Highlights the three-year development of the Center for Community Education Facility Planning, established by the Council for Educational Facility Planners (CEFP). (Author/MLF)

A synopsis of a Planning Assistance Kit designed by the Council of Educational Facility Planners (CEFP) and Educational Facilities Laboratories (EFL) to assist local communities in participatory planning. (MLF)

The Board of Trustees of the State Universities and Colleges of Maryland completed master plans for the board's six institutions in 1970. Explained are the initial planning process, how the plans were kept current, and why facility planning is important today. (MLF)

Youngstown State University, Ohio, has been developed as a compact, well-landscaped urban campus through the application of sound planning concepts, a commitment to excellence, and much coordination and cooperation between the university and the community. (MLF)

Guidelines are offered for carrying out a long-range campus improvement plan. (MLF)

A special report that guides organizers through the steps of cooperative planning--a process that is adaptable to a variety of situations ranging from diverse community activities to institutional reorganization. (Author/MLF)

Describes the designs of a number of community junior colleges located throughout the United States, and explains why the designs were chosen. (MLF)

A case study of urban area planning shows lack of communication between levels of government and with educational planners. Recommendations are made for an interagency planning council. (MLF)

Describes the many sources of data available to school districts for enrollment planning and suggests a way to use them in planning new facilities. Among the sources cited are census data; building permits; migration; and surveys of districts, utilities, and residences. (MLF)

Educational changes in the new town of Columbia, Maryland, benefit all the schools in Howard County. A series of school community dialogues guide the future of the schools. (Author/MLF)

The school site design is now seen as part of community planning. Recreational, cultural, social, and educational facilities for adults are included in educational specifications. Three illustrations and two photographs demonstrated attractive school sites. Site area requirements for a new high school in Santa Fe, New Mexico are summarized. (MLF)

Proposition 13 and other legislation have adversely affected finances available for school planning. Suggested solutions included early involvement of development teams with community and district planning staffs and the use of advisory committees and professional private-sector research consulting firms. (MLF)

In Virginia, ownership of unused school facilities reverts to the city or county government. This situation illustrates Total Community Resource Planning, a concept that proposes cooperatively utilizing resources to serve the needs of the total community. Explains the steps necessary to systematize the process. (MLF)

Explains a mathematical formula used for locating public sites close to the expected geographic center of an area where population (or population density) and distance are the two major suitable variables. Application of the site selection methodology is proposed for schools, libraries, parks, and other public sites. (MLF)

Explains the owner-contractor relationship of construction management and the time and budgeting advantages it offers public educational agencies by dealing with only one firm. (MLF)