Described are ways in which schools are including spaces for technologically advanced media centers, auditoriums that can accommodate professional performances, expansive recreation centers, and elaborate and functional common areas and multipurpose rooms. The text opens with a discussion of some of the challenges and opportunities inherent in the community use of school buildings and includes numerous examples of cooperative programs. The planning process is detailed next, along with zoning requirements and the numerous facets surrounding design details. Some of the specific purposes of schools, such as celebrating the arts and recreational facilities, are discussed at length. Descriptions of general purposes follow based on the idea that the school is the heart of the community and should appeal to a broad range of age groups. Appendix 1 contains a community-use design checklist; Appendix 2 provides guidelines and policy statements. Each of the eight chapters feature numerous photographs of model schools. (RJM)