CEFPI

DeJONG Team at CEFPI Golf OutingDeJONG staffers Lee Hwang (second from right) and Scott Leopold (far right) with teammates placed second at the Annual CEFPI Ohio Scholarship Golf Outing in April.

Established in 1921, CEFPI is a worldwide professional non-profit association whose sole mission is improving the places where children learn. CEFPI members, individuals, institutions and corporations are actively involved in planning, designing, building, equipping and maintaining schools and colleges. The association serves its members through three key strategic areas:

  • Advocacy and education of the general public, including policymakers, on the efficacy of school design and student outcomes; resource for planning effective educational facilities.
  • Training and professional development of our members and others through current program, workshops, seminars and conferences promoting best practices in creative school planning.
  • Research and dissemination of information regarding the linkage between the educational facility, its design and student success.

All members of the DeJONG-RICHTER team have been involved with CEFPI in some capacity, serving in leadership positions for International, Midwest/Great Lakes Region, and the local Ohio Chapter. Additionally, many of our directors and planners have obtained their REFP status.

REFP, Recognized Educational Facility Planner, is CEFPI's professional designation. In instituting this mark of distinction for educational facility planners, they recognize the successful achievements and continual professional development efforts of qualified CEFPI members.

Dr. DeJong currently serves on the CEFPI Foundation and Charitable Trust Board of Trustees. The CEFPI Foundation & Charitable Trust is a non-profit organization established to create and build resources to foster research and scholarly study regarding the impact of school facilities on student achievement and the communities they serve. The CEFPI Foundation endeavors to add to and improve the body of knowledge relating to learning environments and best practices of educational facility planning.