Procedural and technical guidelines are offered for cost-effective planning and construction of new public school physical plant facilities for the state of Washington. The manual provides a chronological guide of the many phases of planning, financing, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating school plant facilities. In addition, the services offered by the Division of Financial Services and the procedures required for obtaining state assistance from the Washington State Board of Education are explained. Intended recipients include school district officials and employees; design professionals; state, county, and city officials; and others interested in planning and constructing school buildings. The manual takes the form of sixteen individually bound chapters. (Author/MLF)