SCHOOL DISTRICT

School Mitigation Agreements
Site Acquisition Analysis
School Funding Alternatives
School District Negotiations

Land developers and builders are becoming more and more involved in public school construction matters that impact their development projects. Adequate school housing of project students is essential to insuring a successful residential development project. The area of school construction is rapidly changing in many states throughout the U.S., especially in terms of school construction costs, the timing for opening new schools, and the methods of funding new school construction. Some states have already imposed school fees for new school construction and many other states are in the process of establishing new school fees. States that do not currently impose school fees often use alternative methods of obligating new development to cooperate or contribute funding for new school construction costs. DPFG consultants have extensive knowledge in this area.

SCHOOL DISTRICT

  • Prepare financial proposals for school district consideration
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  • Calculate state reimbursement credits under school agreements
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  • Identify Alternative Mitigation Approaches
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  • Calculate local G.O bond credits
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  • Determine local general obligation bond strategies
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  • Evaluate school district's financial position
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  • Determine the appropriate bond leveraging tools
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  • Determine the reasonable costs of schools
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  • Review and comment on school facilities studies
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  • Evaluate surplus school site alternatives
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  • Identify appropriate phasing of school construction
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  • Assist in securing state funding
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  • Negotiate "Iron-Clad Mitigation" agreements
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  • Restructure existing school agreements
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  • Determine appropriate mitigation costs per unit
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  • Forecast school site and facility requirements
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  • Evaluate alternatives for financing school fees
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  • Review or assist in preparing appraisals for school sites
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