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Education leaders warn more W.Va. school closures expected as enrollment declines
West Virginia—JUNE 25, 2026
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — State education officials released numbers Wednesday suggesting more public MORE
Hardesty: Public school systems heading toward financial ‘rocks’ unless Legislature acts
West Virginia—JUNE 25, 2026
CHARLESTON – West Virginia has lost the enrollment equivalent of six full counties in a single year, a MORE
Denver Public Schools aims to repurpose six school buildings after permanent closures
Colorado—JUNE 24, 2026
Denver Public Schools is looking at what to do with some vacant school buildings. Due to declining enrollment MORE
Free air, energy and water monitoring tools awarded to 14 school districts
National—JUNE 24, 2026
K-12 school districts are gaining access to a suite of tools for monitoring air quality and energy and water MORE
Legislative Changes Affecting Local Government Building Construction Contracts
North Carolina—JUNE 24, 2026
The North Carolina General Assembly routinely enacts legislation—sometimes referred to as the MORE
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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.