Describes one school's successful classroom-renovation project that included staff input from the earliest stages of the renovation planning, as well as education of community members about the issues involved. Barriers to successful renovations are highlighted. (GR)

Specialized price indexes and supporting price data for elementary, secondary, and higher education institutions are presented. The indexes can be used to deflate revenues and expenditures to obtain dollars of constant purchasing power. The School Price Index (SPI), a new index for fiscal years 1975-1982, prices the goods and services purchased by…

Designed to provide assistance in planning short- and long-range solutions to alleviate overcrowding in elementary and middle schools belonging to the Singapore American School, this study gives an overview of the geographic, political, and economic factors affecting enrollment and provides a detailed analysis of the schools' facilities. The…

RESPONSES FROM 1,309 STUDENTS AND 121 CAMPUS EMPLOYEES AT CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE WERE USED TO PROJECT REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING FACILITIES AT THE INSTITUTION BY 1971. STUDENTS INDICATED WHETHER OR NOT THEY CURRENTLY DROVE TO SCHOOL AND, IF NOT, IF THEY WOULD INTEND TO DRIVE IF PARKING FACILITIES WERE PROVIDED AT A NOMINAL FEE. FINDINGS SHOWED…

This illustrated outline of the college planning process pays particular attention to the factors influencing design considerations. A set of assumptions is given for each design influence followed by one or more design direction possibilities. Factors considered are--(1) the college program, (2) scheduling influences, (3) growth and finance, (4)…

This article addresses the problem of what higher education can do to meet the space needs of new programs and a wider constituency, without resorting to new building. One way to meet space needs is for two or more institutions to establish a cooperative effort that makes better use of existing facilities. This effort can range from administrative…

Recommendations are made for the establishment of new public senior colleges in Illinois and for the general location of these colleges. Included are various data and discussions which offer supporting evidence for the recommendations. The supporting evidence is categorized as follows--(1) projection of college-age population and degree-credit…

Facility requirements are presented for the indoor and outdoor living and learning facilities and areas of the proposed Francis Jefferson Coates Country Campus of the Missouri School for the Blind in St. Louis. The requirements were developed in view of the major goals and purposes of the institution--to provide exposure to a variety of learning…

A progress report reviews the Milwaukee School Board's continuous program of acquiring sites and building schools. An itemized listing of 140 completed construction projects is supplemented with pertinent facts and figures, including--(1) growth factors affecting school building needs, (2) resultant increases in the physical plant, staff and…

The catalyst for this study was the imminent expansion of two major academic centers, the College of Education and the Department of Behavioral Sciences. Its primary purpose was established as the site planning and development phasing of these programmed facilities. Also the designated site was to obtain efficient and harmonious long-term…

The overall campus development and distribution of the required facilities are discussed in this study, which was prompted by the inadequacy of several existing facilities and an unorganized campus layout. An analysis is developed of--(1) the educational program, (2) the relationship of the campus to the city and the neighborhood, (3) the…

In order to improve library services at the University of Pennsylvania, a two stage program for two separate library units was proposed. The Daniel W. Dietrich Library, the second unit, is described here. The physical plant needs are discussed in relation to the overall university development plan. Statements of budget and building standards are…

If American institutions of higher education are to open their doors to a full-time equivalent enrollment of 10.3 million in the fall of 1980 as projected in this study, over 2.3 billion gross square feet of space will be required. This means that 773 million square feet need to be added to the 1970 inventory of 1.6 billion. However, a qualitative…

The "program specialist" is identified as the person in the planning process who is heading or representing the athletic discipline most closely allied to the actual use of new physical education facility. (MM)

The principles underlying research and development centers or parks are reviewed, the history and current status of such undertakings in Europe are described, and the university perspective on participation in them is discussed. (Author/MSE)