
PROGRAM COSTS Costs to the participant are as follows:
Fee includes mentoring, meals, all instructional materials, books, and other print or electronic items. Fee is nonrefundable.
Travel and lodging is the responsibility of the participant. The Academy will be held at the Embassy Suites, 100 Capitol Mall, Sacramento. We have reserved a block of rooms with a special room rate of $99. QUALIFICATIONS A successful C.A.S.H. School Facilities Leadership Academy applicant should meet the following criteria:
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