Full Description
This book is envisioned as a broad-based guide for a wide array of school officials, school boards of education, school administrators, school maintenance personnel, educational consultants, students of school administration, facilities directors and school architects. The text is organized so that readers may refer to the sections that are of high interest to them. Part of this book deals with curriculum development - principles of learning applicable to the planning of school facilities that promise innovations in educational methodology. Another part concentrates on the process and activities related to the identification of educational needs for the foreseeable future. A third focus of this publication is on the actual planning of a specific type of school facility that has been recommended by the School Board. Such a recommendation by school officials may involve the construction of a new facility or the modernization of an existing school building. A fourth section deals with the strategies of getting a levy committee organized and set up to pass a school bond referendum. A new chapter (6) was added in this sixth edition on the 10 Year Long Range Facility Plan [LRFP] that will assist the readers with advance planning for enhanced success on the passing of school bond/referendums. This text includes many resources for the maintenance & operation of a school building and various techniques for saving energy.
Contents
Preface
Part I: Theory and Principles of Planning
1 The Evolution of Educational Facilities
2 Educational Practices and Technological Developments
Part II: Procedures and Criteria for Long-Range Planning
3 School Surveys
4 The Building Condition Evaluation Form [BCEF] and Future Use of Existing Buildings
5 Foundations and Principles of Educational Facility Planning
6 Long Range Facility Planning [LRFP]
Part III Fundamental Elements of Educational Planning
7 Leeway for Change
8 Adequacy, Efficiency, and Economy
9 Planning for Energy Conservation and Management
10 Safety, Health, and Comfort
Part IV Planning for an Education Facility
11 Planning Elementary and Middle Schools
12 Planning Secondary School Buildings
13 Post-Planning Procedures and Construction Costs
14 Modernization of Educational Facilities
15 School Bond Referendums
Part V Modernizing, Maintaining, and Operating an Existing Facility
16 Maintenance and Operation
Appendix I Bond Timeline Example
Appendix II Bond Brochure
Index
