With careful planning and slight additional cost, a school can be a community facility and deliver a composite of essential services to a broader range of citizens over a greater time period. (Author)

Community college facilities can be shared with community agencies to provide services to the public for less cost. Planning by representatives from each of the groups, written agreements, and a single individual responsible for coordinating programs of joint use are necessary for effective resource management. (MLF)

An interagency planning process, with citizen participation, for the shared use of educational facilities can lead to increased availability of educational facilities, enhanced revenue potential from building use, and improved facility design. (Author/MLF)

Outlines the necessary considerations involved in planning interagency ventures. (Author/MLF)

Many communities have more school space than they need, while demands for community-based services are growing. Reuse of surplus schools as community school centers is an option worth exploring. (Author/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)

A proposed community educational facility in Pembroke Pines, Florida, involves the city, Broward County Public Schools and Public Libraries, and over 50 community organizations. An innovative financing plan will be developed. (MLF)