The Firm
Two firms. One table.
School Leaders Construction was built by combining the people who used to run California school districts with the people who build California schools — under one roof, with the qualifying license held in-house.
The combination
District-side leadership, meet builder-side execution
School Leaders
District-side program management · Founded 2014 · San Clemente
Former superintendents, chief business officials, and facilities directors who have sat in the board room and signed the budget. They know what a district needs because they used to run one.
J.L. Cobb, Inc.
Licensed public-school contractor · Since 1998 · Lake Forest
A licensed California public-works contractor focused almost entirely on school construction — and the holder of the firm's §4525(e) qualifying license. They know how to build a school because that's nearly all they build.
The result is a single construction management firm where the people advising your board and the people qualified to manage the work are the same team — not a consultant on one side of the table and a contractor on the other.
Leadership and licensure in one team
We hold the §4525(e) license in-house
California Government Code §4525(e) requires construction management on public projects to be performed by a licensed contractor, architect, or engineer. Because that license lives inside our firm, there's no hand-off, no second vendor, and no gap between the advice and the authority to act on it.
- CSLB License
- #1131540 · B & C33
- DIR Registration
- #2000007761
The agency landscape
We speak every agency's language
California school construction answers to an alphabet of agencies. We've worked across all of them — so your program stays moving instead of stuck in a queue.
Office of Public School Construction
Administers the School Facility Program and the state matching funds your bond is built to leverage.
Division of the State Architect
Plan approval and structural, fire, and accessibility compliance — from submittal through the three-step closeout.
Dept. of Toxic Substances Control
School-site environmental review and cleanup oversight on new and expanded sites.
California Dept. of Education
School facilities planning, site approval, and the enrollment and eligibility data behind funding.
State Allocation Board
Sets SFP regulations and approves the apportionments that release state funds.
Dept. of Industrial Relations
Prevailing wage, contractor registration, and labor-compliance monitoring on public works.
Book a discovery call
Tell us about your bond, your program, or the project that's keeping you up at night. We'll bring both sides of the table.