Join us as we celebrate the 5th anniversary of the launch of our award-winning LISC research portal, SchoolBuild: From Idea to Construction. Our partners and followers know, that in October of 2017 we launched SchoolBuild with the mission of demystifying the facility development process. To celebrate, we wanted to highlight some of the progress and achievements we have made in the last year and since our launch.
SchoolBuild has always been committed to providing a healthy selection of articles, guides, and resources that shares best practices from our partners from all over the charter school facility sector. This year, thanks to our SchoolBuild team, partners and school leaders we have been able to provide you with new webinars, webinar collaborations, articles, and templates including:
- Hosted our "Building Your Charter School Facility Team: A Guide to Working with Architects" webinar on May 18th, 2022 where we shared more shared more about what an architect is, the role they play on your charter school facility project and the critical services that they can provide.
- Collaborated and hosted with the Charter School Business Management, Inc. on "The Roadmap to Fiscal Security" 3-part webinar series where we shared proven practices for proper financial management and helped you evaluate where your school stands financially.
- Added "A Guide to Owner's Representatives and their Role in your Charter School Facility Project", "How to Choose an Owner's Representative for your Charter School Facility Project", "Evaluating Potential Charter School Facility Sites" and "Test Fit: Testing Candidate Site Through Design" articles to the Understanding Your Needs section of SchoolBuild.
- Added the "SchoolPrint Square Footage Planning Template" to the Essential Resources section of SchoolBuild.
- Added interviews with Diana Castillo, Jennifer Hodges, David W. Nowlin, Dr. Vasthi R. Acosta, and Dr. Elena Litescu to our School Leaders Who Inspire Series.
- Reached 220,000 page views and 120,000 users on SchoolBuild.
Top Ten Most Popular Articles
- Determine Criteria for Site Selection
- The 3 Primary Stages of a Construction Project
- Components of a Capital Budget
- Pre-Construction Activities
- Prepare Construction Documents
- Develop the Project Yourself or Partner with a Developer
- Assessing Your Space Needs
- Payment During the Construction Process
- Building a Preliminary Capital Budget
- Different Models Different Needs
Top Ten Downloadable Resources
- Site Options
- Needs Assessment Worksheet
- Planning and Scheduling Worksheet
- Project and Uses Template
- Managing Construction Risks
- Purchase vs Lease
- Red Flags: Mitigating Risks
- Financing Evaluation Worksheet
- Project Delivery Options
- Types of Lenders
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