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We've helped thousands of educational institutions and municipalities create and maintain facility management programs. From managing insurance, optimizing operations and more, we're here to share those hard-won lessons to help you thrive.
California School Developer Fee Rate Changes: 2026 Update and What to Expect in 2028
Learn how California school developer fee rates change, what was updated in 2026, and what school districts and developers should know before the next expected adjustment in 2028.
Developer Fee Inflation Adjustment Explained
Learn how a developer fee inflation adjustment works, which factors influence fee changes, and how developers and school districts can prepare.
Common Mistakes That Delay School Project Registration
The most common school project registration mistakes that delay developer fee processing, and how online registration tools like Facilitron DevFees help districts and applicants avoid them.
Types of Maintenance Strategies: Comparison Guide
Compare preventive, predictive, reactive, corrective, routine, and proactive maintenance strategies to choose the right approach for your facility.
A Turning Point for Public School Facilities: Districts Modernized Decades-Old Community Use Policies in 2025-26
Facing rising costs and aging facilities, districts across the country spent 2025-26 modernizing community-use policies, improving transparency, and treating school buildings as public assets that must be governed as carefully as they are maintained.
Facilitron University 6 to Convene National Leaders on School Facility Stewardship
Facilitron University 6 will bring national school-district leaders together around the future of school facility stewardship, operating costs, and community use.
Effective School Operations Management Guide
A complete guide to effective school operations management, covering the scope of school management, key components, benefits, and best practices for running schools efficiently.
Common Facility Management Challenges and Opportunities
Explore common facility management challenges and opportunities, from streamlining maintenance and budgets to improving compliance, and data-driven decisions.
New Assessments Find Hidden Subsidies in School Facility Use Without Clear Board Authorization
A review of 25 school districts found that most districts reviewed were extending hidden subsidies to community users of their facilities, often without a clear board-level decision authorizing what costs the district would absorb or why.