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Planning Educational Facilities: What Educators Need to Know is a book about planning and the responsibilities educators have in the process of planning for educational facilities. The book covers every aspect of planning that needs to be done to complete any capital improvement project from the assessment of need to the evaluation of the product and process. The text is the most comprehensive book on planning educational facilities on the market. Each planning process is described in detail explaining the role of the superintendent and school personnel. Descriptions of the various means of contracting with a firm for the construction of a building of the completion of a capital improvement project is provided with a discussion of the benefits and problems involved. The book also contains a chapter devoted to problem-based learning activities which were derived from practical situations. These activities provide a very practical experience of solving typical problems in the planning process. This text can be used by the practitioner as a guide to follow in planning educational facilities. It can also be used as a text in a school planning course.
List of contents
List of Figures and Tables 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 Federal Regulations in Planning Educational Facilities 12 Employing the Architect 13 Monitoring the Design Phase 14 Bidding the Construction Project 15 Alternative Contracting Plans and Commissioning of Schools 16 Managing the Construction Phase 17 Orientation and Evaluation 18 Planning for Technology 19 Critical Issues in School Facility Planning: A Look to the Future 20 Green Schools 21 Planning Schools for Safety 22 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
About the author
Glen I. Earthman is a Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech and has taught in the field of School Planning for the past 40 years. His research interests include the relationship between the physical environment and student and teacher health and productivity.
