The University of Santa Clara has the world's largest permanent air-supported structure; a radar dome turns into a gymnasium in the Payette, Idaho, school district. (Author/MLF)

The Surplus Schools Project was designed to stimulate and encourage the adaptive use and preservation of vacant school buildings in New York State. Through a statewide competition, the Preservation League selected four surplus schools that were located in four distinctly different communities and presented a broad range of problems and…

The Town of Manassas Park (Virginia) officially became a city in 1975; shortly thereafter the State Board of Education certified the city as a separate school division. This report provides data regarding the method of initiating a viable and legal school division for 2,200 students to be in operation by September 1, 1976. Parameters set by city…

The importance of basing any school renovation on a thorough examination of the district educational philosophy and needs is stressed throughout the abstracts in this digest. Fourteen annotations from documents and journals in the ERIC system discuss why, when, and how to remodel schools. An additional 18 brief annotations about school renovation…

Problem areas in the conversion of buildings into vocational schools are costs, adaptability and flexibility, and location. (EC)

Rental of surplus school district property, arranged by a property management company, reduced the deficit of the properties for the Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin. (MLF)

This book outlines information needed to embark on a library building project, serving as an overview of the entire process, not merely focusing on the librarian's traditional role. The book begins by discussing ways librarians can prepare themselves and their staff to function effectively in the midst of a building project. Chapter 2 focuses on…

Outlines the experiences of two private colleges (Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, and the University of Dallas, Texas) in their successful conversion of found space in other building types to small theaters for use by the performing arts. (Author/DN)

Describes a center for the professional growth and development of the Vancouver, B.C., school system teaching and administrative staff. The center was created out of an abandoned school annex. (Author/DN)

As the birthrate plunges, a resourceful building team finds school construction activity shifting to conversions, renovations, and the design of new schools called human resource centers. Describes programs in Thomas Jefferson Junior High School in Arlington, Virginia; the Whitman Center in Pontiac, Michigan; and the John F. Kennedy School and…

Describes an indoor exercise and recreational facility designed for first, second, and third graders in a remodeled ballroom-catering hall annex to an overcrowded elementary school in the Bronx. The minigym has been designed around the philosophy that a physical environment should entice children to be physically active. (Author/DN)

The Louisville Board of Education recently renovated two downtown commercial buildings for a surprisingly small sum of money. (Author)

Case study of one school that was originally a milking machine factory and another of a vocational training center that was originally a post office. (Author)

Describes a three-day laboratory held to identify and recommend alternate uses for the Burnet Junior High School building. (MLF)