Facilities Planning
Nothing builds on success like a building.
What We Offer
Facilities Planning
Our experts in planning, design, financing, and construction can help you explore your school’s facilities project, whether it’s a renovation or new construction. The CSU can help you build the budget, establish expectations, and create an action plan to acquire or expand a school’s facilities. Whether you’re doing long-range planning for a facility years in the future or are about to embark on a new project starting soon, our experts can review your plans and make sure you’re headed in the right direction.
The nonprofit organization that operates the CSU, Building Hope, has been helping charter schools all over the U.S. to finance, build and operate their facilities since 2003. Our team’s knowledge is deep and diverse — and is available to schools through the CSU.
Extensive knowledge
“The Charter Support Unit and Building Hope have extensive knowledge when it comes to facilities and facility financing in Texas, which is one of the most challenging aspects to getting a new school off the ground.”
– Ryan York, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, The Gathering Place (San Antonio, TX)
Facilities Planning
Trainings, Webinars, Sample Documents, Resources, and more…
- Anxiety, Trauma & Emotional Dysregulation in the Classroom
March 10, 2021
Understanding the manner in which stress, anxiety, and trauma impact a student’s observable behavior and ability to learn is imperative for educator success. Explore the basic physiology of the autonomic nervous system, identify life stressors with imp …
Read more - Anxiety Disorders in Students
March 10, 2021
Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent mental illness among youth, seriously affecting the way students function in school, experience life, and engage in relationships. This workshop will (1) describe different kinds of anxiety disorders and their r …
Read more - Multi-Hazard Planning for Schools
March 10, 2021
This course covers basic information about developing, implementing, and maintaining a school emergency operations plan (EOP). The goal of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the importance of schools having an EOP and basic inf …
Read more - You’ve heard of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: What do we do?
March 10, 2021
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® is a nonprofit corporation whose mission is to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. Since 1984, NCMEC has served as the national clearin …
Read more - From Here to Facility: Overview of Constructing a Charter School Facility
March 10, 2021
“A school is a building with four walls – with tomorrow inside.” This informative webinar will guide you in the multi-year process of planning and constructing your dream school building that will empower you to best teach the leaders of tomorrow. We w …
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