Master Plans Resources

Publications

• BEST Collaborative, 2005, Recommended Policies for Public School Facilities,“Section 1: Facilities Planning.”
• California Department of Education (CDE), Educational Specifications: Linking Design of School Facilities to Educational Program (PDF) Sacramento, CA: CDE, 1997).
• California Department of Education, Sustainable Communities and Schools Planning (PDF), Sacramento: California Department of Education, 2015.
• Guide for the Development of a Long-Range Facilities Plan, 1986
  A guide to assist school districts in the development of a comprehensive facilities master plan. The guide includes sections on the educational program, how to evaluate the utilization and condition of existing facilities, how to conduct a demographic study, and how to implement and evaluate the master plan. This guide was last updated in 1986. Since that time, numerous advances in technology have expanded greatly the ability of districts to identify and electronically map demographic trends, monitor specific facility needs, and present high quality graphic information to decision makers and interested stakeholders. However, the basic outline presented in the document, which addresses education needs, existing facilities, the demographic study, the implementation plan, and the evaluation/updating, is still useful for districts to follow in both planning new schools and evaluating the closure of schools.
• 21st Century School Fund, 2011, PK-12 Public Educational Facilities Master Plan Evaluation Guide (PDF).

Demographic Data

• California Department of Education - Data and Statistics
• California Department of Finance - Demographic Research Unit
• U.S. Census Bureau
• National Center for Education Statistics

Office of Public School Construction

• School Facility Program

California Energy Commission

• Bright Schools Program