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4.0 Occupancy



SECTION 4.0 OCCUPANCY

4.1 Pre Occupancy
4.1.03 What Everyone Should Be Doing Now
Joe Dixon, Capistrano Unified School DistrictAugust 2007
This presentation provides suggestions for districts dealing with seismic issues, including what districts should do now, when and how to tell the board and public, and emergency preparedness.
4.1.02 Commissioning
James Becker, WCS/caJuly 2007
This presentation defines commissioning and outlines its benefits; discusses the various phases of commissioning and outlines its benefits; discusses the various phases of commissioning; presents commissioning options; discusses the cost of commission; defines the three levels of commissioning (abbreviated, standard, and comprehensive); and includes commissioning quality examples.
4.1.01 Funding Model 2000, Building Your Own Furniture and Equipment Standards
Elk Grove Unified School District
The Elk Grove Unified School District presents this model to assist districts in creating their own furniture and equipment standards.

4.2 Building Administration
4.2.09 K-3 Class Size Reduction Program
CDE/School Facilities Planning Division (SFPD)Link to CDE website
The Class Size Reduction program was established in 1996 to improve education, especially in reading and mathematics, of children in kindergarten and grades one through three. For information on the K-3 CSR facility program contact Shannon Farrell-Hart at sfarrel@cde.ca.gov, Lynn Piccoli at lpiccoli@cde.ca.gov or Lianne Akaki at lakaki@cde.ca.gov
4.2.08 Vandal Watchers Program
Newark Unified School District, School Facilities Planning and Management, Inc.November 200021 pages
Vandal Watchers Program as part of an overall school security program consists primarily of the tenant placement of a mobile home that is occupied by live-in residents 24 hours a day. C.A.S.H. office reference copy - Contact Shannon Mahoney at sfife@m-w-h.com. Be sure to include item number for quick delivery.
4.2.07 Mold in Schools
California Indoor Air Quality ProgramLink to California Indoor Air Quality Program website
California Indoor Air Quality Program's information on mold in schools
4.2.06d Energy Helpful Websites
California Energy Commission (CEC)Link to California Energy Commission website
California Energy Commission (CEC)
4.2.06c Energy Helpful Websites
California Public Utility CommissionLink to California Public Utility Commission website
California Public Utility Commission
4.2.06b Energy Helpful Websites
California ISOLink to California ISO website
California ISO
4.2.06a Energy Helpful Websites
Southern California EdisonLink to Southern California Edison website
Southern California Edison
4.2.05 Safe Routes to Schools Funding Opportunity (SR2S)
Department of Transportation (DOT)February 200021 pages
AB 1475 directs the California Department of Transportation (DOT) to use Federal Housing Administration (FHWA) safety funds to develop a new program entitled “Safe Routes to Schools”. The effective dates of this new program are : January 1, 2000 – January 1 2002 (unless extended at a later date by the legislature).
4.2.04 Tools For Schools
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Link to EPA Tools for Schools website
Indoor air pollution has become a “hot button” issue for California schools and yet low-cost or no cost “tools” are already available to help schools avoid indoor air quality (IAQ) crises, while providing an indoor environment which will best support teaching and learning.
4.2.03 Classroom Indoor Air Quality, Issues and Suggested Responses
Brian W. Smith, Bowie, Arneson, Wiles & GiannoneOctober 1999
School districts have faced claims that the air in their portable classrooms is unhealthy. If your school district receives a complaint or allegation that poor indoor air quality (“IAQ”) in the classroom has led to illness in a student or staff member, it is important that you take the complaint seriously and that you promptly and appropriately respond in order to minimize parental anxiety regarding the safety of your classrooms.
4.2.02 Department of Health Services Indoor Air Quality Program
Department of Health Services Link to Department of Health Services website
The Department of Health Service’s Indoor Air Quality Program, while having no formal involvement in the school construction process, can provide guidance and technical information to school project designers – or to school officials themselves – on how to improve indoor air quality.
4.2.01 Field Act Exemptions Education Code Section 17281
CEFPI
Field Act Exemptions Education Code Section 17281

4.3 Activation
4.3.02 Commissioning With Success
Jon Foad, Rudolph & Sletten, Inc.; Tom Duval, Capital Engineering Consultants, Inc.; Pete Keithly, Keithly Barber Associates; and Rob Koster, Tahoe-Truckee USDFebruary 2006
This presentation provides a brief overview of commissioning practices, including case studies of successful projects completed in California.
4.3.01 Occupying and Closing
Yvonne Medina, Fontana Unified School DistrictOctober 2005
The presenation discusses:

• Agencies that should be conisderd when taliing about occupying and closing out a public school facility project, such as the district, contractors, consultants, vendors, public agencies, and the community

• Occupancy schedule

• Closing your project

• Agency closeout

4.4 Post Occupancy
4.4.04 Assessing The Completed Project
Gloria Berrera and Gary Moriarty, 3D/International; Ron Pregmon, WLC ArchitectsAugust 200414 pages
This assessment defines the key issues involved in post-occupancy evaluation, including the cycle, the politics, and the timing.
4.4.03 High School Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) Forms
CDE/School Facilities Planning Division (SFPD)20004 pages
This high school post-occupancy evaluation includes both a technical evaluation of all facility subsystems and a functional evaluation of the extent to which the facility meets educational program objectives. It often takes place one year after opening the school to give users full opportunity to judge the effectiveness of the design.
4.4.02 Elementary Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) Forms
CDE/School Facilities Planning Division (SFPD)20005 pages
This elementary post-occupancy evaluation includes both a technical evaluation of all facility subsystems and a functional evaluation of the extent to which the facility meets the educational program objective. It often takes place one year after opening the school to give users full opportunity to judge the effectiveness of the design.
4.4.01 Guide for School Facility Appraisal
Council for Educational Facility Planning International (CEFPI)1998Must be purchased through the CEFPI website
Consider: The School Site, Building Safety and Security, Structural and Mechanical Features, Educational Adequacy, Building Maintenance, Environment for Education.