This study aims to inform the California Department of Education (CDE) in ensuring the standards contained in Title 5 appropriately promote the planning and design of healthy, safe and educationally suitable K-12 school facilities. The study gathers and analyzes K-12 facility standards in ten case study states across the country to understand…

The purpose of this study was to inform the California Department of Education (CDE) in ensuring the standards contained in Title 5 appropriately promote the planning and design of healthy, safe and educationally suitable K-12 school facilities. The study gathers and analyzes K-12 facility standards in other states across the country to understand…

In New York State, all plans and specifications for the erection, repair, enlargement, or remodeling of school buildings in any public school district must be reviewed and approved by the Division of Educational Facilities Planning. The Division also strives to offer advice and counsel to school districts and architects to help them resolve their…

THE MASTER PLANS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CAMPUS OF THE NEW MONROE COMMUNITY COLLEGE INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS, SITE ANALYSIS DATA AND BUILDING PLANS. THE EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS ARE BASED UPON COMMUNITY NEEDS AND ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS, AND REFLECT SPACE REQUIREMENTS. IN THE SITE ANALYSIS, FACTORS SUCH AS TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATE,…

As volume 2 of a 4-volume report, this document establishes certain design variables and objectives directed at arriving at a master plan for a recreation-education facility. The step-by-step design process is discussed in 3 stages which identify a general pattern of development for a recreation-education facility: (1) identification of…

These guidelines are intended to orient the library/archives professional in New York to the common issues, language, pitfalls, and opportunities involved in dealing with the built environment and its impact on the conservation and preservation of a valuable collection. Although developed for the climate typical in New York State, many aspects…

Research reports, summaries, and investigations relative to establishment of a recreation-education facility at Valley Campus, Delhi, New York, are presented in this first volume of the 4-part series prepared in August of 1969. Items pertinent to the content and operation of a recreation-management curriculum are discussed. The purpose of the…

Prepared in August of 1969, the master plan for a recreation-education facility is the application of principles established in the prototype study, volume 2 (RC 004 157) of the 4-volume report. The present volume coordinates these principles with the objectives of the State University Agricultural and Technical College at Delhi, New York. Factors…

New York State officials have created an efficient capital planning system that is a prescribed set of procedures and actions within a program planning manual and two software modules. The program is a series of logical steps that school districts must take to successfully implement their preservation plans. (MLF)

In this report, statistical evidence concerning library needs in New York as revealed by surveys of public, school, and academic libraries and school media centers conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics, is presented fully with comparisons to regional and national performance. Resources examined and tabulated include…

Information is presented for New York State colleges and universities regarding the format that institutional progress reports should take, and about questions and data requests that were designed to encourage self-examination by institutions. The information should guide each institution as it reviews its own 1980 master plan to show how…

A rural New York school district has a nine-member facilities advisory committee charged to assess all of the facilities for needs of renovation and/or repair and prioritize a five-year plan for facility improvements. (MLF)

This course manual details the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code of New York State and how it affects child care services, particularly day care centers. The sections of the manual, each detailing a part of the code, are: (1) Introduction, Scope, Registration, and Definitions and Facilities Regulated by the New York Department of Social…

This survey takes into consideration population growth, past enrollments, and resident live births in its projection of school district building needs. The existing facilities -- two elementary schools, an intermediate school, and a junior-senior high school -- are examined and the functional capacity of each building determined. Recommendations…

Designed to provide instruction for New York State inspectors and school administrators completing the annual "Fire Safety Report," this document provides information regarding: (1) the Regulation and Code requirements; (2) inspection and enforcement processes; (3) disputes and procedures for appeal; and (4) financial considerations…