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Holcomb, John H. – 1994
The building program of a school district is one of the most important activities in which a school board of education, local administration, faculty, and citizens can become involved. The building program requires large sums of money and has a direct bearing on both the quantity and quality of the educational program. This guidebook provides…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Facilities Planning
Download full textRein, Andrew S. – 1997
New York City's public school system was challenged during the 1990s by fiscal pressures that coincided with a surge in student enrollment. The focus of this report is how the City's schools performed under these combined pressures. There were four major conclusions relating to disappointing school performance: school buildings grew more crowded;…
Descriptors: Building Obsolescence, Crowding, Educational Assessment, Educational Finance
Brubaker, C. William – 1998
This book offers and examines a number of suggestions for school architecture. The book consists of a review of 22 school projects from around the United States. The text opens with a brief history of school design in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, but the focus throughout the book focuses on several distinct elements: designing schools…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities
Adams, Bradley P. – 1994
This eighth edition of "Wisconsin School Buildings" contains basic data and floor plans for each new construction project reported as being completed during 1991-93. It includes 146 projects, 46 of which were new free-standing buildings. A survey of Wisconsin school districts provides evidence of a continuing need in planning for…
Descriptors: Building Plans, Construction Costs, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Planning
Nebraska State Dept. of Education, Lincoln. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1966
PROCEDURES WHICH LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS MUST FOLLOW FOR PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED UNDER FEDERAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACTS ARE PRESENTED. THE GUIDELINES COVER (1) STATE ORGANIZATION, (2) PROGRAM OF VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTION, (3) ANCILLARY SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES, (4) CONSTRUCTION WITH SPECIFIC APPLICATION TO AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, (5) A…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Cooperative Education, Educational Finance, Federal Aid
Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1966
CAREFUL PLANNING FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAXIMIZES THE USE OF SPACE TO PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH FREQUENT CHANGES IN ACTIVITY AND A WIDE VARIETY OF EXPERIENCES. IN THE PLANNING PROCESS, SPECIAL CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO LONG RANGE DEVELOPMENT THUS PREVENTING OVERBUILDING AND UNDERBUILDING. THE PLANT SHOULD FIT, THROUGH INCREASING UTILITY BY…
Descriptors: Building Design, Construction Needs, Educational Equipment, Educational Facilities Design
Building Officials Conference of America, Inc., Chicago, IL. – 1967
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS FOR THE EVALUATION OF MINIMUM SAFE PRACTICE OR FOR DETERMINING THE PERFORMANCE OF MATERIALS OR SYSTEMS OF CONSTRUCTION HAVE BEEN COMPILED AS AN AID TO DESIGNERS AND LOCAL OFFICIALS. THE CODE PRESENTS REGULATIONS IN TERMS OF MEASURED PERFORMANCE RATHER THAN IN RIGID SPECIFICATION OF MATERIALS OR METHODS. THE AREAS…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Building Operation, Codification, Construction Materials
RUSHTON, EDWARD W. – 1967
IN PLANNING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, A GROUP OF TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FORMULATED A SET OF EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS AS A GUIDE FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD'S DELIBERATION IN DETERMINING THE CHARACTER AND QUALITY OF EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE PRESENTATION INCLUDED--(1) A…
Descriptors: Controlled Environment, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Programs, Educational Specifications
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1964
Steps in planning the school plant are outlined and described. Topics covered are--(1) the school plant program, (2) characteristics of a good school building, (3) financing and constructing the building, (4) the role of various state agencies, (5) Kentucky laws pertaining to planning, financing, and construction of school buildings, (6) Kentucky…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Specifications, Facility Guidelines, Legal Problems
Piele, Philip; Wright, Darrell – 1976
Abstracts of 17 publications in the ERIC system concern the financing of school construction programs for new buildings, renovations, and additions. (MLF)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bond Issues, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Clark, Donald H. – Studies in Management, 1972
Academic Building Systems (ABS) is an architectural planning and design method which allows the construction owner to respond to the need for less expensive structures, economically adaptable to the changing conditions of the academic world, by providing the owner with the maximum controls over the variable cost factors in educational facility…
Descriptors: Building Design, Construction Costs, Construction Industry, Cost Effectiveness
Vermont State Dept. of Education, Montpelier. – 1972
School buildings must not only be designed for today's educational programs, but must be structurally sound and adaptable to accommodate programs developed in the future. This publication is intended to provide school facility planners with a source of information that will be of assistance to them in the planning process and to indicate methods…
Descriptors: Architects, Architectural Barriers, Educational Environment, Educational Specifications
Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto. School Planning and Building Research Section. – 1969
This report contains speeches and notes of workshop participants meeting to discuss improvement of the design and construction of elementary and secondary school facilities. Participants included educators, architects, engineers, and contractors. Twenty-two selections cover such topics as planning coordination for school construction, cost control…
Descriptors: Architects, Architectural Character, Building Design, Building Systems
Principles of Public School Accounting. State Educational Records and Reports Series: Handbook II-B.
Adams, Bert K.; And Others – 1967
This handbook discusses the following primary aspects of school accounting: Definitions and principles; opening the general ledger; recording the approved budget; a sample month of transactions; the balance sheet, monthly, and annual reports; subsidiary journals; payroll procedures; cafeteria fund accounting; debt service accounting; construction…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Budgets, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Educational Finance
Robbie, Roderick G. – 1969
A description is presented of the building system program developed by the Metropolitan Toronto School Board, Study of Educational Facilities. The organization of the project is discussed, and the rationale is presented for the selection of an open systems approach to the School Board's building needs. Detailed information is given regarding the…
Descriptors: Building Systems, Construction Needs, Construction (Process), Construction Programs
