This document summarizes the proceedings of a workshop on school building utilization in the 49 school districts of the Twin Cities metropolitan area (Minnesota). Included are the keynote address of Minnesota Governor Al H. Quie; statistical information on the use, location, and condition of the educational facilities of the region during fiscal…

The use of many public school facilities now closed due to declining enrollment could generate substantial savings for new federal construction projects. Responses to a questionnaire sent to all 50 states by the General Accounting Office (GAO) show that there were 2,493 vacant schools in 19 of the 23 responding states at the beginning of the…

Institutional space at the University of Montreal was examined in relation to program structure, student credit hour flows, and departmental services performed to the community. A distance matrix representing the relative location of departmental units on campus, and an attribute matrix, relating places and attributes of these places, were…

Plant operation currently consumes about 8 percent of an institution's budget (10-12 percent is not uncommon), of which half is expended on energy. In addition, the deferred maintenance of existing plant, a measure by which many institutions balanced their budget or minimized their deficits, can no longer be postponed. Nationally, an estimated $22…

POLICIES, REGULATIONS, PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA ADAPTED FROM THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE OREGON STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ARE COMPILED IN THIS DOCUMENT TO ASSIST SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN PRODUCING MASTER PLANS FOR INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THESE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ARE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE…

California Career Centers are inschool information centers offering a variety of information and guidance which can be used efficiently and constructively by career guidance personnel as an educational tool to facilitate the career development of students. This study represents an effort to assist guidance personnel to implement, maintain, and…

In order to determine the extent to which the California community colleges share and borrow facilities, a questionnaire was sent to each California community college in January 1974. Sixty-six (96 percent) of the 69 districts responded. Analysis of the data revealed that the typical campus shared 7.5 facilities and borrowed 5.6. More than 37…

The report presents the findings of a statewide study of secondary and postsecondary schools in Pennsylvania. The overall objective was to determine the extent to which these institutions were cooperating and sharing programs, faculty, and facilities in the offering of vocational programs. Seven vocational institutional types were surveyed: area…

A method was developed for doing a computer simulation of elementary school activities for different school organizations, with traditional and multiunit schools being observed for significant factors relating to the use of space. Analysis of the collected data showed that group size varied significantly as a function of school program and…

This report presents statistical data for all Illinois public and private two-year and four-year colleges and universities extracted from the Fall 1975 Space Survey completed by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Summary data by institution and totals and weighted means for types of institutions are provided on building efficiency (net…

The third report of the 'Buildings in Use' study specifically addresses those aspects of a building that directly support user activity. These are areas of 'activity support' exclusive of furniture that include studies of specialized areas and functions within the school as well as storage, classroom display, window usage, and some activity…

Discusses results of a national survey of school library media specialists and children's librarians in public libraries about reactions to their library facilities. Complaints are addressed, including lack of space, poor design, and shelving; the most heavily used areas are ranked; accommodations for technology are examined; and further research…

Describes an effort to quantify annual collection expansion and shelf space capacities with a computer spreadsheet program. Methods used to quantify the space taken at the beginning of the project; to estimate annual rate of collection growth; and to plot stack space and usage, volume equivalents and usage, and growth capacity are covered.…

A University of Nebraska-Lincoln study evaluated use of a campus compensatory technology program, particularly compensatory communications systems, by students with disabilities. Results indicate a high level of student use, student perceptions that the compensatory systems were helpful, and improved student academic performance. (Author/MSE)

Computers and other new technologies are changing how school buildings must be designed. Introduces full range of building designs that high-tech learning necessitates. Tables present unit costs for many infrastructural and network electronics components of advanced telecommunication systems now being installed in schools. A hypothetical case…