Planning Educational Facilities

This book covers the entire planning process educators must employ to adequately administer the planning process for a new or renovated school building. The structure of the book is to follow a sequential planning process for a new school building or renovation project from the beginning of a need for a new school to the final evaluation of the planning product and planning process. In addition to complete chapters describing each planning process, there are auxiliary chapters devoted to topics important to the planning process such as Green Schools, Critical Issues, and Safe Buildings. A unique chapter is the last one dealing with Problem-Based Learning. In this chapter problems from actual experience in the field are presented to students for consideration and discussion.

Dr. Glen I, Earthman has over forty years' experience in teaching school facility planning at Virginia Tech and in providing consultative work to local school systems. He has authored 6 books on school facility planning and has written extensively in the field. He was the first Director of the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities.

Preface 1.Organization and Policy Planning 2.Planning Considerations 3.Planning in the Public Schools 4.Long-Range Planning: Educational Program Development 5.Long-Range Planning: Student Enrollment Projections 6.Long-Range Planning: Evaluation of Existing Facilities 7.Long-Range Planning: Financial Planning 8.Development of the Capital Improvement Program 9.Developing Educational Specifications 10.Site Selection and Acquisition 11.Employing the Architect 12.Monitoring the Design Phase 13.Bidding the Construction Project 14.Alternative Contracting Plans and Commissioning of Schools 15.Managing the Construction Phase 16.Orientation and Evaluation 17.Planning for Technology 18.Critical Issues in School Facility Planning: A Look to the Future 19.Green Schools 20.Planning Schools for Safety 21.Problem-Based Learning Appendix A: Sample School Building Appraisal Form Appendix B: States with Credit-Enhancement Programs Appendix C: Checklist for Development of Educational Appendix D: States with Credit-Enhancement Programs Appendix E: Letters to the Architect Appendix F: Letter to Request Presentation - Architect Appendix G: Sample Agreement Between Owner and Architect Appendix H: Position Description for Construction Appendix I: Form to Evaluate Planning Process References About the Author