Playing Smart changelabsolutions.org | kaboom.org 18 One reason school districts cite for not recovering the costs involved in joint use is that they are unsure what to charge users. In most states, state law dictates whether schools may charge fees for use of their property. State laws may also specify how much schools may charge – for example, requiring free use for school-related groups or allowing nonprofit users only to recoup direct costs. (For more information about state laws addressing user fees, see the Fifty-State Scan of Laws Addressing Community Use of Schools at www.nplan.org/nplan/products/community-use-charts.) The Center for Cities & Schools at the University of California, Berkeley, in partnership with the 21st Century School Fund, has developed a set of tools for implementing and sustaining joint use and joint development of public school facilities, including a School Facilities Joint Use Cost Calculator.42 Assuming use of the tool is consistent with the law in your state, the joint use cost calculator can help address the following issues: Identify the elements of the cost of maintaining school district facilities Calculate full cost of ownership on a per-squarefoot and per-hour basis Determine policy decisions school districts need to make about which users to subsidize Create fee structure options for various non-school users, based on the real cost of ownership The goal of this tool is to help stakeholders maximize the use of public educational assets for school and community benefit. For more information, visit http://citiesandschools.berkeley.edu/joint-use.html. Calculating Fees
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