The Wyoming Community College Commission's internal strategic plan for the five-year period spanning 2016 through 2020 is taking a new streamlined approach to conveying future goals. Specific agency sections' mission statements, responsibilities, and accomplishments will be relayed in the agency's annual report. For the time span of 2016 through…

Efforts to reinvent public education in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina have drawn such interest that it's easy to lose sight of some very concrete changes that will become obvious over time: A generation of brand-new school buildings is rising across the city. New Orleans is in the early stages of a construction spree both to build and…

This article talks about how the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) embraced a precedent-setting green policy that would forever change its approach to education. The "greenprint" for how environmental design and construction could be done mandates that all new buildings funded with at least half of the funds from its $2.2…

Spokane (Washington) School District No. 81 has replaced 12 obsolete elementary schools and enlarged a thirteenth. A design competition involving three consortia of 10 local architectural firms and the use of a prototype design for all 12 new schools saved the school district about $8 million from the original estimate. (MLF)

The Progressive Architecture Awards Jury included applied research for the first time this year. In the special category of "research framework and structure" an award was given the city of Boston for a research program which will administer research and design projects from inception of an idea through research, to design and feedback.…

A comprehensive analysis is presented of major issues involved in securing effective and economical use of school building resources. It is noted that an effective school building investments policy will succeed in building the right kind of school in the right place at the right time and at the right cost. This volume examines the implications of…

A guide is presented for use by school districts in the formulation of educational specifications for school plant construction projects. Following a discussion of the meaning of educational specifications and a description of their content and format, information is given regarding the organization and procedures for formulating educational…

The first of the three parts in this research bulletin is devoted to definitions and policy establishment. Terms defined are remodeling, rehabilitation, modernization, and repair. Part II is an inventory of questions to be asked before a decision is made to rehabilitate an existing school structure or construct a new building. Maintenance,…

Systems building worked well for Boston's ambitious program, but the project manager tells why he thinks it won't work elsewhere. (Author)

Describes how, with thorough planning, focus, teamwork, and discipline, school systems in Houston and San Diego have proven that they can manage massive and complicated construction programs without becoming mired in financial and bureaucratic difficulties. (EV)

Before making the choice of renovating an old building or constructing a new one on the same site or at a new site, many considerations must be taken into account: available funds, time, energy sources, environmental and social impact, relationship to other buildings, and the condition of the old building itself. (Author)

One of the newer management systems used in school construction is design build bidding. It is most useful where no conflict exists, where the only goal is to get the least expensive building, and where no user input is desirable. It is not desirable if the building needs flexibility for future needs, or if there is concern for life-cycle cost.…

In October 1992, Maryland Governor William Donald Schaefer established a 21-member task force to conduct an in-depth study and review 8 specific areas of the state's public school construction program. This report summarizes the committee's activities, findings, and recommendations. The first recommendation, to review project requests from the 24…

The importance of long-term planning, and undesirable conditions resulting from failure to plan, are stressed. General procedures named as essential are--(1) the official approval of the Board of Education before the administration proceeds with long-range planning, (2) the design of the school plant around the educational program it is to serve,…

Author, Parliamentary Under Secretary, Department of Education and Science, England, describes a plan in which local government authorities and voluntary organizations join forces in the planning and financing of school complexes which incorporate recreational facilities for the community. (DR)