A school district energy management program reduced oil consumption 34 percent and electrical consumption 20 percent. Low cost modifications to the heating and ventilating equipment in the schools resulted in energy savings that "paid back" the labor plus material costs in less than a year. Each building was placed into an energy…

Describes a staff development model currently being used in an elementary school. It is an active approach that looks at professional growth as critical to effective instruction. It views the teacher as a learner in his or her own right and believes that the systematic improvement of instruction is a school wide concern. (Author/RK)

Offers a selection process through which a school district will have a better chance of selecting an architect who can best assist their specific building program. (Author/MLF)

Discusses the North Central Association's development of a program for school improvement through global education. Its intent is school improvement, including students, teachers and parents, through focused inservice training and increased awareness among participants of the global perspective essential to understanding today's world. (Author/RK)

An evaluative methodology for assessing the strengths and weaknesses of an existing physical plant in order to make informed long-range facility plans that maximize the impact of capital expenditures on the overall university budget is described. (MLW)

Provides advice for school systems on developing asbestos abatement plans to comply with EPA regulations. Topics discussed include inspection, management plans, appropriate responses, training, and surveillance. (TE)

Public colleges and universities are seeking the authority to issue millions of dollars' worth of bonds to pay for construction projects. These requests are emerging as one of the major higher-education issues in legislative sessions this year. (MLW)

Based on an unspecified number of teachers surveyed and onsite visits, agreement exists about some features of optimum facilities for secondary classes in electronic technology. All involved wanted more security, adequate wiring, protection for the equipment, and environmental control. (MLF)

The basic purpose of helping teachers to enrich the curriculum of their own classrooms is a common bond between teacher centers where teacher participation and individualized training develop professional creativity, and emphasis is placed on the fact that the major influence upon children's schooling is the teacher. (JD)

This document presents prototypical educational specifications to guide the building and renovation of Idaho vocational schools so they can help communities meet the advanced, professional-technical programs of the future. The specifications start with points to consider when determining school site suitability. The document then sets forth…

This document presents the results of a review of the District of Columbia Public Schools' (DCPS) efforts to repair school roofs during the summer of 1997. The statement details when funds were made available to pay for roof repairs, the costs of the roof repairs, and additional roofs to be fixed in fiscal year 1998 and beyond. Sufficient funding…

For this study, a survey instrument was developed to obtain data on several phases of school facilities in Virginia. The instrument contained 26 separate items to which local school personnel were asked to respond. Survey items were grouped around three main parts of the study: capital improvement projects, maintenance projects, and inventory…

Richard W. Riley, Secretary of Education, provides his remarks concerning today's big-city schools and the new hopeful realism that is being created through building more community partnerships that want to turn low-performing schools around. The Secretary discusses the government's role in school construction and the need to increase after-school…

Research on educational facilities is important to help industry and school districts make decisions on funding and maintaining good educational environments for their students. This paper presents findings from three syntheses of 232 studies on educational facilities and funding decisions, followed by discussions of practical solutions designed…

This report addresses the expanding role that schools play in a child's everyday life and presents three creative initiatives in Seattle, Washington, designed to reconnect schools with their surrounding communities and help schools meet their growing role as an extended family. The three elementary school case studies, which each address a…