1. 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

2. 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.

3. 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

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

5. 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…”

6. 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.”

7. 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

8. Title 5 Overview Sections: 14001- Minimum Standards
Standards for School Site Selection
Procedures for Site Acquisition State Funded Districts
Procedures for Site Acquisition Locally-Funded Districts
Standards for Development of Plans for the Design and
Construction of School Facilities
Plan Approval Procedures for State Funded Districts
Applicability of Plan Standards to Locally-Funded
Districts
Abandonment of Inadequate Facilities
Integrated Facilities

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

10. 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

11. 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

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

13. 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)

14. Submit Comments To: Fred Yeager California Department of Education
School Facilities and Transportation Services Division
1401 N Street, #1201
Sacramento CA 95814
Or to:
Questions: (916)

15. Resources California Code of Regulations, Title 5 14001 et seq.
Guide to School Site Analysis and Development
CDE Guiding Principles
Re-Visioning School Facility Planning and Design for the 21st Century: Creating Optimal Learning Environments
Building Accountability: A Review of State Standards and Requirements for K-12 Public School Facility Planning and Design 
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