List of Resources for Community-School Planning                               

First Summit on School Siting in Washington State, 12/04/2006, Highline Community College.  Description: Identify issues being faced in planning, financing, siting and permitting adequate school facilities; Identify actions that may be taken by the state to begin to help address those issues; Gather staff and policy makers with diverse perspectives statewide.

Final Summit on School Siting Report - May 2007

Washington State:
Public School Siting K-12 Schol District Perspective - Forrest Miller, Director of Support Services Lake Washington School District
Public School Permitting Issues - Mike Gunn, Everett School Dictrict
Fiscal Impacts of School Siting - Debra Aungst, Assistant Superintendent Puyallup School District

Regional Collaboration Grant to Clark County: Educational Service District 112, along with Clark County and the Vancouver School District, will develop and recommend plans, timelines, and policies to ensure that school facilities are available for all children in Clark County

Clark County Report - Quality Schools Task Force - Common Ground: Aligning Goals for Education and Growth    
Due to the size of this report it has been broken down into four section for easier viewing.  Select the individual sections listed below to view the .pdf documents.   Note: If you select bookmark on the left side of the .pdf while viewing the opened document it will hyperlink to the section titles.

Quality Schools Task Force Report - Common Ground: Aligning Goals for Education and Growth: Section 1 Titles: Common Ground: Aligning Goals For Education And Growth, Forward, Introduction, Background Rationale, Stakeholder Perspectives, Questions For Informed Decision Making, School Element – Chapter 10 Clark County Comp Plan, School Funding – Formulas, Levies And Bonds, State And Local

Quality Schools Task Force Report - Common Ground: Aligning Goals for Education and Growth: Section 2 Titles: What Else Is Funded In The State General Fund?, School Construction Funding Charts, Overview Of Washington’s State School Construction Assistance, Local Property Tax-Based Funding Of Public Schools, Impact Fees And Alternatives, Washington Research Council – Rethinking School Impact Fees

Quality Schools Task Force Report - Common Ground: Aligning Goals for Education and Growth: Section 3 Titles: Washington Research Council – Rethinking School Impact Fees – Continued, Housing Market Info Provided By Mel Aho, Unfunded Mandates, Attachments B-1 – Statues Relating Directly Or Indirectly To The Public Schools, Attachment C – Estimated Costs Of Unfunded Mandates – Elma School District, Simple Vs. Super Majority, Action Documents

Quality Schools Task Force Report - Common Ground: Aligning Goals for Education and Growth: Section 4 Titles:  Action Documents – Continued, Other Issues Of Concerns To Committee Members, Clark County Quality Schools Task Force – Response To Washington Learns Report, First Summit on School Sitting In Washington – Dec.  4, 2006, Letters To Counties And Cities – Planning, Permitting, Walk To Schools, Parking, Letters To Schools District - Planning, Permitting, Walk To Schools, Etc., Potential County-Wide Planning Policy Regarding School Capital Facilities, Comprehensive Plan Policies – Proposed Options, Washington Learns Report And Final Report To The Legislature Of The Joint Task Force On Local Effort Assistances

Oregon State:
Transportation and Growth Management Walkable Neighborhood School