May 12, 2008

When the students are away... 

Emil Frei

From the time teachers hand out final report cards in the spring until students return in the fall, schools and colleges have a small window to pursue...

Schools team up for technology 

John S. Pocorobba

Faced with competitive markets, businesses frequently form joint ventures. Shared strengths and pooled resources often provide an aggressive edge to new...

Pre-K Possibilities 

Nancy Allison

The growing trend of educating pre-kindergarten children has given rise to a new set of design parameters for educational facilities. Children as young...

Closing Doors 

Mike Kennedy

With enrollment numbers growing, school officials in Stamford, Conn., knew they needed to do something to add space at Westover Elementary School. They...

Pass or Fail 

Mike Kennedy

Call Harold Ott selfish. He can live with that.What Ott, the superintendent of the Whitepine School District in northern Idaho, can't live with is the...

Step By Step 

Susan M. Cox

Imagine a $38 million modernization project that requires more than half of a district's students to be displaced into interim portable buildings for...

Bursting Through 

Mike Kennedy

In 1971, Richard Nixon was president, gasoline cost 36 cents a gallon and school officials in Tecumseh, Mich., first approached the community about building...

Healthy Progress 

Joe Agron

Increased awareness of the need for new and improved education facilities, combined with a favorable political and economic environment, resulted in a...

Reserving Space 

Kevin Greischar

Whether building a new school or working on a renovation project, one of the most important questions to ask is: "What would I most change about the teaching...

Universal Design 

James Rydeen

Many changes have taken place over the last 40 years in the curriculum, teaching methodology, and design of school buildings to accommodate persons with...

Sharing a Vision 

Susan M. Cox

There's a funny story that Ken Ducote, director, department of facility planning for the New Orleans Public Schools, likes to tell about his district....

A History of Progress 

Susan M. Cox

In the land of country music, Nashville residents consistently get noticed for something totally different-their schools. If you delved into the history...

Speaking Common Cost Language 

As you travel the long road of planning and occupying a new or renovated facility, you will find that budget woes come from a variety of sources. Obviously,...

Commissioning New Buildings 

How do you make sure you get what you pay for in new buildings?Kent School District, Wash., has been growing rapidly for more than a decade. Currently,...

Poised for the Millennium 

Joe Agron

AS&U: As the new millennium approaches, where should schools be in preparation for the Y2K issue?Balsters: I think at a minimum they [school districts]...

Commons Sense 

William E. Payne and Charles R. Tyler

Without a doubt, the hardest working space at Williamston High School is its commons area.From 6:30 in the morning to late in the evening, the 4,600-square-foot...

Easing the Pain 

Gene McGovern

"Is this work ever going to get done?" This is a question often heard during construction on occupied school campuses. Because construction work inevitably...

Schools in the New Millennium 

Envision a place where each person sees the connections to life and others. Envision a place where people, together, face up to distinctions between what...

A Sum of its Parts 

Peter A. Gisolfi

Many educators feel that students graduating from the small, protected environments of elementary schools are intimidated by the larger, more open environments...

Creating a New Look 

Raymond Gomez

As one administrator involved in a campus planning and adaptive reuse program put so well, "Education is a business in which 25 percent of your customers...

The Future of School Management 

As we approach the new millennium, reflection on the past and contemplation of the future can provide insight into the challenges facing school administrators....

Facing Challenges 

Dana L. Spoor

As is the case with the majority of school districts, money for capital improvements, facility repairs, and building maintenance and operations is tight....

Building Schools That Enhance Learning 

Connected to but far beyond the realm of construction and operating costs is the importance of schools that enhance learning. Every facility-related dollar...

Managing Construction Risks 

Joe Agron

With education construction activity at record levels, it is vital for administrators to have procedures in place to minimize project risks. Following...

Preparing for a Construction Project 

Over the next five years, enrollments at public schools are projected to grow by 1.3 million students. Many facilities already are at or near capacity...

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It's hard to win passage of a school construction bond — whether through a citizen referendum or the vote of a town council or general town meeting.

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When acoustics are mentioned with regard to schools, many people first think of performing arts.

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When my daughter was 10 years old, she left the comfort of her elementary school for the unfamiliar territory of the middle/high school building — a crazy quilt of pieces from the 1910s, 1930s, 1960s and 1970s.

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