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*NEW*  Registration for our 2026 trainings is now open! Please click here to learn about and register for our Education Workforce Housing 101 Workshop Series and Bootcamp.

Education Workforce Housing

Housing affordability is one of the main barriers to attracting and retaining great teachers and staff across California. To address this, many local educational agencies (LEAs) in the state are looking into building Education Workforce Housing — homes for their employees on underdeveloped land they already own.

By using their own land, LEAs can build high-quality and attractive housing to lease to their employees at below-market rates. LEAs who have built workforce housing report significantly improved staff retention. All developments have waiting lists, and they help LEAs recruit new staff. Today, over 15% of California districts and county offices are exploring housing as a new, powerful solution.

CSBA’s Education Workforce Housing team is meeting this demand by expanding to a comprehensive ecosystem of resources designed to move these unique projects from idea to implementation. At its core, this ecosystem features a housing development pathway that includes in-person bootcamps, intensive workshops, and access to predevelopment loans. Connect with us and check out the resources below to get started today!

How to get started:

• Register for our renowned trainings: the Bootcamp is for LEAs just learning about education workforce housing; the 101 Workshop Series helps those who are looking into this solution develop a plan that works for their community. 
• If you’re ready to engage a real estate consultant, schedule a conversation with Property Planning Solutions by DCG Strategies, CSBA’s exclusive real estate consulting business partner.
• Read the 2025 report Housing California Educators: Insights from nine education workforce housing developments to learn lessons from nine open education workforce housing developments in the state.
• Read Education Workforce Housing in California: Developing the 21st Century Campus (Executive Summary | Full Report), the definitive report on workforce housing (published in 2022).
• Review the companion handbook targeted to school board members to learn about how to bring education workforce housing to your LEA.
• Visit the following subpages to explore our rich library of resources:

• Completed and Planned Developments
• Education, Training and Funding
• Templates and Examples
• Laws and Legislation
• Research and EWH in the News
• Experts and Consultants

Finally, take a moment to watch this 4-minute video of Jefferson Union High School District’s 705 Serramonte development – it shows the transformational power of education workforce housing. 

Questions? Email EdWorkforceHousing@csba.org

CSBA is grateful for the support and guidance of its partners in developing these resources: