Home Contact Us Donate eNews Signup
Facebook TwitterTwitter
Latest News
Philadelphia teachers union pitches plan to repair school buildings not close them
Pennsylvania—NOVEMBER 11, 2026
Months before Philadelphia is set to begin closing 17 schools, the teacher’s union has a proposal they MORE
K-12 school construction costs for Q4 2026
National—NOVEMBER 10, 2026
K-12 school facilities leaders face an increasingly complex capital planning environment. Aging buildings and MORE
Takeaways from our report on school closures in the US
National—NOVEMBER 10, 2026
The start of a new school year can be nerve-racking under any circumstances. But for thousands of students MORE
North Carolina school facility funding needs climb 37% to nearly $18 billion
North Carolina—NOVEMBER 05, 2026
North Carolina is seeing a steep jump in what it needs to spend on its public school facilities, according to MORE
Hampton Roads voters mostly reject 1% school construction tax
Virginia—NOVEMBER 03, 2026
Of the seven jurisdictions voting on the measure, only one passed it. Where it passed, the tax could help the MORE
More News Click Here
Tools

21CSF has developed various tools in the support of it's mission and tested them on specific projects.

Boundary Planner
A transparency tool for student assignment changes. This tool automates the integration of relational student based data and school based geospatial data into a centralized web portal. (more info)

Joint Use Calculator
A Joint-Use Tool for Fair Fees – Step-by-step guidance in helping school district officials craft an effective, transparent joint-use policy.  (more info)

FORMAT-Pro™ 
A decision software tool used in several school districts across the country for long-range, K-12 school facility master planning and capital planning. Still in development. 

  • Web Portal (more info)
  • Data Orchestration Tool (coming soon!!)

Enrollment Projections Web Portal
Developed in 2012, a web-base interactive tool piloted in Washington, DC Public Schools, for arriving at next year enrollment projections. It utilized 3 years of historic enrollment data by grade by school, but then supported an interactive process for adjusting formulaic projections with principal and community input to adjust enrollment projections.

For more information regarding these tools, please contact info@21csf.org.