Chapter 5: Advance Planning - the Study and Survey

The Study and Survey

  • When and how do I plan to address my District's needs?  
  • What is in a study and survey?  
  • How is area calculated?  
  • What timelines are involved? 
 

 

Section 501: Introduction to the Study and Survey

The School District’s Board is responsible for anticipating the needs of the district and providing the necessary school facilities to meet these needs in a timely manner.  A study and survey serves as a capital planning tool for a school district as well as a communication tool to OSPI, combining the expertise of architects, financial planners, and others, to update and certify the quantity, condition, and distribution of a district’s inventory of buildings, which also plays a factor in the School Construction Assistance Program (see Chapter XX – SCAP chapter, page ?)