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American School and University, 1977
A major diagnostic, therapeutic, educational, and training center for the handicapped has under construction a swimming pool with a floor that will rise to deck level to enable handicapped persons to roll their wheel chairs on and then float free as the floor is lowered. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Community Centers, Disabilities, Flooring, Mechanical Equipment
Lewis, Kate J. – American School and University, 1978
The Purcell, Oklahoma, school board joined forces with the community and successfully sought a federal grant for a joint project. Facilities will be provided for a middle school, adult education, a public library, and for a number of service organizations. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Design, Community Centers, Cooperative Planning, Middle Schools
American School and University, 1977
A large elementary school broken into ten small units serves as the nucleus of an inner-city community in Hartford, Connecticut, providing not only education but a library, social services, cultural facilities, and meeting rooms. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Community Centers, Decentralization, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design
Graves, Ben E. – American School and University, 1981
Looks at what some communities faced with declining enrollment have done to solve the problem of excess school space. (MLF)
Descriptors: Community Centers, Community Schools, Declining Enrollment, Elementary Secondary Education
Ashley, Warren H. – American School and University, 1972
Argues that (1) the reason most architects who specialize in the design of public schools are in a state of despair these days is that the public, in its anxiety to reduce costs, is focusing on the wrong things without first correcting the fundamental problem--the school itself and (2) that the cost of public education can be reduced without…
Descriptors: Architects, Architectural Programing, Community Centers, Educational Change
Rapley, Frank E. – American School and University, 1984
A Michigan law allows school districts to make energy conservation improvements and pay for them with savings generated by lowered energy consumption. A 71-year-old school, now the Community Education Center of Kalamazoo, Michigan, also serves as the base for a centralized energy management system for the school district. (MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Conversion, Community Centers, Cost Effectiveness
Robison, Rita – American School and University, 1981
The active involvement of students and the community in planning a school site in Grand Rapids (Michigan) overcame initial opposition and resulted in the creation of a community center/park. (MLF)
Descriptors: Community Centers, Community Involvement, Educational Facilities Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Manning, Edna; And Others – American School and University, 1983
Five educational planners make brief predictions about how the current baby boom will affect schools' organization and facilities. Common themes include the need to upgrade existing facilities, to make long-range plans, and to design new schools that are flexible and could be converted to other uses. (MLF)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Community Centers, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Facilities Planning
