California Department of Education School Facilities and Transportation Services Division Title 5 Regulations Stakeholders Meeting San Diego County Office of Education A Review of Standards to Support the Siting and Design of 21st Century Learning Environments December 13, 2016

Purpose of Meetings To receive input on desired or needed changes to Title 5 regulations to better support districts in their siting and design of safe and educationally appropriate schools.

Why Reviewing? Changes are needed to: Reflect current educational planning practices and standards Consider recent educational program changes—Transitional kindergarten, project based learning Clarify existing standards Update to current codes and other citations

Agenda Statutory Authority Title 5 History & Structure Overview Overview of previous comments from stakeholders Next Steps, Process and Timeline Public Comments

Education Code, Section 17251 (a)“…advise the governing board (of a school district) on the acquisition of new school sites…(and) give the governing board in writing a list of the recommended locations in the order of their merit, considering especially the matters of educational merit, safety, reduction in traffic hazards, and conformity to the land use element of the general plan…”

Education Code, Section 17251 (cont.) (b)"...develop standards for use by school districts in the selection of school sites in accordance with the objectives set forth in subdivision (a).“ (c) “Establish standards for use by school districts to ensure that the design and construction of school facilities are educationally appropriate and promote school safety.”

Title 5 History & Overview Present form adopted in 1993 Last updated in 2000 Applies to all district projects Charter schools not subject to Title 5 (except those requesting funding from State Allocation Board) Contains prescriptive, performance and process standards Exemption process

Title 5 Overview Sections: 14001- Minimum Standards 14010- Standards for School Site Selection 14011- Procedures for Site Acquisition State Funded Districts 14012- Procedures for Site Acquisition Locally-Funded Districts 14030- Standards for Development of Plans for the Design and Construction of School Facilities 14031- Plan Approval Procedures for State Funded Districts 14033- Applicability of Plan Standards to Locally-Funded Districts 14035- Abandonment of Inadequate Facilities 14036- Integrated Facilities

Overview of Prior Comments from Stakeholders Global Themes Support/Align with state sustainability goals, planning priorities CDE Guiding Principles (outcome of 2008 Roundtable)

Overview of Prior Comments from Stakeholders Site Standards Flexibility in Site Size Greater specificity in evaluating hazards Facilities Master Planning emphasis Collaboration with local planning

Overview of Prior Comments from Stakeholders Plan Standards Flexibility of learning spaces (classrooms) Indoor Environmental Quality Food Service and Water CTE/STEM Library Services Transitional Kindergarten Special Education Parking and Pedestrian Access

Overview of Prior Comments from Stakeholders Procedures District Board determinations and standards County Office of Education Consultation on Special Education

Next Steps Through early part of 2017, CDE will host a number of stakeholder sessions throughout the state CDE will review and consider all comments in its preparation of draft revisions to Title 5 Request State Board of Education to open rule making process Summer/Fall 2017 (draft regulations made available - public comment period) Office of Administrative Law (OAL)

Submit Comments To: Fred Yeager California Department of Education School Facilities and Transportation Services Division 1401 N Street, #1201 Sacramento CA 95814 Or email to: Title5@cde.ca.gov Questions: (916) 327-7148 fyeager@cde.ca.gov

Resources California Code of Regulations, Title 5 14001 et seq. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/fa/sf/title5regs.asp Guide to School Site Analysis and Development http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/fa/sf/documents/schoolsiteanalysis2000.pdf CDE Guiding Principles http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/fa/re/documents/vision.pdf Re-Visioning School Facility Planning and Design for the 21st Century: Creating Optimal Learning Environments http://citiesandschools.berkeley.edu/publications Building Accountability: A Review of State Standards and Requirements for K-12 Public School Facility Planning and Design  Archive of presentation