CSBA provides training opportunities for local education agencies (LEAs) at all stages of exploring education workforce housing (EWH). Our novel EWH pathway is designed around best practices for school districts and county offices of education, rooted in real-world experience and backed by research conducted by our partners at UC Berkeley and UCLA. See below for information about our in-person training opportunities, as well as registration links, printed resources, and recordings of previous trainings.
Education Workforce Housing 101 Workshop: May 1 and 8, 2026
Join this one-day version of CSBA’s most popular EWH training. Hosted at two of the state's newest workforce housing sites, participants will tour completed EWH developments, learn from the leaders behind the projects, and receive training from experts and practitioners on how to get EWH planning off the ground.
This workshop is ideal for any CSBA member committed to exploring workforce housing, and is a great way to put together a checklist of actions for the summer to deepen exploration. Registration is open now and continues up to one week before each workshop.
Registration Links
Education Workforce Housing Bootcamp: Date TBD
CSBA’s Education Workforce Housing Bootcamp is a one-day, in-person training designed for school board members, superintendents, and senior administrators interested in workforce housing but who have not yet taken formal steps to explore a project. This bootcamp will guide LEAs through the initial stages of exploration.
Participants will walk through the seven phases of the EWH Development Framework and complete a series of exercises to assess what workforce housing might look like in their community. They will leave the bootcamp with a completed early assessment workbook and an action plan on how to continue exploring the concept.
This site will be updated with Bootcamp date, location, and registration information once decided.
Predevelopment Loan Fund
CSBA is pleased to offer the nation’s first EWH Predevelopment Loan Fund, a new source of funds for feasibility studies, entitlement work and site analysis. These activities are vital for assessing the viability of any EWH project, and CSBA is stepping in to ensure its members can complete this work without tapping their general fund.
The Predevelopment Loan Fund is made possible through the generous support of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and offers zero-interest loans of up to $150,000 to eligible LEAs. Applications will be reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis with a strong preference for projects with well-researched plans and strong stakeholder buy-in.
CSBA will announce further details regarding eligibility criteria and the application process later in 2026.
2022 Handbook
Education Workforce Housing in California: The Handbook (2022): This handbook, a companion to the landmark 2022 research report, is designed to provide governing teams a guide to best practices in bringing education workforce housing to their LEA.
Video recordings of Previous Trainings
View video recordings from previous years of our Education Workforce Housing 101 workshop series, generously funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative..
Video Recordings of Presentations
Questions? Email EdWorkforceHousing@csba.org
CSBA is grateful for the support and guidance of its partners in developing these resources: