In an address to the House Ways and Means Committee on the Revenue Provision in the Year 2000 Budget, Gery Chico, President of the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees, discusses four basic characteristics of a good school modernization funding plan and offers observations and recommendations on the two funding proposals currently before the…

The Model Schedule for a Capital Improvement Program described in this paper encourages school leaders to consider a more holistic view of the planning process. It is intended to assist those responsible for educational facility planning, who must assure that all important and relevant tasks are accomplished in a timely manner. The model's six…

This collection of worksheets includes typical space profiles for North Carolina's preK-12 schools, offering: number of students, core capacity, special education, media center, food service, physical education, academic and arts education classrooms, resource rooms, other teaching stations, administration, auditorium/theater, service/marketing…

The California Department of Education, directed to formalize regulations governing standards for new school design and construction, has prepared a guide to help school districts develop specifications based on the architectural principle that form follows function. This guide discusses the meaning of educational specifications and their…

This publication presents information on the history, operations, and accomplishments of the Educational Facilities Laboratories (EFL), a nonprofit corporation established to help schools and colleges maximize the quality and utility of their facilities, stimulate research, and disseminate information to facility planners. Included are…

The specifications outlined in this document provide a basis for addressing facilities needs at Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg, Vermont. An introduction describes the school's current facilities and need for improvement and discusses the educational program to be housed, the school's philosophy/mission, goals for the educational…

This study examines the current use of manufactured relocatable (portable) classrooms in the public school districts of Florida to determine whether their use is a cost efficient and educationally effective and safe means of handling short-term accommodation needs. Areas of research include: economic impacts; the physical classroom environment;…

An outline and worksheets are provided for developing school design specifications that will meet the educational needs of students. The outline lists and briefly describes the key elements required of an educational specifications report, including a brief description of the community, the curriculum and support plans, building space…

Gives ideas on how to incorporate a teacher professional center, a learning resources center, and an early education center into existing school facilities. (Author/DN)

Resource optimization in building design is based on the total system over its expected useful life. Alternative environmental systems can be evaluated in terms of resource costs and goal effectiveness. (Author/MF)

This material demonstrates the usefulness of an accurate space utilization analysis drawing inference from utilization statistics. (Author)

A short description of the planning of Serendipity Instructional Materials Center, which incorporated childrens suggestions in its planning. (HB)

Summarizes three articles on energy conservation in the schools and presents the recommendations from those articles to educational planners. See EA 504 047, EA 504 048, and EA 504 050. (DN)

A recent study outlines the environmental prerequisites for a successful day care center. (Author)