• Webcast Presentation (WMV)
• Presentation (PPT)
• DSA Handouts (PDF)

How to Apply for School Facility Funding

• OPSC Webinars

How to Build a School in California - Managing the State Agency Requirements - April 14, 2011Presented at the Small School Districts' Association 28th Annual Conference

• Presentation (PPT)

Annual CASH Conference - February 22, 2011

• Presentation (PPT)

Green Schools in a Red Economy - Pacific Energy Center - September 21, 2010

• OPSC Presentation (PPT)

Career Technical Education Facilities Program Webinar - July 21, 2010
The Office of Public School Construction (OPSC) presented an informational seminar to the school districts that have second cycle Career Technical Education Facilities Projects that have not yet submitted the required documentation for fund release approval. In this seminar, the OPSC, the California Department of Education (CDE) and the Division of the State Architect (DSA) covered the following material: Required documents, the review process, deadlines and other applicable issues, and resources available for assistance.

• Webinar Recording (WMV)
• Overview of Plan Approval for CTEFP Projects (PPT) - CDE Presenter: John Gordon, Field Representative School Facilities Planning Division
• Plan Approval Process for the Career Technical Education Facilities Program (PPT) - DSA Presenter: Howard "Chip" Smith, Jr. Supervising Structural Engineer
• Career Technical Education Facilities Program Cycle 2 Conversions (PPT) - OPSC Presenters: Nathan Higgins and Julius McIntyre, Project Managers

Other Presentations

• OPSC PVT Presentation on Additional Grant for Site Development Costs (PPT)
• "How Do I Pay for This? - Proposition 1D and Other Funding Options and Strategies" (PDF) - Green California School Summit and Exposition December 2007
• Best Practices (PDF)- A sampling of best practices and resources of school facility construction - March 2003
• Public School Construction Cost Reduction Guidelines (PDF) - April 2000
• Cookbook for Energy Conservation Methods (PDF) - A guide for school district to develop energy efficient projects
• CDE Presentation on the ORG (PPT)
• OPSC Presentation on the ORG (PPT)
• Good Repair Report: Options for a Permanent State Standard (PDF) - March 2006 report to the Governor and Legislature