THE PROGRAM FOR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FACILITY REQUIRED 14 CLASSROOMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCOMMODATING AN INCREASE OF SEVEN CLASSROOMS. THE EXPANSION POTENTIAL ALSO INVOLVED ADDITION OF A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF NON-TEACHING AREAS. THE DESIGN FEATURED A CENTRAL CORE CONTAINING ADMINISTRATION, PLAYROOM, CAFETERIA, AND KITCHEN FACILITIES WITH TWO…

THIS PROGRAM FOR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FACILITY REQUIRES 21 CLASSROOMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCOMMODATING AN INCREASE OF SEVEN CLASSROOMS. THE PLAN SOLUTION WAS CHOSEN UPON REVIEW OF FIVE DIFFERENT SCHEMATIC TYPES. A MULTI-WING PLAN WAS DEVELOPED WITH A CENTRAL CORE, TWO CLASSROOM WINGS, AND A SEMI-DETACHED KINDERGARTEN ELEMENT. EXPANSION OF THE…

THE PROGRAM FOR A TWO-STORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FACILITY REQUIRED 21 CLASSROOMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCOMMODATING AN INCREASE OF SEVEN CLASSROOMS. THE ECONOMICAL AND FLEXIBLE ZONED PLAN PROVIDES EXPANSION POTENTIAL WITHOUT UNDUE DISTURBANCE OF THE ORIGINAL FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION. ISOLATION OF DUAL-USAGE FACILITIES SUCH AS THE AUDITERIA AND…

This publication is concerned with the selection, development, and utilization of school sites in regard to both long-range and functional planning. Recommendations are presented to aid in the selection and development of more adequate and functional school grounds. Procedures illustrate approaches which may be used to determine school site…

A collaborative effort is desirable in the design of school buildings and grounds. In site development of school grounds, effective school board work not only requires a workable plan but good construction details and proper specifications which will result in a first-class job and insure minimum maintenance costs. The most effective way to…

Several factors affecting school ground maintenance, including accessibility, site size, topography, exposure, and soil conditions, are discussed. Consideration is also given to site planning, maintenance materials, lawn development, and selection of maintenance equipment. (FS)

This form was published by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction to assist architects with site surveys. General specifications include personnel involved, work required, and format of report. A list of information required is included. Specifications for boring procedures include equipment needs, emergency procedures, and general…

This inventory was undertaken to help college students preparing to teach, as well as other concerned persons, to obtain information on the interests of pre-adolescents. It was also designed to compare the interests of pre-adolescents attending inner city, urban, suburban, and rural schools, in order that lessons and other planned activities would…

This article provided another of the brief accounts of the NAIS member schools founded before 1776. In this account reviews of Moravian Academy, founded in 1742 and located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and Norfolk Academy, founded in 1728 and located in Norfolk, Virginia, were presented. (Editor/RK)

This document presents background information and testimony concerning the cleanup of potentially contaminated vacant or underutilized property for use as future school sites in low-income and minority communities. Various proposals are offered that would allow the state, where necessary, to facilitate the cleanup of these "brownfields"…

Summarizes a study made to determine the causes of the escalating university-community tension across the nation. The study focused on campus form (the layout of campus buildings, the spatial distribution of campus activities, and the corresponding form of the surrounding community) as a factor in university-community tension. (Author/DN)

Locating controversial public facilities, such as highways or airports, that generate significant public opposition requires a more sophisticated methodology than the traditional least cost" procedures for minimizing physical costs. Two models--a short-run political placation" model and a long-run welfare distribution" model--evaluate the…

Presents design features of Greenville School (Texas) that helped it to overcome the visual obscurity that did not plague its other private school rivals in the area. (GR)

This important and much-needed book is based on a longitudinal study of fifty new teachers during their first years in the classroom. It highlights the cases of ten, whose stories vividly illustrate the joys and disappointments of new teachers in today's schools. The book documents why they entered teaching, what they encountered in their schools,…

A significant factor for many people deciding where to live is the quality of the local school district, with superior schools creating a price premium for housing. The result is a "race to the top," as all school districts attempt to improve their performance in order to attract homebuyers. Given the importance of school districts to the daily…