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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...
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John S. Pocorobba
Faced with competitive markets, businesses frequently form joint ventures. Shared strengths and pooled resources often provide an aggressive edge to new...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Joe Agron
Increased awareness of the need for new and improved education facilities, combined with a favorable political and economic environment, resulted in a...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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,...
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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,...
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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]...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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As we approach the new millennium, reflection on the past and contemplation of the future can provide insight into the challenges facing school administrators....
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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....
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Connected to but far beyond the realm of construction and operating costs is the importance of schools that enhance learning. Every facility-related dollar...
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Joe Agron
With education construction activity at record levels, it is vital for administrators to have procedures in place to minimize project risks. Following...
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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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