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American School and University, 1980
A number of colleges and universities have been highly successful in developing adult programs that benefit both the student and the institution. However, differences exist between adult programs and programs for traditional undergraduates. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Cost Effectiveness, Declining Enrollment, Enrollment Projections
Shuck, Les E. – American School and University, 1974
Newport-mesa Unified School District in California, with the aid of a computer, has developed a highly reliable 5-year projection of its schools' population and required facilities. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Enrollment Projections, Facility Planning, Facility Requirements
American School and University, 1982
School planners in Phoenix (Arizona) have coped with unexpected student population shifts by interspersing permanent schools with modular ones. Desert Winds Elementary School, in a Phoenix suburb, was constructed entirely of relocatable modular units. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Education, Enrollment Projections, Modular Building Design
Grenis, Michael – American School and University, 1976
The trauma of closing a school can be eased by involving the community and school personnel in planning for the closure and allowing as long a time frame as possible. (MLF)
Descriptors: Committees, Conflict Resolution, Consolidated Schools, Enrollment Projections
Miller, Leon – American School and University, 1972
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Construction Programs, Demography, Educational Objectives
Abramson, Paul; And Others – American School and University, 1981
Four people who were extremely active in shaping the schools of the sixties and who remain active today offer their opinions on what should be applied to the new schools of the next decade. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Building Innovation, Community Schools, Educational Facilities Design
American School and University, 1976
Examples from some of the successful major techniques to use vacant spaces for special programs and services that will benefit students and the community. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Declining Enrollment, Enrollment Projections, Facility Improvement
American School and University, 1973
A review of eight case studies of nontraditional construction methods. (Author)
Descriptors: Air Structures, Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Enrollment Projections
Fredrickson, John H. – American School and University, 1981
School closings can be made more acceptable to a community if a long-range plan for dealing with declining enrollments is developed that includes a statement of goals, process, criteria, and efforts to include public information and interaction. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Decision Making, Declining Enrollment, 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
Hill, Franklin – American School and University, 1985
Faced with increasing enrollment and state legislation requiring more laboratory work, this school system hired an architectural firm to devise a cost-effective "District-wide Science Facility Master Plan." The process of developing that plan and some of its conclusions are described here. Illustrations are provided. (DCS)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Facilities Planning
