Bond Advisory & Funding Strategy
Bond programs built on defensible numbers
A bond is a promise to your community. K12CG translates documented facility need into a project list, phasing plan and funding strategy your district can explain, deliver and report on. From early planning through implementation, we help the district use available funding responsibly and keep the community informed.
The bond is the easy part. Delivering it is the test.
Many bond programs run into trouble years after the election. The project list was built from wish lists, not condition data. Budgets left out soft costs, escalation or contingency. Nobody mapped how the money would flow against the construction schedule.
The result is familiar: scope cuts, delayed projects and hard conversations with the community and the oversight committee. Those problems are almost always visible before the election, if someone looks. Clear, consistent information about what the bond will fund, and how progress will be reported, builds the trust a long program depends on.
K12CG builds the funding strategy from the ground up: facility need, clear priorities, all-in budgets, realistic phasing and a plan for implementation and reporting after authorization. The goal is a bond your district can deliver as promised, with every dollar traceable to the need it was meant to address.
Scope
What’s included
Bond readiness
An honest look at your planning, cost, governance, community and delivery foundations before you commit to a ballot measure.
Defensible project lists
A project list tied to documented condition, capacity and educational need, organized by site and by priority, with transparent, board-approved criteria behind every project.
All-in planning budgets
Construction plus soft costs, escalation and contingency: design, fees, testing, inspection, furniture, technology and district costs, sized to each project’s level of design and risk.
Funding strategy and scenarios
Side-by-side options that combine local bond capacity, state funding eligibility and other district sources, so the board can see the tradeoffs.
Phasing and cash flow
An implementation sequence that matches bond issuances, state reimbursements and construction timing, with program reserves set aside for the unknowns.
Community understanding
Plain-language, informational board and community materials that explain the need, the project list and the cost before the vote.
Transparency and oversight support
Reporting structures that show the oversight committee, the board and the public how funds are being spent against the approved project list.
Bond implementation
A post-authorization launch plan and ongoing budget stewardship, so funds are used responsibly and the program adapts as bids come in and conditions change.
How we work
Assess. Align. Advance.
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Assess
We start from facility data: condition assessments, the master plan, enrollment and capacity. If the data is thin, we say so and fill the gaps.
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Align
We align need with board goals, educational priorities and what the community has told the district it values.
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Prioritize
We apply agreed criteria to build a ranked project list with all-in budgets, escalation and contingency.
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Fund
We test funding scenarios that pair local bond capacity with state funding and other sources, and size program reserves.
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Deliver
We phase projects against cash flow and build the implementation plan: governance, reporting, procurement and early projects.
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Update
After authorization, the program budget and schedule become living tools, re-baselined as bids come in and reported openly to the board and oversight committee.
Deliverables
What your district keeps
- Bond readiness findings with clear next steps
- Prioritized project list by site, with the criteria behind each ranking
- All-in program budget with soft costs, escalation and contingency
- Funding scenario comparison combining local, state and other sources
- Phasing, cash-flow and implementation schedule
- Program reserve recommendation
- Informational board and community materials
- Post-authorization implementation and reporting plan
Keep exploring
Try it, read it, see it
Bond Program Budget Builder
Convert a bond authorization into realistic construction purchasing power after soft costs, escalation, contingency and owner costs.
Build a budget District guidePreparing for a School Bond: A Readiness Checklist for District Leaders
A bond measure is only as strong as the planning behind it. This guide walks through the foundations districts should have in place before a board considers placing a measure on the ballot.
Read the guide Interactive FMPSee how the data lives on
Explore a demo of the Interactive Facilities Master Plan, with district, school and building drill-downs.
View the demoOfficial resources
Straight from the source
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FAQ
Questions districts ask us
Let’s compare approaches
Want a second perspective before you decide? We’ll talk through your facilities needs, options, and how we would approach the work, with no sales presentation required.
Related services
Works well with
Facilities Master Planning
A districtwide plan that ties condition, capacity and educational need to a prioritized, fundable capital program.
Explore the service FundProp 2 / State Funding Support
Owner-side support to prepare, submit and track state funding materials that match your facilities plan.
Explore the service DeliverProgram & Project Management
Owner-side controls, procurement and cost stewardship that help deliver your capital priorities on budget and with fewer surprises.
Explore the serviceGive us 10 minutes. Let’s compare approaches.
Tell us where your facilities stand and what your board is asking. We’ll share how districts like yours are approaching it. No pitch deck, no obligation.