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Blog - Voices from the field
Mary Filardo, Executive Director, 21st Century School Fund
Mary Filardo, Executive Director of the 21st Century School Fund, explains how the stewardship key performance indicator (SKPI) can be used by school districts and states to create practical benchmarks for maintaining and renewing public school facilities.
resource - Guide/Tool
National Center on School Infrastructure (NCSI), National Council on School Facilities (NCSF)
What does it really mean for a school facility project to succeed? This webinar, co-sponsored by the National Center on School Infrastructure (NCSI) and the National Council on School Facilities, explores the shift from compliance-driven capital planning to outcomes-based decision-making.
resource - Case Study/Exemplar
21st Century School Fund (21CSF), National Center on School Infrastructure (NCSI), National Council on School Facilities (NCSF), Sturtz & Company
In this 2-part conversation, David Sturtz, Mary Filardo, and Jerry Roseman discuss the importance of understanding the lived experiences of those in school environments. The conversations highlight the importance of blending quantitative data with qualitative insights from the community in driving health and safety improvements in school buildings.
Jerry Roseman, Acting Director of Environmental Science and Occupational Safety & Health for the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, discusses the uses and limitations of Facility Condition Assessments, and makes the case that they need to be linked with additional qualitative and quantitative data in order to effectively drive school building condition improvements.
resource - Research/Report
Sara Hinkley, Jeff Vincent
This study examines California’s K-12 school facility funding system amidst demographic shifts and climate change. It identifies wealth-based disparities in the state's capital funding program and highlights the growing threats posed by wildfires, extreme heat, and flooding. The study provides findings to inform state-level policy reforms.
resource - Guide/Tool
UndauntedK12
Designed for school districts and project teams already exploring ground-source heat pump projects, this guide outlines how to maximize energy tax credits with key strategies, tips, and resources from the planning stage to the filing process.
School districts can receive reimbursement through energy tax credits for typically 30% of the cost of a ground-source heat pump system. Undaunted's Ground-Source Heat Pumps: Full Speed Ahead page provides an overview of the technology and resources to understand the opportunity.
Ground-source heat pumps are an affordable and reliable alternative to legacy heating and cooling technology. Designed to be easily shared with stakeholders and project teams, this one-pager provides an overview of the opportunity to use tax credits to cover the costs of the system and a link to Undaunted's resource hub on ground source heat…
Schools can claim energy tax credits for clean energy upgrades through a funding mechanism known as Elective Pay. Undaunted’s Elective Pay Process page provides an overview of the steps schools should take to file for Elective Pay and claim tax credits.
Blog - Voices from the field
William Savidge
William Savidge, an architect with 30 years of experience working in the educational facility field, describes five key elements that contribute to a successful Educational Facility Master Plan.